Ranges with double ovens

16 years ago

I currently have an old whirlpool coil electric range, which does the job but is getting replaced.

I was going to go with a smoothtop and a double oven, but dh said we also have a gas hookup and could do that too.

I really need to stay under $1500 on the range, and I am trying to decide which route to take. One requirement is that I really want double ovens.

I think the design on the electric ones, with the smaller oven on the top, would work much better for me. Most of the gas ones I've seen have the very small 2nd oven/warming drawer on the bottom. The only brand I've seen with similar oven layout in my price range is Maytag, and I don't like the burner and control configuration. My husband and I are both lefties and I have very little counter space to the left of the stove, plus the space just seems so cramped up there.

I also saw a Frigidaire gas with the layout I liked, but it seems to be discontinued.

Convection would be nice, but it's not a deal breaker.

We had gas in our last home, and I liked it, but it wasn't something I had to have. I actually disliked the gas oven, as it took so much longer to bake anything. I that's at least partly b/c it was a bottom of the line Frigidaire.

So although I'd probably prefer cooking on gas, I'm leaning to the electric, this one being an example.

http://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/GGE350LWS.html

Any suggestions? Thanks!

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billp1
16 years ago
Ge Profile has one with a small second oven on the bottom. We have the Gas one and use the second one during the holidays and it works well ..
cookie08
16 years ago
At AJ Madison's site, all the gas ranges have the 2nd small oven on the bottom.

Here is a link that might be useful: AJ Madison gas ranges with two ovens
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noellabelle
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks for the links. I haven't used any of them, but I just think it would be better ergonomically for me to have the smaller oven on top. I don't think I would use a warming drawer function much, but I'd love to have , for example, one oven for a casserole and another for bread. I've noticed that maytag, jennair, the old frigidaire, and kenmore have the gas top with the oven configuration I like, but none of those brands are screaming out to me (well I do like the kenmore look, but I'm afraid of that brand for ranges after reading so many neg reviews on their electric double oven ranges).

If only I weren't reigned in by my fairly small kitchen and budget! LOL
sophie_blue
16 years ago
I have the gas Maytag model in the picture that you posted - still totally love it after 2 years of use. Can see though a leftie having an issue with the knob placement. I have a narrow cabinet on the left side because I thought I needed a slide off space to the left but never actually use it except for resting a lid for a few minutes.

The double oven feature is tremendous for me since I have a small galley kitchen and no space for wall ovens. The smaller top oven gets the most use and doesn't heat up the kitchen as much.
ginih
16 years ago
I have an electric GE Profile w/smaller oven on top. We love it! Preheats very quickly and big enough for virtually all our oven needs outside family holidays.
noellabelle
Original Author
16 years ago
sophie, I'm so glad it works for you! I am still considering it, and I think I would definitely use the smaller oven the most as well.

gini2, that is my top contender if we go with electric. I think it would feel so luxurious to have both, esp on holidays!
flwrs_n_co
16 years ago
Noellabelle, there was a posting over in the Kitchens forum today about double ovens. Sandlll posted a gas Frigidaire 30" with the small oven on top (model #FGGF304DLF). HTH!
sophie_blue
16 years ago
Noellabelle, did you check out Sears' website? They have quite a few different double-oven ranges for sale in both gas and electric with different knob placement. I did not like the knobs on the back panel for my range because reaching across live gas seems really unsafe to me but it would be ok if you select the electric model. The only other thing I would add is that based on my research 2 years ago, almost all models were made by the same manufacturer and they just put different brand names on the ranges. So the expensive Electrolux model was pretty much Maytag inside but with better looks.
noellabelle
Original Author
16 years ago
flwrs n co, I have seen that one and think it looks great, save the chicken nugget button LOL! I just saw that aj madison has it now; when I checked the other day, they had it listed but with a picture of the electric version so I wasn't sure what was going on.

sophie, I have been going back and forth on the Kenmores a lot lately! We just bought our fridge (Bosch) from Sears Outlet at 1/2 off. They had the stove linked below for $1299 brand new

I think it looks great, but it only has one generic review, and the similar one that's electric has quite a lot of negative reviews. So I'm kind of scared of it!

Thanks for your help!

Here is a link that might be useful: Kenmore gas double oven