You might check out the appliances forum as well. Lots of help over there.

And I think it would help people to know a little more. Are you looking for pro style because you like the looks? Or is there some particular function you are looking for?

Things I would consider in a total kitchen remodel would include separating the ovens and the cooktop. Wall ovens are so nice ergonomically if you have the space and a layout that can work with them.

And I would investigate induction cooking. I came back to the appliances forum about a year and a half ago to research a new range for my new-to-me house and discovered induction. I decided to go for it rather than the gas I had originally planned on and I am thrilled that I did. Induction is functionally so much better for me: heats water to a boil in an amazingly short period of time, low simmer is easy to achieve, surface is super easy to clean, and the surface doesn't get very hot which is a nice safety thing for me with a four year old.

But if you are set on the look of a pro style range none of this satisfies that desire.

Thanks! I am intrigued by wall ovens. I was trying to figure out how two wall ovens and a cooktop stacked up price wise against a pro-style that has all those in one.

I think what I like about the pro-style is the one full-sized and one small oven, which suits our needs. I would love that Kitchen Aid 30 inch double oven if it had a different cooktop. Does anyone else make something similar? And I will ask this on appliances as well.

I find the ajmadison website easy to search for appliances by a wide variety of criteria. They carry a really big selection of appliances and you can get an idea of prices pretty easily. Maybe try poking around on there to see what's available at what price points.

Thanks for the tip!
Using AJ Madison, it looks like GE makes some 30 inch ranges with 2 ovens...

This post was edited by Jennifer2413 on Mon, Sep 22, 14 at 17:19

Keep in mind that a 48-inch range will need a 48" hood and the accompanying larger ductwork, which may add a lot of cost.

As others have said you could instead get wall ovens, and I would suggest a 36" rangetop. There are a couple threads on the Appliances Forum about cooktops vs. rangetops, and another where people favor a 36" range plus one wall oven which is a speed oven. That way, you get a gas oven, an electric oven, a roomy rangetop, and a speed oven all at once.

Thread about Rangetops vs. Cooktops

Thread about Range and Speed Oven

Thank you Mrs. Nyefnyef I really appreciated your answer and the links. They were very helpful!

Thank you all so much. This is all really helpful.

This isn't an easy decision because, as we all know, the kitchen is a game of dominos.

You've obviously targeted the range as an important appliance. The other big ticket is the refrigerator so I would look at that right away as well with any tradeoffs in mind.

First, are you a stovetop cook or an oven cook? IOW, which is more important to you, the burners or the oven?

What's your oven experience so far? Gas or electric? Any preferences?

Do you need a microwave? Speed oven? Steam oven? If one or more then I would prioritize.

Pro ranges, something like a 48" (my DD has a Wolf dual fuel) give you multiple burners and very large ovens. Those hold big pans and quantities but take a lot of time to heat. If the ovens are going while you're working on the top, a pro range can be very hot to work at.

Pro ranges come with gas ovens and dual fuel, with electric. Dual is more expensive. So do you need 2 big gas ovens?

How many burners would be ideal? Is 6 enough? Are high outout burners important? If so, do you want all high output or is one enough? How important is simmer to you?

Mrs. Nyefnyef makes a very good point about the range size and attendant hood and vent sizing. No matter what pro range goes in, a hood is essential especially with high output burners. Hood costs go up with size, of course.

So there's the big range option -- say min 6 burners and 2 big ovens in the range.

Or, there's the rangetop or cooktop option - with double electric wall ovens if that's a preference.

Or there's a dual fuel rangetop plus induction option if, say, you do a lot of pasta and want 2 fast induction burners. Plllog, who cooks a lot has a combo like this.

Or, there's the rangetop/cooktop option - with a single electric wall oven and a smaller speed or steam oven. Plus microwave if that's needed.

Or any mix of the above.

The Berta and Ilve and Verona are ranges at better price points than the other brands but there are various trade offs in the burner ignitions, oven sizes and styling.

First, I'd try to decide what's most important to you, and what's needed. But I'd worry less about which range and more about what's needed throughout the kitchen.

I bought my pro style range at a significant discount [and with no sales tax] at designerhomesurplus.com [a subsidiary of Elite Appliances of Dallas, Texas]. My range was delivered as promised and shipped in perfect condition.

Here are the current clearance 48 inch range options available: http://www.designerhomesurplus.com/mainSearch.php?page=0amp;sort=0amp;desc=&rows=10&key=&pMin=&pMax=&man=&lvl1=Cooking&lvl2=Ranges&lvl3=Freestanding%20Ranges&siz=48&fin=&pow=&ser=&pro=&ste=0