Ilve stove/oven review

Sheryl Witter

5 years ago

Does anybody own one and do they have an issues?

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Christine LaHue

3 years ago

I find the stainless plate under the burners to be very easy to clean. Everything just lifts off and sets back in place.

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Rita / Bring Back Sophie 4 Real
5 years ago
There was a very positive review here a month or so ago. I tried looking for it for you and came up empty. The thread was about Lacanche vs Ilve. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful. It is certainly a gorgeous range.
Rita / Bring Back Sophie 4 Real
5 years ago
Here is a thread with some feedback on Ilve, but it's not the one I was thinking of. I am certain I saw one recently.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/lacanche-vs-ilve-dsvw-vd~4709697
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5 years ago
Love the look; works well. Before buying, be sure whoever is installing it has experience with Ilve. They are new to our area, and installation of our 48" Ilve (which was supposed to be the "star" of our completely renovated Edwardian kitchen) has been nothing short of a nightmare. The 20-something installer from Jack's Appliances who "installed" it hooked it up to the gas line and then left us with a large box of "parts" for us to deal with -- the scroll legs, self-cleaning oven panels, rotisserie parts for both ovens, gas adapter (???) for the griddle. I couldn't be more disappointed than if I had a Mercedes delivered with the tires sitting on the curb and told to figure it out. It took a full four weeks for them to look at a cell phone pic and determine that, yep, the self-cleaning panels were not installed in the oven. Ya think??? We're not at 7 weeks and counting. Time to cut my losses and find another installer. :(
Ellen Dow
3 years ago
Hello Ilve owners and aspiring Ilve owners! We purchased our 30" dual-fuel Majestic oven just over one year ago. It is dark green with brass trim, and it looks custom made for our design scheme, which is wonderful. Our major issue with the oven is that its internal fan which cools the electronics as necessary is very noisy. In the beginning, it didn't go on unless we were using the oven at a relatively high temperature, but now it goes on every time we use the oven. The fan stays on as the oven cools down as well, and recently, it cycles on and off multiple times for quite awhile during the cooling off period. Has anyone else experienced this?
Christine LaHue
3 years ago
Congrats on your new Ilve oven. I believe that your oven is working as designed. The fan will be on until the oven's internal temp has cooled to less than 100 degrees F. It is probably louder than ideal, but if it's probably working as it should unless you hear rattling.
Merrylawn
3 years ago
There is a video on the ilve site which shows how to remove a small part to make the fan not so loud. I found this interesting.

I am seriously considering purchasing the 36" Nostalgie but worry about servicing and parts availability. I'd love the Majestic but it's considerably more expensive and digital- more to go wrong. The Nostalgie seems easy to fix for handy people. I also would be more comfortable with eating the $4,000 the Nostalgie costs vs the $8,000 Majestic- if it comes to that.

I'm also wondering from current Ilve owners how easy/hard the cooktop is to clean? particularly the burners and the stainless bottom.

I appreciate any feedback!
Merrylawn
3 years ago
Thank you for your feedback, Christine! Good to know- the high-end American ranges are all enamel on the cook-top and seemed easier to clean.

How are you enjoying your range now, after all this time? I read your initial set-up was a nightmare. Hope all worked out and you are enjoying everything about your range- not just it's beauty!

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