Maybe you should interview installers. When my mother had exactly one choice to replace an oven without doing a major renovation, the installer figured out how to rob a little space from the wall behind, and made custom stainless trim to fill the front space. You can tell it's filler if you actually look at the trim, but the overall appearance is just fine and doesn't strike the eye as wrong or anything. It looks good. Can you still get the deal on the Miele? A Miele authorized installer will also extend your warranty, I think.

Check out the link below, larsi. I Think Rocogirl has the best advice on how to deal with this type of problem, with the Miele oven. I have done a lotta googling about the problem even ran into a site where 68 Miele Ovens had been installed in "UpScale Apartments". Many or most of the tenants were complaining about low temps and taking too long to bake. Check for yourself, Goggle Miele Oven Temps. From what I read and have read, it just seems to be the "Nature of the Beast' and Rococo's advice I think will help you the most."IE Use a Fudge Factor" (Paraphrasing) Most us folks here do not "Match" appliances (use the same manufacturer for every appliance). As has been stated by some of our experts here, "No one manufacturer Excells at every appliance", Not even Miele. I have a Miele Optima DW, it's Great. But I have an Elux Icon Oven---it too is great. Thank you for your Honesty, You are Obviously "Solidly in the Miele Camp" but it helps our users here "The Most", when we "Tell It Like It Is" Hope it works out for YOU!!!! Gary

Did you try Ebay? A little more traffic and not necessarily limited to just your geographic location. Good luck!

Hi there, although I don't post often on these forums I've been a member a while and read a lot. I haven't been able to find this addressed anywhere (pardon me if it is out there and I missed it). Our 1988 GE 27" double wall oven needs replacing (top oven broke - been using just the bottom a while but with the holidays coming I think we need more than that). We are a family of 4 and eat essentially all meals at home; I love to cook and bake. I probably would've been perfectly happy to pick a comparable GE and call it a day, but instead I look all around and start considering Bosch and Electrolux (my budget is under $3000, husband would prefer under $2500). So I start to wonder... Can I tell a difference of .4 cubic feet in capacity? Will I notice the difference in how many watts the broiler element is? Which of these will be harder or more $$$ to service? I definitely thought the Electrolux on display was the "sexy" oven; the Bosch seemed sleek but with more "muscle". But is it worth it to spend more $$$ or will they all serve my cooking needs just fine? Will I kick myself everytime I wrestle with a rack if I don't go with the Elux? The more I looked, the more it started to seem that the biggest issue with double wall oven is often just what I already had happen - one breaks and you have to replace both. So my ultimate question: Can you replace a double wall oven with two single wall ovens? And how easily? (never had a wall oven until moving in to this house so don't know much about the details on installation and whatnot). Knowing we are not remodeling the kitchen right now (maybe in 8-12 years), how feasible is this? Would it require too much extra work such that it might be cost-prohibitive? I'm not sure, but figure some sort of extra support might need to be going on and that you can't necessarily just stack one right on top of the other. Would this ultimately be the better way to go if possible? Anyone have anything helpful they might offer? Thanks in advance.