drop in and slide in are different. Drop in literally drops into a cabinet and has a toe kick. Slide in is a free standing range with lips that overlie the counter top on each side. I like this look better than free standing, but it is an individual choice. If you are going to do slide in, I highly recommend doing a standard 30" opening between the granite sides, and at least 31" between the cabinets and leave an air pocket between the cabinets. This will allow you to swap out the oven in the future, or take it with you when you move if you want.

caroleannboyle-- Were you hoping that there would be a simple answer? No such luck. I think that there is more to consider than just an abstract choice between gas or electric --- or induction or dual fuel. For example, saying you are planning on a freestanding range implies you are not considering slide-in ranges. Slide-ins do tend to be more expensive that the freestanding versions. (The basic differences are that slide-ins will have all oven and burner controls in front with no backsplash/riser at the rear and many of them will have some overhang on the sides above the counters. Almost all major brand freestanding gas ranges and dual-fuel ranges have the burner controls down front and the oven controls on the backsplash/oven vent. Almost all electric ranges have all the controls on the backsplash. The exceptions being GE's "Artisan" line seems to put everything down front on the electric ranges as well as the gas ones.) Budget is also a consideration. Dan mentioned the Miele induction slide-in (Miele 1622i, I think) . it is a wonderful stove. If you had space limitations but no budget limitations, you might find it very interesting as an option for an electric range. But priced at $7k, it is well beyond the budgets of many of us. WIth a budget in the range of, say, $3k to $4k range, you could get a lot of discussion here (as has started) comparing and contrasting the pros and cons of say, the very sleek and spiffy looking Bosch HIIP054 slide-in induction range ($3100+) with a Blue-Star RCS pro-style gas stove ($3500 +/-) and maybe throwing something else into the mix like the GE Cafe electric, dual fuel and/or all-gas ranges ($2500 to $3000, depending.) Some of those who post here regard what they do with these kinds of stoves as "ordinary family cooking." Others might not. If you are planning on a stove budget of, say, $2k, the mix of tradeoffs and choices will change some. You may get different sets of pros and cons for choosing between the gas versus electric versus induction versus dual fuel ranges that are available in that price range. If you are planning on a $1k budget -- and I do not mean to suggest that there is anything wrong with that ---- some different considerations will apply. For one thing, we won't be talking induction ranges any more. The least expensive induction range that I know of is a Frigidare whose price fluctuates between $1300 and $1500 depending on when and from whom you buy it. In the $1k that price range, there still will be some tradeoffs between the gas stoves and electric stoves and those might or might no matter to you. Some other considerations. Do you live in a warm or hot climate. Will you have an externally venting range hood or OTR?

Do you want to do something like this? Personally, I hated the woodstove that my husband insisted on. The living room was blazing hot and the rest of the house wasn't. The natural direction of the air flow in my house went the opposite way of the main part of the house and the heat never reached the other rooms. Not to mention the mess from the ashes and having to haul wood. We kept a little fan on top that was activated by the heat and it never did a thing. Keeping it at the right temperature by constantly playing with the air intake was a hassle as well. You can get fireplace inserts that blow the heat back out into the room. Can you tell I don't like wood stoves??

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