Advice needed - Lacanche Sully 1800 or Cluny 1400?
John H
2 years ago
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Comments (4)We own a cluny. What I think you need to ask yourself, is how much do I need each of these items. From your list, to my mind the least required would be a warming cupboard. We haven't had a microwave for ten years and interestingly, don't seem to miss it. FWIW, having a microwave at undercounter height doesn't seem any worse than an oven undercounter....See MoreLacanche Cluny or Sully
Comments (17)Another potential victim!!! As zeebee notes, Art Culinaire is the only "legitimate" importer of Lacanche ranges for the U.S. They have been the source of LC ranges for almost all who have been posting to the Lacanche threads on Gardenweb. They are also one of the best reasons to consider a LC, witness my recent posts on the Lacanche range thread (see below) about the extraordinary customer service. For pricing, normally you can go to the AC website, then to "requests" menu and then choose "Early Arrivals." However, when I just did that, there are none listed. That's a first for me: either it's a web glitch or AC has no inventory of "spec" ranges that are available. That wouldn't surprise me given the state of the economy. The alternative, and really the right way to get pricing, is to call Chelsea, director of sales at AC, and ask for info. She is incredibly helpful as all of us LC owners who've dealt with her would confirm. The other thing to do is to post questions to this Forum. In particular, the "Lancanche Ranges" thread is the home base for most LC questions. The link is below. There is also a nice archive of older LC range threads on the web. But, all of the LC owners here just love to talk your ears off about why we love our ranges. Here is a link that might be useful: Lacanche Ranges part 39...See MoreWhat size hood for Cluny 1400
Comments (12)Hi ash2011. Thanks for info. But Er. I am not in US. I live a short ferry ride from France and no biggie to import from there for me. But as I say my French isn't really good enough to be sure I wasn't being done. And why the don't AC import the hoods. They are freely available here. (i was looking at one this week) Lacanche produce an approx 5 ft (1500mm) hood which I presume is meant for your cooker. Look on www.lacanche.co.uk/products/extraction to view the lacanche hood thats supposed to go with your range. Maybe you can find one available to you that has the same spec....See MoreA review of the Lacanche Sully 2200
Comments (41)So, after using it for a few years, here is my take on the MC, keeping in mind, of course that YMMV. I want to start by saying that I just *had* to have the MC because I was sure I would get tons of use from it, especially because I have arthritis and I have had some close calls with moving heavy pots of boiling water. So, in that way, having the MC is very nice bc it does drain the boiling water and eliminates the need to move a heavy pot full of boiling water. The downsides, though, are that it does take some time to get the water to a boil ( I would say about 15 minutes or so) and then there is the clean up, which is kind of a pain. You have to wait for the unit to cool down enough to take it apart to clean it well; otherwise, it tends to get icky. Coincidentally, we seem to be eating less pasta these days *sigh* so when I do make pasta it is in smaller batches and I usually do it on my induction hob which boils water in under a minute. I do love my MC for keeping items warm and for steaming veggies. In those instances, clean up is super easy, it's just draining the water and then I leave the lid off all night to air dry. To speak to your oven choices, I really do love having my warming cupboard, I use the heck out of that thing! I almost think I would give up the MC before the warming cupboard, especially with an induction hob that boils water so quickly for pasta. So in the end, maybe the question is...how MUCH pasta do you prepare at one time? Is it smaller batches, for say a family of 4? Or is it regularly for 10-12? In which case the MC might be very useful for you. I hope this is helpful and not more confusing!...See MoreJohn H
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