She's a beauty. I would get her rehabbed if you can.

Wow, I find this to be a rather touching dilemma, and I'm not kidding around. This stove is a beauty! If it were mine, there'd be no problem: I never cook, so any stove is purely ornamental. You cook, though, and the remodeling has forced a decision on you. I think you need to say goodbye...sad as that will be.

Sounds like you may need to sell her for function purposes. I think if you found her a good home, the parting would be easier.

I love it! We have one in one our rentals in N. CA. Still works great, just had it tuned up last year. Unfortunately parts are obsolete, so if you are doing a complete remodel, may be time to sell her.
Are you planning on having it free standing or up against cabinets? Ours gets very hot on the sides when the oven is on.

Get the new one. I love the looks of the one you have but you don't want to cut your counter around a size they don't make anymore. Also, if you cook a lot you'll be glad for how much easier a new stove will be.

Tough dilemma. Would your kitchen have room for this range and a wall oven?

Have you considered a Big Chill in a fun color? Not sure of your budget, but it sure would make a statement :)

Just looked at the Fulgor, completely different style, euro, stainless steel and modern, hmmm?
Lovely, but is that the look you are going for?
Same price range as Big Chill.

There are actually a few brands that still make 40" ranges, including Lacanche and Ilve. Both cost a little more than the Fulgor though.

You should be able to get the finicky burners looked at, but you would obviously have to live with the oven size if you decide to keep the Wedgewood (do you have room in your kitchen for a 27-30" wall oven?). If you feel this is too much of a trade-off, there are Wedgewood fans here who I'm sure will happily take it off your hands. Personally, I would keep it!

Good luck,

I love this range but it just doesn't seem practical to keep it. I realize the sentiment behind it but.... it's 40" and in the future replacing will be difficult seeing that our sizes today are 24, 30, 36, 48 & 60. I would look at a Blue Star in a custom color.

She is a beauty! Keep and try to get those burners fixed. :)

Our Wedgewood has been surrounded by cabinets so not too worried about heat as a problem. And we have already re-habbed once, and serviced 3 times in 12 years. Our kitchen is small, would LOVE a wall oven but simply no room. That would solve most of the problem, you can barely get a turkey in there, but we do have 2 broilers! I've even looked for "broiler" cookbooks. Guess people used to broil a lot more!

The problem I'm finding with 36 inch "Pro" style stoves, almost all get terrible reviews (Blue Star, Aga, Wolf, Viking, Thermador amongst others). Initially wanted the beautiful red Bertazzoni, but after reading literally hundreds of bad reviews, gave up on that dream.

Haven't read ANY reviews on the Fulgor, is no review better than a bad review? Will look at Big Chill, thanks for suggestion.

keep her!!!!

Big gas barbecues can do turkeys and just about anything else. We use ours all the time here in So. Cal. year round. Why heat up the kitchen? Our Viking freestanding BBQ is right out the door. 12 years old. Takes a lickin and keeps on ticking.

Sears makes a 40" dual fuel unit. Five burners. One big oven, one small one. It's not super high-end, but it's a workhorse. I loved mine. If you redo your kitchen and find you want to replace the Wedgewood, the Sears stove would be a good replacement.

We were lucky enough to buy a home in so ca that had a 1942 wedge wood. When we moved we took it with us remold in our next kitchen around it. There is a great place called stove heaven in ca that refurbishes these great stoves. My vote keep even if it needs repairs. Not all that is new works wonderfully read reviews of some new stoves. Antidotal story when an ice storm knocked out power over thanksgiving our Wedgwood cooked two turkey's for neighbors, these continuous pilot stoves do not require electricity to cook.

I really like your current stove, and am inclined to suggest that you get someone to rehab it and keep it since you love it so much. Since it's survived this long, there's a good chance it'll survive through the 20ish year lifespan of your kitchen renovation, especially if you care for it properly. As for a bigger oven, I like the idea of a separate wall oven if you have the room. That being said, I will say that I hardly use my big oven. My range has a big oven and a small oven, and I use the small one practically all the time since it heats up faster, makes the kitchen less hot, and is more fuel efficient and therefore more environmentally friendly. So it's possible that you get yourself a bigger oven and find you don't really need it after all.

The problem with the older stoves, is parts are obsolete. So if you rebuilt all of your cabinets and something happens to your stove in 5 years, what would you replace it with?
Check out photos on Houzz of Big Chill appliances. Very vintage, and lots of great colors. I love the turquoise.

A neighbor installed his old large wall oven in his garage after a remodel. When they needed a large oven it was very handy and for most other times small double ovens were fine. No too hot kitchen, in Houston, I thought it was enviable.

I had one in an apartment. I loved the character, but it too worked "pretty well," and the oven was tiny (apartment size). It was great in a temporary situation, but I'd choose function for the long-term. And if you can afford a Big Chill, you can have both. I vote for finding someone who will love the Wedgewood as much as you have.

What did you decide to do? We are in the same situation - keep our old Wedgewood or get a new modern stove? We also live in Northern California :) thx!

Good for you! Character like this cannot be bought

Beautiful.

I am likely too late to make an impact, but I sought out one very similar to yours and it is the focal point of my kitchen. It also works beautifully. I was inspired enough by your post to start a Facebook page for Wedgewood Stove owners and lovers... https://www.facebook.com/groups/416857348757470/ in case anyone here is interested in joining.

So glad you kept stove as I just decided today to keep my 36" Wedgwood in my kitchen remodel. Like others, I am struggling with getting a hood/vent as we have never had one. Our 1936 100- sq. foot home in LA has a chimney for wood stove (stove gone when we moved in) in kitchen that juts out into kitchen and stove sits in front of that with a vent hole in ceiling. We are taking down chimney and moving stove. It will go in front of windows which we will have to removed and wall closed off to add stove chimney/vent along with new cupboards. There are plenty of other windows/light in room, but would rather not use hood and leave windows. Any thoughts and as well, any hood ideas. Also, do I stick w/ white refrigerator and dishwasher or go stainless? Kitchen will try to stay with character of home with white Shaker cupboards, potential quartz countertop white with gray veining. Thanks for input!

Oops, 1000 sq. ft. home! Chimney coming down only because it takes up so much room jutting into the kitchen and has no fireplace.

Definitely keep it, and have it redone! We have the original Wedgewood in my parents’ 1940’s home. You will NEVER buy a stove today that will give you one quarter of the life of one of these. There are places in Berkeley (since you live in Nor Cal) that provide refurbishing, and can make it as good as new. If you need a larger oven, then look at installing a separate wall oven to serve your needs above and beyond the beautiful Wedgewood. The very best on your remodel.

I love these old stoves and once traded a brand new upright freezer for an old Okeefe and Merritt. I moved that old stove to each new house until I finally moved to SE Asia and had to get rid of it. I feel your pain!