Hi. I saw this post from September and I am wondering what you went with. I just had installed (mere hours ago) in my own dream kitchen which can accommodate a 60" cooking space - 2 of the 30" gas ranges by Wolf. Knowing I wanted Wolf from the start, I weighed the various options and went back and forth on the range top and 2 wall ovens, vs 60"single unit vs the 2 sep ones. The cost is higher + the fact that I want the added burners rather than the griddle, charbroil, etc. So, I chose 2 - 30" units so I could have all I needed and get a pantry out of the space I had originally expected the wall ovens to go into. They have been sitting in my kitchen not in their proper place for the last 2 weeks while gas lines were being set up, however after finally being hooked up by the gas company today I am really annoyed that they don't sit flush on the sides. My contractor said he will do his best to really get them closer together but he says there will be a gap that remains in the middle. Not happy! I didn't know this gap would be there and I am sort of irritated that the sales person didn't indicate this when I asked him about gaps and cleaning for the sides that hit the counters. I specifically talked to him about how much I hate when spills go over the sides and they canâÂÂt be cleaned and these are not light ranges that can be pulled out when I feel the need to clean. It NEVER crossed my mind that it would be in the middle too. Wondering if yours is the same and if it bothers you, how you dealt with it. (I have put a call into the shop and have not heard from them yet) Really bummed about this. Maybe IâÂÂll get over it but my excitement bubble has burst and I am sort of wishing I had spent the extra few thousand (gasp!) for the 60â unit. Also, if you did go with Wolf, I am wondering if you got the stainless steel riser? I am also surprised with how the back sits a bit away from the wall and how the vent holes are exposed also making me wonder how cleanup will be if anything spills over backwards? Thanks!

Without knowing anything about you and your family's needs, it's difficult to say whether you should get a 30" or a 36" range. How many burners do you regularly use? How many do you need when you entertain (if you do) and for holiday dinners? If 4 won't cut it, get a 36" range. Your kitchen is large enough to accommodate a 30" wall oven, too. Personally, I'd prefer to use the smaller oven most of the time so that I'm not working over a hot oven while cooking on the range. Another option would be to do a 36" cook top, a 30" wall oven and a 30" speed oven (MW combo, multi-function). Separate appliances cost more but, as DrB477 pointed out, 36" ranges are spendy. You didn't ask for lay-out advice but your lay-out doesn't make the best use of your kitchen's footprint. Your fridge and range are crowded together and your island's angled shape puts the sink farther away from perimeter counters than recommended, plus it provides limited counter space. Given the opportunity to take advantage of your misfortune (my sympathies), it seems a shame not to consider addressing these issues at the same time. Are you on a slab? Even if you are, can you move plumbing at all? If so, here's one possibility that relieves appliance crowding and gives you a larger island with more counter on each side of the sink plus a lot more room to work on each side of the range, and better work aisle widths. Do you have pantry space somewhere? Or are you doing pantry cabinets? There's room to add them to the above plan, either between wall oven/MW and fridge, creating a "wall of tall" or at one end or the other of the range run. Good luck with your rebuild! PS. If your fridge is a standard depth fridge, you may want to allow a wider aisle between fridge run and island. Or you could investigate recessing the fridge into the stud space a few inches.

We are in same boat. But we still have the range in place - its the Kenmore dual-fuel double oven range that they no longer make. I've looked at every option out there. 1. Get a 36" range - you can fill in the cabinets with fillers pretty easily - but I've never encountered a solution for countertops. This scenario almost must involve getting new countertops 2. Get a 40" range - there are several European models out there - I think there are a couple models not too bad (<$5k). I didn't like this option as I really wanted a more traditional 36" pro style range 3. Redo the whole kitchen and get whatever size appliance you want. This is what we decided to do - we were only going to do countertops plus new appliances - but considering this is a one-time deal, and we wanted both a new size range and a new size refrigerator - we decided to spend the additional money on new cabinets too.

Unless you and your family are all short, I would not recommend mounting a wall oven under a cooktop. Wall ovens mounted under the counter are closer to the floor than ovens in a range. (The only possible exception is if you get a double-oven range -- the bottom oven may be just as close to the floor.) Before committing to a wall oven mounted under a cooktop, I strongly recommend you find a showroom with a standard 30" wall oven mounted under a cooktop -- preferably the oven & cooktop you've chosen. Take with you: Your heaviest pan + 5 pounds or so added to it Your turkey pan + 15 to 20 pounds added to it Now, in the showroom, Put each of the pans + weights in the oven -- all the way in and close the oven door (the turkey pan should go on the bottom of the oven -- the lowest rack possible) Open the oven door and take out the pans just like you would if you were actually baking/roasting How far did you have to lean down & then reach into the oven to put the pans (+ weights) in? How far did you have to lean down & then reach into the oven to remove the pans (+ weights)? Would you be comfortable doing that when roasting meat, including basting? What about baking cookies or other task that involves putting in/taking out pans over and over? I would do the same if you are considering a double-oven range with the ovens stacked (i.e., one on top, one below).