I have been browsing the 36" range offerings for the last two months as I have been going through a kitchen remodel, and considering the best options. I have to say I am pretty dissapointed by whats available, the cost point and how unreliable many of the choices seem. I am a professional chef and work on industrial stoves all day, many of which I could purchase for half the price of these so called pro style ranges. Unfortunately they are not insulated for use next to cabinetry. After looking at NXR, Berta, Smeg, Verona, and Fratelli for not wanting to spend more than 3500, which should be adequate, I have decided to go with the GE Cafe Series CGS990SETSS. I thought I would be getting more oven space with a 36" range but turns out not to be true. The GE offers two ovens with over 6 cubic feet of combined space, a 20,ooo btu burner, a included griddle, convection and many, many positive reviews. It also offers many convenience options like roll out racks, digital touch display, sabbath mode, timed shutoff ect... that the bare bones euro models couldn't think to offer. When I considered all of this, the $2500 price, extra cabinet and counter space, and parts and service that I wouldn't have to wait months for, it seems like a no brainer. I appreciate everyone's threads and contributions in making this decision and hope my opinion helps. Here is a link that might be useful: Best price warranty I found

OOOh! That's new! I'd go with the 24"er though. The cabinetry issue. The replacement. Never buy the first year model as they say in the car business--especially when you can't replace it with another model because it's an odd size. The single 24" drawer should be plenty for day-to-day use, especially if you get a tall one. Every week or so have the spouse throw a roasting pan in the bottom drawer.

That's what I'm thinking... Tablecloths, formal place settings, serving platters. Stuff that we rarely use. Just to be clear, what I've asked the designer to add is a full height pull-out (imagine the sort of thing that folks use for garbage inserts) with several rots. I've not used rots anywhere else but since the overhang would block a standard drawer it made sense. It was rots or standard shelves, so it seemed like the lesser of two evils. I'll post the updated plan tomorrow. Thanks again, everyone, for all of your wisdom.

This is what I did: Tape out the floor, and arrange what you want to store in them. Lack of symmetry in sizes doesn't bother me, but that might be different for you. In my island I ended up with a trash pullout, 36" drawers and a smaller 12" cabinet which I quite like and plan to use for storing table linens. In my 36" drawer stack I can fit all of my 12 servings of Fiestaware. Large dinner plates, salad plates, side plates, pasta bowls, regular bowls, and small fruit bowls. 48" sounds nice and huge. I haven't seen one that big but I know some have 42 or 48." It's always nice to have one large set of drawers.