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lnhardin
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15 years ago
I mispoke (sigh). Should have said LaCanche. Definitely can't afford the LaCornue.
gabeach
15 years ago
My dream FrenchRange is not a LaCornue, it is just a small Cormatin! Still, I am having trouble equating the price of one with a Bluestar, plus extra ovens. However, if you can, by all means, do it. How nice to have room for a 60" range. The LaCornue would be something you would even want to take with you if you ever moved. Please show us photos if you order.
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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!)
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waverly6, I have the standard configuration that comes with the Cluny 1400. Here is a picture of the top: https://www.mnbuild.com/project/old-and-new/ I am not home, so this is a picture from the build company. You may have to scroll through pictures to get to the top of the range. I have the detachable plaque on it- love that thing. I did not buy this range. The previous owners did the big renovation and made the Lacanche and the glass bump out for it a centerpiece. Left to my own devices I would have gotten induction (that is what I have in another house and I love it- though it is not nearly as beautiful to look at.) Were I to choose a Lacanche I would have made different decisions and having this particular model makes me realize my choices, which would have been more expensive, would not have been necessary at all. First I would never have left a blank area- I would have added two more hobs- in reality, I never wish I had those two extra hobs- and I entertain a lot and have four children- plus when I cook, I like to cook in large quantities. Plus my husband would have pushed for a Sully over Cluny and it turns out the Cluny ovens are indeed big enough and I love the warming cupboard. In fact, I may have gotten the Chagny for the small broiler. I hope this helps.
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clinresga
15 years ago
Interesting equation: if you have 60'' you could consider one of the 55' Lacanches like the Cluny 1400 (two smaller ovens plus a warming cabinet) or the Sully (two larger ovens, no WC). The Cluny would make sense as long as you are OK with the oven size.

Both will run in the $13-15K range if I'm correct. It is true that that will begin to approach the price of the 60'' BS plus twin wall ovens (maybe $4k for Mieles?) and a warming drawer ($1500 to $2000 if I remember correctly).

You'd trade off issues of being unable to use the LC ovens if Meniere's is active, versus the upside of a gorgeous Franch range instead of the "same old" pro-style SS range. I'd do the LC, but many others would go the "function over style" route and choose the BS with the higher BTU output, plus the advantages of wall ovens.

You might also want to factor in some of the BS reliability issues that are debated and posted about here on GW which appear to be rather rare with the LC's.
pluckymama
15 years ago
I just checked at frenchranges.com which is Art Culinaire's website on their early arrivals. These are preordered ranges that people can buy that are already configured. A blue Sully is $16K, if black it would be less. If you send me a private email (next to my profile) I'll forward to you some info regarding Sully oven size and warming oven that helped us.
lnhardin
Original Author
15 years ago
Another question - what do you do about maintenance? We are out in Oklahoma.
pluckymama
15 years ago
According to AC, they will actually instruct your local appliance technician to service the Lacanche ranges as they are very simple and not complicated at all to repair.

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