I made a similar decision a year ago, and replaced a 36" gas cooktop, with a Bluestar range. One of the best decisions I ever made! ... although I must admit the old Thermador cooktop served us well for over 25 years;)

Thanks to the three of you for the input and ideas. This is a rather simple birch cabinetry piece ( built to match the vintage in our early 1900s house). My husband can do wiring, and we have a basement so I am not worried about that. And, I still have the stain so that could be matched. One of the reasons I'd thought about this option rather than just sliding in a complete new unit was because I know that today's appliances do not seem to last as long as the older ones. (Mine are still functional but are looking a bit tacky and long in the tooth.) And, with an integrated unit like this if the microwave goes, the entire appliance is no longer any good. But, this is perhaps now sounding like it may be more bother than it is worth. Fiddling around to reconfigure the cabinetry I'd probably end up spending the same amount of money as just buying the more expensive replica unit. With two singles rather than one integrated set I'd get more options to choose from. But, frankly, I already have a nice, new Wolf range so this would be a secondary oven. And, to me, a microwave is a microwave is a microwave. I guess I'll have to do some more thinking the whole thing through. Thanks again for all the help.

I think that recommendation might save money only if you go with a toaster oven as your second unit and those get too hot to build in, imo.

Hi everyone, We are planning a kitchen remodel including a new slide in gas range, single wall oven, and microwave. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with the new Samsung Chef Collection appliances? We have an existing Samsung refrigerator we'd like it to match, plus I was wowed by the Flex Duo feature of the wall oven. A second question is if we should get the single wall oven with a separate, traditional microwave or if we should do the single wall oven and speed oven/micro combo unit. We have two small kids and use the microwave mostly for making popcorn and reheating food. We use our toaster oven almost daily to bake from frozen (like meatballs) or reheat things that I want to stay crisp (like leftover pizza). Does anyone have a recommendation or experience with the speed oven? Does it sound like that would be worth the extra money versus a traditional microwave and separate toaster oven? Thank you!