Lacanche Ranges Part 41
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Comments (150)It's great to read the messages from those of you who are using your Lacanches. My Cluny, in French Blue with the traditional top, is on its way to my kitchen. I can't wait to see it installed (along with the counters, cabinets, floor, etc.) I spent many hours debating the Traditional vs. Classique. We went for the Traditional for a variety of reasons. Four burners is more than enough for us. I can count on one hand the number of times I've ever had all four burners going at once, and the 15k burner will have plenty of power for us. Since we don't need five burners, we thought why not go with something that functions differently than a regular burner? My husband is excited to experiment with it and learn how to cook on it. The French Top throws off a good amount of heat, and since we are in Massachusetts that will come in handy. There are only two months a year when the heat doesn't come on in our house - July and August. Even June and September have some cool days. I can see where if you live in a warmer climate it would be a problem, but in chilly New England it will be great....See MoreLacanche Ranges Part 40
Comments (150)Ailisa - I have the Provence Yellow and no, it is not overwhelming. In my kitchen it is considered a 'neutral' actually. I have wine-stained cherry cabinets on the bottom & a 'green' stone countertop, and a super-heated copper backsplash. The color in the kitchen is 'deep', so there's no one element which 'pops'. I think you'd find that with any color you chose. 'Pop' or 'brightness' is a function of contrast. Even the lemon yellow could, under the right circumstances, be considered a neutral. And any color can seem scary when placed against a white background and white can be "popless" if there's no other color to contrast with it. That's what makes black 'dramatic,' as opposed to "dark". It's all about context. So, the question you need to ask yourself - if you've made some color choices already - is do you want contrast, or complimentary? If you want contrast, going 'lighter' in color saturation (think new white tennis shoes and new jeans) or 'darker' (think black in the middle of a 4th of July party) than the surrounding environment should perform a function. If you want complimentary, you can pair orange and fuchsia together - if you've got a chocolate brown base & the colors are 'relaxing' instead of 'clownish'. I started with my 'cabernet' stained bottom cabinets with lighter stained uppers & that drove the rest of the choices. Here is a link that might be useful: I'm still happy with the color choices after 6 years...See MoreLaCanche range vs La Cornufe range
Comments (13)In 2005, we undertook a huge to-the-studs kitchen remodel of a 400 sq ft kitchen. I had been a member of the Southern Living message boards and heard about garden web through a member on that site. My husband and I had already purchased a Dacor 36" cooktop as I'd had one previously and I found the Lacanche. Fell in love from the good people here. Got some amazing information here, especially from momto4kids. Purchased sight unseen, as I said previously. I had the Sully which I loved more than anything I'd ever owned. My dh let me have it and we sold the Dacor. We ended up moving to another house and I was faced with another purchase for MY personal cooking style. I had constraints on time and on space. My Sully wouldn't fit here, even if I could have brought it. And I did hours of research on the two ranges. This range is NOT a piece of junk as alluded to previously. I only gave my experience to the OP since I have owned both ranges within the last 7 years after I joined this site. My Sully was great but the right door was completely warped and never closed correctly. Couldn't be fixed. We had numerous ignition problems and had to have repairs. I haven't complained once on this site. Art Culinaire answered my questions without fail and in no way am I complaining. The Cornufe has been great as well, certainly equally as good in my eyes as my Sully. Just a different look and color, solid as a rock. I give thanks to all who posted here helping me previously, and I won't be back. This is why I'm always hesitant to post here. I've seen many a post by so many Lacanche owners here, including chef marty, marcolo, clinresga, joeboldt, momto4kids, claire de luna, pirula, and many others. I read the posts all day and night. I don't regret that purchase and I don't regret my Cornufe. Thanks for a great time and lots of great information....See MoreLacanche Ranges part 37
Comments (7)Oh I did miss a question. Bobolini, (I know I butchered that poster name LOL) The $2000 included QUITE a bit of shipping, around half of the cost. The company is out of California, so you'd be WAY off better there! I actually got one room plastered a couple of weeks ago and it's gorgeous. Worth every penny, even with rediculous shipping costs (normal in Alaska). Heh heh did you buy the red car? I'm torn between a brick colored Aga or a Black on in our rental now (we're doing a second home since ours isn't done LOL) and probably because you inspired me to have a red range. I'd do a Lacanche in a heartbeat, but I have to cut some costs somewhere. I did try to buy one off Craigs list (what a bargain it was!) but they sold it before I could snap it up :( On the Molteni. I did look at one in person and it is lovely. Price wasn't the deciding factor, though it is approximately twice the price of the Lacanche when all was said and done. What killed the deal was the place that I would have had to purchase from. I pre-arranged for an appointment to see the Molteni, asking to have all documentation available, including option pricing, etc., and then flew down to Seattle and drove to Portland with baby and a grandma in tow so I could chat with these folks. When I arrived, they didn't even know what the molteni cost, let alone the options, and they didn't know that the options I wanted existed. They had NOTHING ready for me to see, and the sales person didn't know much about Molteni, nor had he done his homework. He tried to sell me a Viking instead. I could have purchased that piece of goober in Alaska if I was that stupid. I figured if that was the sales approach, the service approach would be worse, so I didn't buy. I also looked at LaCornue (a real one, not the Fe) and have to say that the Molteni was prettier :) and starts about $15000 less in price. The Molteni isn't as much seen in the consumer market in America and Europe. They're everybit as good or better than La Cornue but because they're trying to break into the consumer market their prices are quite a bit better than La Cornue now, but that will change. I was willing to deal with the detractions of the molteni to have one. The configurations for anything under 60" don't allow for as much oven space as a Lacanche would have although the burner options are better. It's also an amazing piece of equiptment, and very unique. When I buy a Molteni (I will) it will need to be a unit over 60" so I'd get a couple of ovens. Connie, My Cluny 1400 is sitting in my kitchen and I was peeved to find it full of sawdust last weekend. I was able to wipe it down and then a soft vacuumm (I can never spell that) to clean it entirely. I then wrapped it better in plastic. I did this with the gas NOT hooked up of course, and it's now as clean as when it came to me so I think you can do the same if you need to. And what color is that lovely Cluny ?????? Mine's black and it's gorgeous and I just visit it on the site so I can touch it LOL Someday we may cook!...See MoreAilsaM
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