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aga vs wolf range

2 years ago

Doing a kitchen renovation - looking at the aga elise 48” or the 48” wolf (both dual fuel) … any advice? Thanks!

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  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Have you checked the interior dimensions of the ovens? When I viewed an Aga in person the interior dimensions of the oven cavities looked small. Online specs seem to show that the Aga has less capacity than the Wolf, but you'd need to check the specs for each model you're considering. (If you're not cooking big turkeys or roasts that might not matter to you.)

    The looks are very different (at least to my eye, but I'm not a designer.) I love the look and color options of the Aga but what do you like? What is the style of your kitchen / future kitchen?


    ETA if you go to a site like AJ Madison, you can select your models and do a comparison. Might help to view things like functions and capacities side by side.

  • 2 years ago

    Thanks for the response. They are very different looks. I currently have a wolf 48” and love it but ultimately wanted the lacanche sully range but due to time constraints not an option. The aga seems to fit the vintage vibe but the size worries me. Don’t do a ton of cooking but do host thanksgiving dinner… ugh. Decisions!

  • 2 years ago

    Have you looked at Bluestar? With all the color options and a larger oven capacity... maybe it's kind of a cross between Wolf and Aga? However, I've never owned any of these brands so can't speak to functionality of any. (I also don't know about timing for Bluestar. They are customizable so they might not fit your timeline... but getting the right range for you might be worth the wait?)

  • last year

    Wolf is beautifully made, but just cooks with hot air blowing around. Its as good as any hot air ie fan based cooker, its made to last, and easy to operate, slide out food, look at it while its cooking, and its temperatue accuracy is superb. Same with the cook top accuracy and controls. The AGA is totally different. Firstly the size issue: its oven do not have fans, instead its sides are cast iron. So the oven appear small, but they very deep, and the slide holder are part of the cast iron sides. So there is no wasted space. You slide in a tray of food on top of the cast iron ridges - which is not like a fance telescoping tray support in a Wolf. You have to pull an AGA tray out from the stove. However, any person can do that. The cast iron holds and radiates heat, which cooks differently to hot air (which is an insulator). An AGA cooks more like a BBQ kettle - they also use radiated heat. But an AGA has more even heat, and its temperature is consisentant, unlike a BBQ. Because of the few AGA controls, one cooks differently. If more than one oven is on, you might find the food is cooking quicker than you planned - so you can shift to another oven. And changing the oven or temperature will not hurt the cooking because radiant heat retains the moisture. There are no windows in an AGA oven either, so you open a door and have a look. Or push a temperature gauge into the food. Leaving the door open doesn't stop the cooking, as its radiant heat and the food keeps cooking - except from the door you've opened. With the Wolf, the fan stops when you open the door, and the cooking is greatly effected - its best to look through the glass door. AGAs also don't need normal cleaning - you brush them out. They are versatile too. If you like cooking, and are imaginative, and AGA is great. If not, the Wolf is a better choice. IMO the Wolf should have steam, but it seems they don't.