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victoriajane_gw

la cornue fe albertine

17 years ago

I am in the market for a 36" range in the kitchen of our 1895 victorian. I've been looking at the American Range but when all is said and done I would like an alternative to the pro style range, something more vintage looking. I've been considering the Heartland Legend, particularly for its large oven capacity (a priority for us, more so than high BTU's.) Then I discovered the La Cornue Fe has a new model called the Albertine which is 36" with a large single oven. Can anyone recommend this range? Or compare it to the Legend? I think the price comes out about the same, is that right? The Albertine is listed lower but then there is the enormous delivery fee...any advice or opinions would be greatly appreciated!

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  • 17 years ago

    This is also the range I'm planning on purchasing for our 1873 Victorian home.

    I haven't seen much about it either as it's very new to the market. They have had the Cornufe 110 for a bit longer.

    These are the only ready to purchase options that La Cornue manufacturers. All their other ranges are custom built and start in the $30K-$40K range.

    I visited a distributor in our area last week and the salesperson was very favorable towards the range. In fact, it's the one she's got on her list for her dream kitchen.

    The oven is supposed to cook very well. There are some concessions we'd need to make in terms of the cooktop. There are 5 burners versus the 6 you'd find on some of the other professional ranges. Wolf ranges have 15,000 BTU burners, This one has one 17,500, three 12,000 and one 6,000 for simmering. I love to cook but am not a professional chef so for me this is more than adequate.

    The delivery charge is so high because La Cornue ships it directly to your home from France. They won't let the distributor ship it, however they install it. I'm not sure where you are planning on purchasing this range but the distributor I met with had a delivery fee much less than William Sonoma. In addition, they were willing to work with me on pricing for some of the other appliances to help off set the cost. Not sure if you need any other appliances but you may be able to work with them.

    Hope this helps.

    Comments (6)

    • 17 years ago

      Hi Andy, thanks so much for your reply. 5 burners is fine; BTU's more than adequate. Price is high but manageable, however I wasn't sure with the delivery charge from WS; I'm glad you said you found a distributor with a lower fee; that is on my list of things to do. I will be needing all new appliances but any decent stainless steel will do for fridge, DW, MW, so I may be able to offset costs there. Do you mind telling me which hood you are planning to use?

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    • 17 years ago

      I think dealers are listed on the Dist website.

      Here is a link that might be useful: Specs + Dealer locator

    • 17 years ago

      I'm going to do a wooden hood so am going to use an inexpensive GE Monogram insert. Model number 2VCC36LSS. The list price is about $1400 but my dealer quoted a price closer to $1000. I went to the monogram design center last week and was very impressed with their products. Almost all their products are made in the USA but their hoods are manufactured in Italy.

      There are some beautiful stainless or metal hoods that can go above the Cornufe but they are more in the $3500 range.

      There was one stainless one with bands at the distributor I visited but can't remember the brand. I believe Modernaire has some nice decorative one.

    • 17 years ago

      Ventahood has the Excalibur which is a stainless canopy with black bands...maybe that is the one you are thinking of. I was told to stay away from ventahood because they don't use baffle filters and it is difficult to clean? Any opinion about this would also be welcome. If I bought the Heartland Legend I was hoping to use the AGA black hood with it but not sure if this would work with the Cornue Fe. My favorite is the Rangecraft Canterbury but way out of my price range. Modernaire looks nice but does anyone know if there is a New Jersey (or East Coast) dealer? None of the appliance stores here seem to have heard of it.

    • 17 years ago

      I think the Rangecraft is the one I saw at the distributor I visited. They had a stainless model with bands and it was about $3400.

      I'm not sure where Modernaire is sold on East coast but I called them when I was investigating their hoods. They were very nice and were going to sell me direct. I didn't have all the specs I needed at the time for them to price it for me so I'm not sure how much they are.

      You may want to call them to discuss (number is on their website).

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