I like having separate wall ovens and cook top. We have a double wall oven, both ovens are fullsize. We would have had to buy a massive stove to have the same capacity. We tend to be the gathering house for Thanksgiving & Christmas, so there is usually a turkey in one oven, and it is very convenient to have another oven for all the other dishes. Plus, just this weekend we were visiting my in-laws and the igniters are malfunctioning on their 20 year old range cook top. Having to just replace a cook top instead of a whole stove is much less expensive.

Dytecture is right as he often is. Looks good, plus it is so much cleaner since you don't have food falling on the side of the oven.

ah good point on the food falling on the side of the oven in that ever so small space between bottom cabinet and oven wall.

love the idea of a double wall oven too.

It takes away 30'' of valuable counter space in a small kitchen and costs at least 5K more to do a cooktop and wall oven. Maybe even more if you need new electrical or gas run to do it. Ranges do not need to be housed in cabinets. Wall ovens and cooktops do. Price just a wall oven cabinet. Then a wall oven. Appy smelling salts.

In short the setup appraises for more because it goes in a larger kitchen and costs more. It's not for a small budget or small space.

After years of using a range, I moved into a home with a wall oven & separate cooktop. Imagine my surprise when I realized my cookie sheet wouldn't fit into it.....when I was making cookies, of course.

Even though it is nice having the wall oven at a height comfortable for taking items in/out, I do not have counter space.

Losing that 30'' of counter space can be critical in a small kitchen.

Though if you get an induction cooktop that doubles as extra counter space (with no fiddly gas hobs to deal with) and is a great place to put hot dishes straight out of the oven. I vote wall ovens with separate (induction) cooktop.