Instead of two wall ovens a popular choice is a steam oven as the second. The Aga gives you only 5 induction elements with 9 levels of adjustment. A 36" Bosch cooktop gives you 5 zones with two flex areas for griddles and 17 levels of power. An induction cooktop can require only 1-1/2" clearance for an oven under. Or you can position them at another under counter location. Miele has one of the best steam ovens. Their cooktop and wall oven are priced higher than Bosch. If 4 induction elements were ok a 30" Bosch 800 or Benchmark induction range with a separate Miele XXL steam oven would provide a lot of options without spending as much. Remember that each of the separate ovens or cooktops requires a separate 220v line. 50A circuit for at least the cooktop and an oven or just one for the range.

Hi Everyone. I am happy to see there is a discussion on the Aga Elise Induction Range. We received our 36" model 20 days ago. We are still learning how to cook on induction, but the main issue we are having is with the oven. We did the initial "bake off" per the instructions, which smelled up the entire house, like any new oven does. However, there is a persistent plasticy smell when we run the oven. It seems to be coming from the outside more than from the inside rack area. I've heard this could be from the insulation surrounding the oven off-gassing. We roasted some vegetables and cooked a quiche tonight running the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes. It still has a lingering smell in the kitchen an hour later as I type this. The one other issue is that the large middle induction ring goes to error when trying to use the P (Power) mode. We've already put in a service call. Do most people use the Power setting? As for the smell, did your range / oven have a lingering smell, and if so, for how long? We plan to run another bake off at 400 degrees for an hour tomorrow. It does seem to be getting a little better but I've never had a new range take this long to stop smelling. We stayed in a new apartment last year for a few months and the brand new Samsung range stopped smelling after the first few uses. Any thoughts and advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

That’s a pity but definitely a sign of the times. I didn’t research it and the FP may be worth it. I did briefly look at the wolf 36 but I didn’t like the look Of the 2 knobs as opposed to the look of a whole array of knobs. Miele 36 didn’t have the bridge element that the individual cooktop had and service in my area is questionable. I looked at a few 30 inch ones but that didn’t work for me. What is Ilve’s situation? If they have one. Probably anything European will have the same delivery issues as Aga? What is the timeline for the Aga? I would honestly consider waiting for it, (if other options are pricey ). As the kitchen can be built around it and it slides in. And it is that wonderful.

Thanks for your interesting off topic comments. I'm just looking for information regarding the color of the items as mentioned in my post . I have already purchased my appliances as you can read above.