What are you cooking and how large of portions?

I would take your roasting pans to the dealer and see if they fit. Cubic fat is one thing, the footprint of the oven chamber is another. What matters is what works for you and your pots and pans

I would concur with live wire. There should be some excellent service people in the area for the Italian ranges. They really look good, and are priced well. I would just be concerned about long term use

Hi opaone, I do a fair amount of baking and cooking mostly for my family of 4, however we host holidays/parties up to 20 people, turkeys, rib roasts etc. I'm thinking I'll regret not having the extra oven space?

live_wire_oak I know!!! But gosh they are sooo pretty to look at.

A large turkey could be a problem. A roast maybe but probably not?

Very frequently commercial kitchens have several small ovens rather than a few big ones because most individual preps, even for 30 people, fit in and cook well in small ovens. The only homes where you'll ever see ovens much larger than this one is in the U.S. The rest of the world use smaller and do quite well with them.

Yes- in the US we roast large turkeys. Yum! And with it, yams, dressing, green beans, all need oven space.

If you want pretty Italian artwork, buy a copy of a Botticelli and hang it on the wall. Don’t expect it to cook your braciole and spaghettu con zucchine e pinoli.

How often do most people cook a turkey? Or anything else that needs a huge oven? Larger ovens take longer to heat up and use a lot more energy to, in most cases, do the exact same thing that smaller ovens do.

Also..., We (the U.S.) are the least healthy of all developed countries, have the highest rates of preventable diseases, the highest rates of obesity and overweight, and have the second lowest life expectancy. Yet we also spend more per person on healthcare - about twice the average of all 34 other developed countries. And not only are we not improving our health, we are falling farther behind. The gap between us and other countries is growing. Do we really need large ovens to produce large meals to produce large unhealthy people that cost significantly more in healthcare expense?

If you want a small oven, buy a Breville. Or a 24” wall oven. A range is expected to have a large enough oven to cook multiple dishes at once. And it’s expected to not fall apart and sit there in the kitchen in despair like a washed out castrato viewing Teatro alla Scala.

Opa: The answer is yes. I want it and I need it. Why can't I have it?

Buy a BlueStar. All the custom pretty colors, but even the 30” fits a full sheet pan. Plus the rest that performs way above just about everything.

https://www.bluestarcooking.com/inspiration/build-your-own/?byo_model=range_01_01_164_166_2_2

If you're considering Ilve, which based on what I've read on these pages I would not recommend, take a look at Lacanche.... specifically the Rully and Cormatin models as they are both under 30". The Beaune and Bussy are both 36" and too large for your space. You can fit up to a very large turkey (I think 25 pounds) in the ovens. But let's be honest, most people are cooking a large turkey like that once or twice a year. I've had my Lacanche range for about 6 months and I love it!

Most people who look at the Italian ranges are there because they look REALLY good and half the cost of anything else. This may be the OPs thought process. Lacanche is probably twice the price of any of the Italians