I am choosing a wolf convection steam oven instead of conventional wall oven.. I hope it will do all what I think it will. I did not have room for both.

I have this same question also! I am doing the CSO over a convection oven. I have the bid for both Wolf. I do think that having all of one appliance family will help down the road if (when) there is a repair issue, also I am getting better pricing by purchasing 5 Wolf/subzero products. But certainly, the expense up front is hard to swallow. Has anyone else stacked a Wolf convection steam oven over another brand and been happy with results?

You can't go wrong with the Wolf Convection/Steam. I use it constantly for just about everything I used to cook in a large conventional oven. Preheat time is a fraction of what it takes for the larger oven and I am typically cooking for only two so capacity is never an issue. But don't let the size fool you. It holds a lot more food than you would think e.g. a whole chicken, or even a small turkey.

I put in the Wolf CSO when I remodeled last summer. I ADORE it! Use it everyday in fact. I chose to not put a microwave in my new kitchen and with the reheat mode on the CSO it is not missed :) I did put the regular Wolf oven under it and use it occasionally. I went with both Wolf and both ovens for potential resale (even though I don't plan on selling--lol) To keep my cost down I got the regular Wolf oven on discount from a appliance store that has a "live kitchen" and was getting the new model in to replace it. Same full warranty and the oven is like new! I would do this again and highly recommend. Also by buying 4 or more Wolf/Subzero appliances I got an additional promo discount on all. But, back to the oven....I could see myself with just the CSO since I don't cook for large crowds (if space and budget were of concern).

No microwave sounds great! I hate the microwave and went a long time without one until my dad got me one for Christmas because he didn't like doing without when visiting! My husband thinks I am crazy not to put in a microwave, but I see I'm not the only crazy one out there! Maybe I can skip it. The Wolf microwave is kind of cool looking, though.

Our reheated food tastes SO much better in the CSO than the old microwave! I can reheat 2 or more plates of a full meal in the CSO at the same time, which doesn't take any longer than doing separate plates in the micro. I also have the Wolf induction cooktop (love) and can boil water faster than in my high dollar electric tea pot! Probably the thing that was most difficult was reheating a cup of coffee/tea...but I just dump in a small saucepan and it's reheated in 1 min (I just have the pot to wash though vs putting the cup directly in the micro)

Why do you have to wash a pot that only had boiling water in it?

@sjhockeyfan325, I can't speak for the OP, but in our part of the country, the tap water has enough mineral in it that once you boil water, it will leave a ring on the pan. :)

@sjhockeyfan325, I don't wash the water only pan--lol! Just if I had to reheat tea or coffee :)

have you considered Miele? i was torn btwn the two but settled for Miele because there is a broil feature, can be plumbed (water through a water filter) and they've been doing CS longer than wolf. I am paying more, but these features were worth it to switch and lose my $250 rebate from sz/wolf. I havent installed it yet, but hear it is GREAT to have a steam oven.

Would love to hear updates on those with Wolf or Miele CSOs. We're in the process of building and trying to pick appliances. We will be living in a remote location, so reliability and customer service is a big factor. Should we go with Wolf or Miele CSO??? First world problems. :)

@lollies3rd, I still love my Wolf appliances and Highly recommend! We use the CSO daily in all capacities (steam, reheat, convection etc...)

Just like Melanie, we use our CSO constantly in lieu of the larger oven. We are on our second CSO. We moved and couldn't do without it at our new place. I should say we have the Wolf.

Thank you Melanie and Mark! Have you had your Wolf CSO for very long? Any issues at all? How hard is it to clean? I was leaning towards the Miele CSO, since my endless research seemed to show it as easier to use than the Wolf. But our friends have a Miele and it just broke down after they did a descaling (it's only a couple of years old), and it took several weeks to get it back. They had to take it in themselves, since Miele wouldn't service in their location (which will be the same remote location as us!).

Mine is 6yo. No problems at all and super easy to keep clean with just water & spong ( I wipe it down after every use). I have descaled once when it indicated to on the display. I’m probably about due to do it again and ordered the solution on Amazon.

I have had my wolf steam oven now for five years and love it; one feature I miss is no broil, but the super convection will brown several foods nicely. It has been trouble free.