30 in. vs 36 in range?
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30 inch range vs 36 in
Comments (10)Comes down to what you cook as stated above. We lived with a 30" all gas range and found it fine other than having to do a suffle when making larger meals. Take one thing off to cook another and then pop that pan back on to warm up whatever etc. as we had all burners going. The range had four burners on it. For us, a 5 burner 30 was just too crowded for what we wanted. What started our whole remodel process is that hubby wanted a second oven. Hubby loves to cook and really hated having a rib roast in at 200 slow cooking and then having to suffle things and wait on yorkshires at 400-450 to get done or roast potatoes or bread. So, we redid the kitchen and bought a 36" DCS AG with 6 burners to replace our range and a 30" wall oven that we mounted under counter. We were the same as you on the burner/griddle/grill issue. Love the 6 burners. Can have multiple pots and pans on cooking the whole meal and simmering all at the same time. Nice to have the realestate as it were. Great for starting roast potatoes and gravys in large roasting pans without crowding out the rest of the burners and then pop them in the oven to finish. Really like the extra room in the oven as well. Yes, does take longer to warm up the large capacity, but then we also have the 30" wall oven that we use if we are just doing a small pie or something. Very wise advise to take your pans and cooking sheets into the store. Yes you can buy new pans to work on whatever range you buy, but you are used to cooking certain things on certain pans and so it will give you an idea of capacity and useability for you. We were surprised when we did this as it illustrated to us the difference in some manufacturer ratings for cubic feet oven space. Put our half sheet pans in two ovens that were supposedly identical size. Fit with tonnes of room in one (in fact it would fit a full sheet pan per level) and had to put the pans sideways to get them in the other (only one half sheet pan per level). Good luck with your search! Cheers...See More36in gas range vs 30in gas range.
Comments (6)Without knowing anything about you and your family's needs, it's difficult to say whether you should get a 30" or a 36" range. How many burners do you regularly use? How many do you need when you entertain (if you do) and for holiday dinners? If 4 won't cut it, get a 36" range. Your kitchen is large enough to accommodate a 30" wall oven, too. Personally, I'd prefer to use the smaller oven most of the time so that I'm not working over a hot oven while cooking on the range. Another option would be to do a 36" cook top, a 30" wall oven and a 30" speed oven (MW combo, multi-function). Separate appliances cost more but, as DrB477 pointed out, 36" ranges are spendy. You didn't ask for lay-out advice but your lay-out doesn't make the best use of your kitchen's footprint. Your fridge and range are crowded together and your island's angled shape puts the sink farther away from perimeter counters than recommended, plus it provides limited counter space. Given the opportunity to take advantage of your misfortune (my sympathies), it seems a shame not to consider addressing these issues at the same time. Are you on a slab? Even if you are, can you move plumbing at all? If so, here's one possibility that relieves appliance crowding and gives you a larger island with more counter on each side of the sink plus a lot more room to work on each side of the range, and better work aisle widths. Do you have pantry space somewhere? Or are you doing pantry cabinets? There's room to add them to the above plan, either between wall oven/MW and fridge, creating a "wall of tall" or at one end or the other of the range run. Good luck with your rebuild! PS. If your fridge is a standard depth fridge, you may want to allow a wider aisle between fridge run and island. Or you could investigate recessing the fridge into the stud space a few inches....See MoreGutting My Kitchen - 30 vs 36 range and other layout questions. Help!
Comments (14)Than you all for the comments and feedback so far! Some responses of my own: 1. Agreed, drop the peninsula near the diningroom. That is going away. 2. I know seating on both sides of the peninsula is somewhat limiting, but that's imporant to me because I love being able to have a cup of coffee in the morning and sit and look directly into my beautiful sunroom and watch tv. Having an eat-in kitchen separate from dining room has always been important to be because friends and family always hang there. 3. Agreed on doing some counterspace on the fridge side! 4. Agreed that dishwasher should not be on the same side of sink as the range. Some questions: 1. It seems my kitchen proportion wise can handle the 36" range? The pic with the dining peninsula has the 36" range for scale (first one has 30" range). 2. Do I need a second oven or convection/microwave combo? I currently have a 30" cooktop and double wall ovens (27" I believe) on the fridge wall, but I NEVER use them. I just hate the feeling that I'm "losing" something and I worry about resale value. If I do get a second oven, it would likely have to go on the fridge wall (as seen in one of the pics, and that might mean losing that open counterspace (because the full pantry is on other side of fridge and that is a must). I'm thinking maybe just full 36" range and then a good microwave hidden in the pantry maybe. Other potential option is a convection/micro combo beneath the counterspace, but then it's not super easy to use (should be eye level or close to it)....See More30 vs 36” induction Range + Brand Choice
Comments (19)@artemis78: "Our cabinets are 24" deep and we're not planning to change them, so sounds like we do need to stick to freestanding if slide-in is that deep." There's not a uniform definition of "depth" among appliance manufacturers. Examples: Frigidaire GCRI3058AF: Depth including door: 25-3/4", Depth including handle: 29-1/4" Samsung NE63B8211SS: Depth including door: 26-7/16", Depth including handle: 28-11/16" LG LSE4616ST/LSE4617ST: Depth without door: 24", Depth including handle: 28-15/16" So the Frigidaire (the only induction freestanding range available) is actually the deepest of the four ranges listed, though they're all within 1/2" of one another....See Moreblfenton
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