Cooktop and separate oven vs. range?

generals1992

8 years ago

Hi all,

What are your thoughts on a separate cooktop and wall oven/microwave combo vs. a range?

I plan to put the cooktop/range in my peninsula. I like the idea of a cooktop and separate oven because it has cleaner lines and doesn’t require me to bend over a hot cooktop to get stuff out of the oven. I also like the cooktop because I could use a pop up vent vs. one hanging from ceiling. However, from a space perspective, it’s hard to beat a range.

My kitchen will be relatively small, but if I put a cooktop in, I plan to use the peninsula for storage for all cookware, with large sliding drawers under the cooktop and cabinets on either side. If I put a range there, my cookware will have to be spread out elsewhere.

I also would want a built in microwave, and it seems that an oven/microwVe combo with a warming drawer may maximize my space and give me more of what I need.

However, given the size of the kitchen, I don’t want to have too many appliances and too little storage. I’d like to get yalls opinion on the proposed layout.

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Anglophilia

8 years ago

Cost is always a factor. I don't like cooktops in islands or on peninsulas - always a danger of someone/thing getting burned, plus your cooking odors will go straight into the abutting room. Pop--up vents don't work nearly as well as a powerful one over the cooktop that is vented to the outside. And your grease goes up there, rather than all over the room.

I've always had a range due to budget and lack of room for a cooktop and wall ovens. In a small room, that is using very valuable space for something that can be all-in-one. I also like being able to take something from the oven and put it directly on top of my stove, with a good light in the hood so I can see if it's done.

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klem1
8 years ago
You answered your own question,it's your kitchen,do it as you please. My kitchen and how it should be arranged is totally different.
emilyam819
8 years ago
Your dishwasher should be on the other side of the sink, out of the cooking zone. Then you’ll have space for storage if you put in a range. But I’m not really sure if range or wall oven would be better.
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generals1992
Original Author
8 years ago
I generally don’t like peninsulas in cooktops either, nor am I a huge fan of pop up vents. However, I’ve looked at probably 15 different layouts and cannot figure out a way around it. I have considered an island vs. a peninsula, but that doesn’t solve that issue. If I cannot put it against the wall, the trade off for aesthetics means no hood hanging from ceiling.

In an ideal world, I would have a 36” range. However, the layout of the kitchen does not give me many options. There is a door to the garage next to where the fridge is, a large cased opening to the dining room on the other wall, and a window to the backyard where the sink is. The fourth “wall” is open to the living area. The fridge is currently next to the door (where I propose putting the oven/micro), and that’s a nonstarter for me. The only other place I can move it without shrinking the peninsula is the garage wall. To keep the sink centered under the window, the cooktop or range must go in the peninsula.
User
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
You just cost yourself an extra 10-15K between the appliance costs, additional cabinetry costs, additional difficulty, and the cost of the more difficult and expensive ventilation. Etc.

You need a range. On the back wall. And you need a KD. It’s an easy solution for anyone experienced in kitchen design. Hire someone.
User
8 years ago
I'd say a range makes the most sense 99% of the time. If you have lots of room, plenty of counter space and use your oven constantly, wall ovens are great.

Pop-up vents don't work as well as hood, and hoods over an island don't work as well as hoods against a wall.
User
8 years ago
The reason I prefer a stand alone stove is that the oven is typically larger than wall units. Makes it much easier to get large items roasters, large cookie sheets in and out.