Cooktop & double wall oven vs stove & single wall oven

jewlsn10

8 years ago

Is there a reason I should pick one over the other?

A cooktop and double wall oven

2. A regular stand alone stove/oven combo plus a single wall oven.

I want two ovens if I can, but haven't done a ton of reserach. I feel like #2 would be cheaper.

Help me think it out? Thanks.

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plllog

8 years ago

In terms of function, other than the bending (potentially also there with a double wall oven), and the size (depending on which range and/or wall ovens you choose), the real issue is that ovens are generally afterthoughts on ranges. People talk about the cooktop: Number, power and arrangement of burners, grating type, open or closed, etc. The oven is the oven you get with the cooktop you want. There's actually more variation in ovens than there are in cooktops within a particular category. If you find a range that has an oven you like, fabulous! If you don't, however, you can either buy separate cooktop and oven, and put the oven underneath in the European style, or have a separate cooktop and wall oven(s).

In general, a free standing range gives you the most function for the least price. If your budget is tight, it's a place you can save. You not only save on the price of the freestanding range vs. separates, but also on the cabinetry/countertop (that's not so true with a slide-in or drop-in). Ranges also come in nominal sizes, so if you don't make the space too specific you can swap one out fairly easily. Or you can spend the extra dollars and have a close fit with a counter that comes right up to the sides and not worry about the future. Both wall ovens and cooktops require such different openings that replacements without some carpentry and patching can be challenging.

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Fori
8 years ago
I've gone both ways in kitchen remodels. Both as you know are good in some ways and bad in others.

A range oven is bigger but LOW. It's under the hood if you burn stuff. It allows you to get a smaller, perhaps specialty wall oven like speed or steam. Currently I have a 30" gas range and 24" speed oven. I've always liked the function of a 24" oven. (Turns out I'm not that into the speed aspect, but most people love them. If you sub a speed oven for a real oven, be sure it actually has all the proper elements to do oven stuff--not all do.)

Wall oven cooktop combo puts two ovens at a nice height. You can put drawers under the cooktop. You can pick the best cooktop plus the best ovens instead of trying to find them both in one package. Both ovens don't HAVE to be the same size but often are. Probably costs more (in cabinetry if nothing else.)

Maybe start with deciding what size ovens you want. I really like having a small, fast-heating oven for most things and a big one for the times I need bigness.
sjhockeyfan325
8 years ago
Even if you decide to get two wall ovens (I've never had two built-in ovens and never had the need), I would get two separate ovens, maybe two different types. If its one unit with two ovens, if it breaks, the whole thing has to be taken out for repairs/replacement.
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cpartist
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cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
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I am another fan of double wall ovens and a cooktop for all the above reasons!

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