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Miele Combi Steam Oven - XL vs XXL (and layout advice)

Hi folks!

I posted a few weeks ago to get advice on [kitchen layout[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/feedback-on-galley-island-kitchen-design-and-appliances-miele-etc-dsvw-vd~4753675) and appliances - the advice was great and we are getting closer to finalizing the floor plan and appliances.

Based on my own research, and advice from GW and appliance store, I am going primarily with Miele (M Series, Contour Line) appliances for CO, CSO, warming drawer, dishwasher, microwave and Sub-Zero for refrigerator.

I thought I had settled on the Miele DGC 6765 XXL plumbed CSO (Contour Line) to pair with the Miele H 6780 BP Convection Oven. However, I recently learned that the XXL does not have a matching 30" trim kit to fit in a vertical 30" stacked arrangement. However, the Miele DGC 6705-1 XL plumbed CSO does have a matching trim kit.

There was a similar post on this earlier this year, with some hint that a trim kit for the XXL was forthcoming, but I couldn't find anything to corroborate this. I am going to inquire with Miele, but wanted to see if GW folks had any insight or advice?

I've posted elevations and floorplan of kitchen below. It seems my best options are:

  1. Stick with the current XXL plan, and trim the 24" CSO with cabinet.
  2. Stick with the current XXL plan, and hope Miele comes out with a trim kit to match the XXL. Construction starts in September, and it will be a few months before this will be installed.
  3. Downsize the XXL to the XL and keep current layout
  4. Downsize the XXL to the XL, and re-stack the flow so that it's CO, Warming Drawer, XL CSO. (I didn't do this with XXL because I thought it would be too tall.)
  5. Keep the XXL, but swap placement of the CSO with the microwave. It seems the microwave I have chosen (Miele M 6160 TC) is identical in size to the XL CSO and uses the same trim kit.
  6. Keep the XXL, swap with microwave, but also re-stack and re-stack the flow so that it's CO, Warming Drawer, Microwave.

I don't love #1. #2 would probably be ideal, but want confirmation this would be option. #3 and #4 seem OK but I kinda like the bigger oven idea. #5 and #6 are acceptable alternatives to me if #2 doesn't work out.

Any thoughts/advice? Thanks!

Here are the elevations and floor plans.

Galley wall (east):

(I intended to swap placement of steam oven and wall oven in this.)

Kitchen Island (West)

The floorplan, which is a little out-of-date (particularly the island, where I have moved the M/W to the far right) but to give you a sense of overall look/feel.

Thanks!

-joe


Comments (10)

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    For the sake of keeping XXL option and look, how about, for the oven stack, main oven + warming drawer, and combi steamer XXL under bench next to it?

    Joseph Fitzgerald thanked Chanop
  • 8 years ago

    Just seconding info about trim kit for XXL. My Pirch rep said late this year as well.

    Joseph Fitzgerald thanked nanreno14
  • 8 years ago

    Heard about a company called TrimKit USA that makes SS trim kits for high end appliances. Going to check them out for the XXL.

    Joseph Fitzgerald thanked nanreno14
  • 8 years ago

    Thanks for that recommendation. We decided to stack these ovens with the CSO on top. We are still holding out hope that Miele releases an official trim kit for it, but if not, our architect contacted TrimKit. Here is what their rep said:

    1. The price for our 30” side trims is $499.95 pr., plus $25.00 freight
    2. FYI, being the best trim kit manufacturer in the world, we pay attention to every possible detail, and we run the grain horizontally to match the Miele products
    3. Miele uses us for all of their custom trim kit work

    This option gave me confidence to make the leap on this layout.

    -joe

  • 7 years ago

    Hi,

    I am considering stacking the XXL CSO over the 24" CO and am a little concerned about the CSO being too high? Can anyone share the height they installed the ovens? Any photos?

    Thanks so much!

    Kelli

  • 7 years ago

    sorry! I just saw the other thread:)


  • 7 years ago

    Our remodel is finally done, and one of these days I'll post photos. But we ended up doing CO on the bottom, warming drawer in middle, and XXL CSO on top. There were a variety of aesthetic and functional constraints that were driving this, but one of them was having the warmer drawer at an accessible height. While I haven't used the appliances extensively yet, I found this arrangement to be pretty good. For me and my wife (both of us are tall), the height of the top appliance is good and having warmer in the middle makes it really easy to warm plates, put dishes in there when they come out of oven, etc. The only minor issue is that the bottom oven is pretty low. Most people might opt for the layout that kfpwvt chose where they put a storage drawer (for racks, etc) on the bottom to put the bottom oven a bit higher and make it more accessible. If we weren't trying to sandwich a warming drawer in this layout, I likely would have done that for sure.


    Regardless of what you do, would highly recommend that you try to mock up you're proposed layout so you can get some sense of how it would line up in real life.


    Good luck!

    Joe

  • 7 years ago

    Thanks so much!! I was just wondering about putting the warmer between the two! I am only 5'6" so I will definitely have to mark it all up. Thanks again!

  • 5 years ago

    I have been researching various Miele combinations for the CSO and the CO both 24 inches wide. I had designed an alcove in the kitchen 90 degrees from the island for stackable CO and then the CSO XL. Both are the Sensotronic because the CO 24 inches doesn't come in the M touch. The CSO is unplumbed because I was told that filling the water and emptying the condensation tray is really easy. I am now re-thinking these choices. I thought getting the CSO XL was nice for daily cooking along with the induction cookop (Miele 30 inch or 36 inch, still deciding). But in looking at the XXL, it seems I could just get the XXL M touch and plumbed.


    Any thoughts: Is having the CSO XXL enough. I hear it takes an 18-turkey. The only reason to get the CO is perhaps for making a pizza, but the CSO XXL also has an intensive heat option. This is for a new home construction. All the Miele literature shows these gorgeous kitchens with all these stackable appliances. But having a single XXL at the right height as a wall unit also seems elegant, especially the M touch. All appliances are black and countertops are soapstone.


    30 or 36-inch Miele induction with the downdraft extractor in the 7-foot long island

    30-subzero refrigerator, with the 2-drawer freezer

    36-inch Julien Smart Sink


    Thanks

    Suzanne.


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