Both are gas ranges I presume and honestly most well made gas ranges will last as long as you want to have them . I had a commecial gas range in my outdoor kitchen that was 40 yrs old when I got a deal on it a couple of parts and away we went now 24 yrs old for us IMO 64 yrs is about as long as you will be still cooking probably. IMO both have a 3 yr warranty and after that it really makes no difference I have a Bertazzoni all gas 6 burner range it is now 14 yrs old not one issue and I run a catering biz from my home . Honestly gas ranges have very few issues.

Hello John,

Price and aesthetics are the main differences between Lacanche and the Chateau range from La Cornue. Build quality is on par, and Lacanche gives you as many options to configure your rangetop and ovens, if not more.

In terms of longevity, both ranges are made from steel, stainless steel and cast iron mainly, with similar components for the burners, ovens, etc. If a La Cornue can last 100 years, there is no reason a Lacanche couldn't.

If the current situation is of any indication, it is more likely that the Lacanche brand itself will still be around in 100 years. While La Cornue has changed ownership at least twice in recent years, Lacanche remains a French, family-owned manufacturer committed to the quality of their products and their heritage. (I'm slightly biased obviously, as I was born in the village of Lacanche and now distribute the ranges in Canada through The French Barn ;) )

Patrick

As a Lacanche owner, I would hands down recommend a Lacanche range. I can’t speak to La Cornue, but I’ve loved using my Lacanche every day for the last 2 years I’ve owned it.

Thanks @megs1030. Is there anything you don’t like about the Lacanche or anything you wish you designed differently? Just trying to glean all advice we can from current owners. Thanks!

@J H, we have the Cluny 1400. 5 gas burners, induction hob over the warming cupboard. Sometimes I wish we ordered a range with the larger ovens as I have yet to find a normal size cookie sheet to fit in the smaller ovens while baking copious amounts of cookies over the holidays. But that being said, we have cooked a 20 pound turkey in the smaller ovens without issue. Honestly, I love the burners, love the induction hob. Love the warming cupboard and used that daily pre-covid. It’s a dream during large holiday dinners. What configuration are you considering? Have you reached out to Lacanche to try to visit one of their showrooms?… not sure where you are located.

We installed a Lacanche Volnay 12 years ago. Just sold the house. We loved the burners, oven and warming drawer. The range will last 100 years for sure; it has no computer chips or complicated electronics. FWIW, the electric oven is wonderful for baking bread. I miss it.

@megs1030 We are debating between the Cluny 1400 and Sully . (and possibly the Chagny 1400). On the top, we are thinking of a setup similar to yours but with the French top: 4 gas burners, French top, and the induction hob. We'll get one gas and one electric oven. We are also likely going to get a combi steam oven as well outside of the range.

I think the comments on this thread helped confirm to us that Lacanche is the way to go, and the premium for the Lacornue isn't going to be worth it.

What we're struggling with is:

• The oven size - should we go for the bigger ovens and get a separate warming drawer? Or just do the smaller ovens and warming cupboard?
• The Chagny vs Cluny - if we do smaller ovens, is there any benefit in the extra broiler? I don't think so for us since we seldom use our broiler now, but still thinking about this

We live in the SF Bay Area, so don't have a local showroom, unfortunately. We've done a virtual tour with the folks from frenchranges.com, and have also visited one local shop that has a Sully on display, but I'd love to find a way to see the Cluny somewhere to really get a feel for the oven size. I understand why they did it but am sad that the program to visit folks' homes who have the ovens has been stopped.

If you have any other thoughts or advice based on what I've shared above, please feel free to send it my way! I'm sure we'll love whatever we end up getting but the oven size feels like such a big decision and I just don't want to invest this much and regret what we decided later.... Thanks!!!

Hi John, I also considered LaCornue, but the Lacanche won due to the many positive reviews I was able to find online here (search Lacanche Part 1, 2, etc. if I recall correctly there are about 40 threads). Not only were new owners of Lacanche pleased, owners were writing rave reviews years after they purchased their ranges. I could not find even close to the same for the LaCornue. I have owned my Cluny 1400 for just over 6 years, I love the way it looks and preforms just as much today as I did the day it was installed. I fully intend for this range to be passed down to one of my children, it's a workhorse that is build to last. I also like that Lacanche isn't sold in a chain retail store and the personal service you get from the Lacanche team is outstanding.

I would also like to add that the Cluny 1400 has never not been able to handle all my cooking needs. My family consist of 6 people, all but one are now adults and still live at home. We also (precovid) frequently had large parties (20-30 plus people). The oven size is not an issue at all, infact I think it's a plus. I'm no longer heating up a large American sized oven for one casserole dish on a regular basis and the food cooks faster and better. Honestly, I would never go back to a full sized American oven again. When I host a large party, I just use both ovens and I move food to the warming oven when it's finished cooking. The turkey goes in the gas oven and I rotate dishes to the electric as needed. The other benift to this is I can cook the turkey and the sides at different temperatures. And, the warming oven holds an amazing amount of food! The only pan I've ever replaced is my old roasting pan that I used for turkeys that had handles that did not fold down. Other than that, I use all my old cookware.

Letting go of the idea of the oversized American oven is hard. I even left a place in my new kitchen to add a wall oven just in case I found the Cluny ovens to be too small to handle my cooking needs. That space still holds my microwave oven six years later. I hope this helps you.

I agree with Megs and Corie- my 1400 has been able to cook everything I’ve needed to. I was tempted by the Chagny but something to consider is that the oven below will be quite low... I would not want to be lifting heavy pots in and out of it.
I have the traditional top with 5k, 15k, 2x11k and the induction. Love the induction but would prob switch to the classique if I had to do over. I don’t use the warming oven as much as I thought, but the Cluny ovens have been sufficient so don’t know that I would switch to the Sully.

When I went to the Lacanche warehouse in Poughkeepsie, for the 1400 size, I remember something about only one of the ovens is convection capable and that the convection mechanism is different than what most other manufacturers call convection. Convection was not even an option on my regular sized Cluny, so I don't remember the specifics, but that was almost a dealbreaker for me. You may want to research that a bit more if that is something important to you.

I recently got the delivery date for my Cluny - April 25, 2022. I ordered near the end of May, so the delivery dates of being 11 months out seem to be on target.

Lacanche owners are more likely going to commenting to houzz/gardenweb and other online forums. In comparison there are very few owners of La Cornue. It's possible that La Cornue owners are not as likely to spend time on these such forums.

IMO, It's less likely that a La Cornue Chateau owner will be spending much time or effort on houzz. La Cornue Chateau cost 3X a Lacanche. Lacanche are quaint and cute while La Cornue stops people in their tracks. All walks of people.