How do I put an oven under a countertop?

8 years ago

Actually, two ovens, although they don't have to be side by side. I want two ovens but don't want to give up the counter space for a double wall oven. I see it can be done but how hot would it get after hours of roasting or braising?

Seems like ovens can be vented from the bottom? Where does the air go?

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LE

8 years ago

We did this, but I'm not at that house now, so I can't go look at it. We put the oven under a peninsula in my dedicated baking area. Modern ovens are really well insulated. I have not noticed anything other than the oven getting hot, even after long roasting or hot pizza baking. I can't quite visualize where it vents, though. After I'm done, it does run its fan for quite a while til it cools off. It's not particularly noisy, but it takes a while. I just open the door if I don't want to hear it.

Just a couple of caveats. 1) the oven will be lower than the oven on a range if that is what you are used to. Some people find this a problem. Our racks glide out so easily that I don't find it difficult to get things in or out, but I do notice that I have to get pretty low when I want to keep an eye on the browning rate of something. 2) the ovens can be pretty separated from the exhaust vent. This may or may not matter, and it is the same with wall ovens on a wall. (I got to "test" my smoke detector the first time I heated up the pizza stone with its residual oil deposits.)

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ilaine
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8 years ago
Thank you. I have been searching this forum and came up with some answers. It seems that the vent is on the bottom and it vents into the kitchen. Can be solved by putting under the cooktop with a vent hood. So I think I am going to put two wall ovens side by side under the cooktop with a powerful hood. This is an excellent forum.
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hvtech42
8 years ago
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Electric ovens are pretty tight and don't vent very much hot air from the cavity. Most of the hot air that does blow out is due to the process of cooling the electronics. Some vent out between the control panel and the door, others vent below the door. Both methods work perfectly fine. Totally fine to put under counter, though not ergonomically ideal.
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Mine seems to vent under the door. Will be nice in the winter for cold feet. I wouldn't worry too much about if it is under the hood or not - usually people don't put wall ovens under a hood, and the distance seems like it would be too great to do much (the fan is directed down/out). I preferred mine to NOT be under the cook top so that it was a bit out of the way of the cooktop and pots were stored under the cooktop. It was also easier to put it not under the cooktop as some don't play nice together in terms of spacing (maybe gas is less of an issue as they may not be as deep? some of the induction units wouldn't work over an oven).
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8 years ago
The air on electric ovens vents back into the room usually at the bottom of the oven door. There is no requirement to vent them and if there are cabinet panels between them they are safe to put side by side. They put out very little heat, but the cooling fan will run for as long as an hour after cooking is complete to cool the oven cell. Its a slow process.

Putting them under a cooktop is tricky, have to watch gas locations, and knockouts in the top of the ovens. Most brands design their oven to go under their cooktop…you can mix and match but need to do your homework first…or find a capable appliance sales person!

Gas ovens can't go under counter due to code restrictions…too much heat being pushed into the room.
LE
8 years ago
Just checked our Electrolux this weekend. It seems like the hot air comes out between the control panel and the door, so higher up than the foot-warming versions. Although that sounds good this time of year!

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