i have this range. I was cooking only in the small side oven of the Frigidaire Flair of the Bewitched period before, as the larger oven on the stove was irreparably broken, so the "large" oven of the Verona is spacious. I held Thanksgiving once for thirty with only a 10-11 inch oven. Normal sized casserole pans will fit in both ovens. My sheet pans are all 1/4 sized or slightly larger. The Verona ovens are narrow, but they also have less height and depth. Again as I had the Bewitched stove, I'm practiced with this size and actually far prefer it. I hate feeling like Hansel and Gretel in the witch's kitchen as she tries to shove them into the ovens. There is no danger of getting lost in the vast space of these ovens as they are conveniently small, but this is personal preference, and I'm sure inconvenient for some.

My experience is very different. 13 years ago, I put in two full ranges (4 burners on each one) in two different parts of my kitchen. Space was not a problem, and we entertained frequently with multiple cooks in the kitchen. I also have two dishwashers, so was able to make two work triangles. It has worked very well, although I can see your point about trying to cook while baking and the heat generated. The main point I wanted to make was that at the time, I bought an expensive ($1600) Kitchen Aid convection range. It has been nothing but a nightmare. I often cannot broil and cook on the cooktop at the same time--it shorts out the entire range. This happened within the first 6 months of owning it, and the repairman said that the model was really just for show and the circuitry wasn't sufficient to handle heavy cooking! Since then, the electronic control pads don't register, so if I want the oven to be at 350, I have to press in 349 because the 5 and the 0 don't work! The convection never worked properly. Horrible waste of money. I can't wait to get something else, and I'll never get another Kitchen Aid.

I went with the Profile double-oven gas: here are my reasons. I like the smaller-size top oven for daily use, and the lower oven will only be used on occasion, so I'm ok with its location. (There's no room for a wall oven in my tiny kitchen -- and I have no plans to tear out cabinets and rearrange.) I'm a good cook, and I honed my skills on low-end domestic ranges because that's what was available: I don't need a commercial range to cook what I like, and I'm too busy with other aspects of my life to change my cooking style now. I also prefer not to deal with "pro" level BTUS and the ventilation complications they might add. I also am not willing to give up self-cleaning ovens -- which puts many pro-style ranges out of contention. I liked the slide-in setup and the angled control-knob location on the Profile, so that, and the price advantage, led me to choose it over the Cafe. Re: price, I bought mine from a local dealer, and I got the price down a bit by asking them to meet the ajmadison.com price. They didn't quite get there, but I was willing to pay a little extra for local sales/delivery/service reliability. Everyone's situation is a little different, but I found that the Profile slide-in fits best with my kitchen and the way I use it.

I have a Miele Speed Oven. Before our reno, we had two 27" wall ovens & a countertop microwave. We've never used a toaster oven. We never had enough oven space on the holidays so our goal was to add a 3rd oven with a microwave/convection oven. We thought the Miele would be a good option for us because we are empty nesters & DH has an irregular work schedule. I have about 20 minutes notice that he is on his way home & it is often 8-9 pm. It was also the only microwave/convection oven that fit our space-all the others were too big. I haven't used the Miele much as we are just completing our reno & I haven't done much cooking. It does heat up pretty fast & I have cooked a casserole in about half the time as a regular oven. In our case, this oven wouldn't be big enough to function as a second oven on the holidays, but is a great third oven & microwave.