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Comments (17)You get used to cooking with whatever you have really. We now have both a 36" convection gas range and a 30" electric convection wall oven. Why? Wanted two ovens first and foremost. Already had the gas hook up and the electric there to run both in our house. To run an electric double oven would have required electrical work to be done for the extra load. So, most cost effective for use was to get an AG range and then add a single electric wall oven under counter to give us our second oven. I've said on previous post that the thought was also that it would give us the best of both worlds, but the reality is for us that you learn to cook whatever you want in whatever you have. On the particular brands we have the gas has the circulating fan and the rear. We've only used it on convection a couple of times so far. Not because it is gas, but more because it takes a while to heat the 36" oven space as compared to the 30 oven we have so we tend to use the wall oven a bit more. Not a gas/electric issue for us, just a habit now. On ours, as with any range/oven you're not familiar with yet, it has been a gradual learning curve. The first time we used the convection on the gas one we put in a full sheet of shortbread and it seemed to be browning faster directly by the fan than it was elsewhere. Upon reflection, we had not adjusted the temperature down (which you have to do with this brand) to account for the convection feature. Think they suggest something like 25 degrees less. The next time we used convection was with pizza on a stone on the bottom rack of the oven. This time it worked great with the dough puffing up nicely, getting a good crust and the toppings and cheese cooking evenly. Our electric wall oven has a different process for convection. Don't remember the sales jargon on what it is called, may have been "European Convection" or some such. Basically we have the hidden lower element, exposed upper broil element and there is also an element back in where the fan is at the back. When we've used convection it has worked well. We've used it for chips and they come out evenly crisp. We've also used it for pita type pizzas, but there you are just melting the toppings, crisping the pita and browning things. Even so has worked well, but we still find that we tend to swap trays with multiple layers to just be on the safe side with all being done evenly. Might just be appearances and still learning how to use both ovens, but does seem to brown the tops of those things higher up in the oven a bit faster than those below it. May again be a temperature setting issue perhaps. I guess what I'm rambling on about really boils down to get what you like. I really can't say one type is vastly superior to the other across the board especially for general consumer home use. You can cook well with all it is just a matter of the learning curve to find what works. For us, just having two ovens is bliss no matter that one is electric and one is gas. Also no matter that the appliances don't match. They are all stainless and the slight variation from brand to brand is no big deal. We looked at many kitchen books for higher end kitchens and I would say 99.9% of them had different brand appliances in the kitchen. Saw many pictures of kitchens with ranges with the big commercial range handles and then the wall ovens had graceful curved modern look handles on them. Looked just fine. Go to Lowes or HD and look through the idea books. Just a matter of finding what you like, the quality, what works in your design and what works for your budget. I can only remember one telly show where a realtor made an issue that the appliances did not match due to different brands. I really think that the statement the realtor made was more from lack of experience with that level of kitchen/home perhaps (just from what I've seen with the multitude of books we looked at) if that makes sence. Oh, and for us, we also went range and single wall oven for the ease and cost of install issues. Your situation is your situation, but for us it was cheaper (as you mentioned counter wise etc) to pop in a 36" AG with 6 burners and then just build a cabinet to hold the wall oven under counter. Best of luck with it! Cheers...See MorePlease view and comment on my plans!
Comments (5)OK, you can see the titles by zooming the browser at 200%(right bottom) Some notes about the plan Dining room: draw the table (scaled) and walk (with a pencil) from the foyer to the kitchen. In this way you will confirm if the space is enough for the large table, or if you've too much circulation. Perhaps, you should consider large arches (curved or not) for the West and North walls Powder room: I see an issue with the door opening and the staircase wall. The door doesn't appear, then check if there is enough space for it. Small garage: perhaps you should move the front wall in the South direction and make a communication with the main garage. In this way, you don't need to go across the Guest room to enter into the house Wine room: I'd prefer a bar with space for a wine rack. Foyer: I'd suggest the addition of a closet Garage / utility corridor: I'd suggest the addition of 2 closets (West / East walls) Hope this helps! Patricia...See MoreComment on Jenn Air vs Thermador columns?
Comments (4)Thanks for the feedback. We have very different models of JennAire apparently (mine is 2013 model JS48SEDUDW). It doesn't have cranks shelves, which I would love. But my Thermador column fridge has a nifty electric top shelf, and I love being able to adjust the height with a press of a button. However, looking at this year's version of the same Thermador column, they have discontinued this favorite feature ( Still available in the Gaggenau version of the same fridge). Also Thermador replaced lighting with LED which is great in theory, but casts a rather nasty grey light on the food. So much for thinking about replacing the Jenn Aire with Freedom columns. The Jenn Aire ice maker is already not working (6 months old) and we have to figure out what is wrong. The unit is definitely louder than my Thermador Freedom columns, which I never hear. It's not really so loud overall, but it is definitely louder. The ice maker in the JennAire is mounted at the top of the door, and to reach inside it, I need to use a step stool since I'm short. Another thing I have noticed is that the Jenn Aire has a shiny stainless steel finish which is always dirty looking. With my same family, and our same dirty or clean hands, my thermador Freedom columns rarely look dirty. The finish on the stainless is a softer brushed finish. It shows less reflection and glare and shows far fewer fingerprints....See MoreViewing distance vs tv size
Comments (3)The older I get, the less I can read on the screen, so will soon have to resort to wearing glasses just to watch TV. Will the TV be watched from varying distances? Is the room 17' wide or long, or is that maybe the distance to see it from the kitchen or something? I'd go with what was the suggested size (or maybe a little bigger) for the majority of the viewers....See Morechispa
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