La Cornue vs. other French/Italian Ranges
Tahoe-Mom
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La Cornufe vs. Lacanche, AGA and others
Comments (5)I used two different gas Aga's will living in England for a few years. In the first house, there was nothing other than the Aga for cooking, so it had to stay on all year long. Even with the temperate English weather, it made the entire kitchen and areas surrounding the kitchen very hot during the warmer months. In the second house, I had a separate oven and hob (range top), and I was advised to turn the Aga off during the warmer months. This is however,not recommended here in the USA. The Aga representative I spoke with here, said it will cause the unit to rust. I live in Michigan and although it would be wonderful for our winters, it just gets too hot here to consider leaving it on all year long. After adjusting to the differences of the Aga, two large burners and small ovens, I came to love it. It is a solid piece of equipment. The ovens though smaller, cook foods beautifully. And it could hold everything I cooked for my family of six plus guests even on the my biggest cooking day. The two burners are large and can hold several pots at once. They are set at two temperatures, boiling and simmer. I never found this to be an issue. It was great being able to put a pot of water on and have it at rolling boil within a few minutes. The top of the unit (actually the whole unit) is extremely warm/hot so butter, etc. could be melted in a bowl just on the top. I seriously considered the Aga Legacy, but after seeing it in person and reading many reviews about it, I decided it wasn't what I was looking for in a range. I also considered the La Cornufe CornuFe' but I learned it was owned by Aga Rangemaster. I have seen it in person a few times and it just doesn't impress me. Neither the Legacy or the CornuFe' felt as solid as the original AGA. I have decided on the Lacanche range, most likely the Cluny 1400. I like that can configure the ovens and stove top to my specifications. And I believe the small ovens will work similarly to those of the 4 oven, gas Aga. I used the warming oven in the Aga to make many slow cooked meals and I plan to do the same with the warming cupboard on the Lacanche. I have also read reviews on this range going back years and it is extremely well reviewed by most everyone who owns it. I found many of the older reviews are under blogspot just by searching by Lacanche. Good luck with decision!...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 MoreFrench Ranges Lacanche vs LaCornue
Comments (14)jlangfo, We have a french blue Volnay (the one described by Patrick) and love it. The oven is smaller than conventional U.S. ovens but it has not limited our cooking ability at all. In fact, our prior range was a very old 1950s GE Stratliner that also had small ovens and I realized I much prefer them over conventional sized ovens. They hold the heat better, cook food faster and I personally haven't not found their size limiting - we cooked an 18lb turkey last fall just after we got it. The Volnay also holds half sheet pans comfortably. We have a second oven (a Gagg Combi-Steam oven) and that oven is smaller and the combination works great for us. I looked at the CornuFe and Chateau briefly, but quickly preferred the look, quality and feel of the Lacanche. We chose the 5 burner-gas top and an electric oven (5k burner; 15k burner, 18k burner and two 10k burners). We hardly ever use the 18k burner, just when canning or boiling a pot of water - it's a LOT of power. The warming cupboard is a nice bonus and gets used a lot in the fall/winter. Lacanche has a program if you don't live near a vendor where they can sometimes match you up with a current owner to visit their range in their home. We live in Seattle where Lacanche is based so didn't do this (I test cooked at their headquarters) but many buyers have found this very helpful. I'd do it all over again if I had the choice. My favorite pic (sorry for those who have seen it for the upteenth time!)...See MoreLa Cornue vs. Lacanche question
Comments (9)Lead time is also in same ballpark. pianocook just recently posted for the first time to the Lacanche thread (number 39): Lacanche Ranges part 39. She said she just ordered hers (her post was on Oct 28) and her Cluny is due for delivery in March. I think that the prices that cinamom posted are "base prices" that don't include most extras. For example, any color other than Matte Black are an upcharge. I know that our Cluny 1400, which we ordered in May I believe, cost at least a thousand more than cinamom's price. That also included extras such as the island backsplash spacer, the French top stainless cover, the griddle, etc. I think most Lacanche owners would salivate at the thought of a "real" La Cornue, but find that the price is just outside of most of our budgets. The Lacanches provide much of the same gorgeous looks, colors, and cooking configurations, though without the totally hand built construction of the La Cornue. Still we could justify a $13K range when a $36K range was just out of the question....See Moreeve72
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