30 vs 36 gas range

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:definitely get the 36"+ for that value house. have you thought about doing a cooktop (36") and then a wall oven undercounter (anywhere) that is 30"? I thought a 36" oven was a waste of space and heating energy so this is what we did.

Our house has this arrangement, installed by previous owners. As someone who cooks/bakes a lot, I wouldn't choose it; I love the large range and wish I had more space in the oven. It's also a pain to replace the separate pieces; it's much more custom work.

And if it's not already clear, I think you ABSOLUTELY should do the 36" range. It makes such a huge difference if you cook a lot.

[Anonymous]

We went with 36, now wish we went with 48.

So much space for activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:definitely get the 36"+ for that value house. have you thought about doing a cooktop (36") and then a wall oven undercounter (anywhere) that is 30"? I thought a 36" oven was a waste of space and heating energy so this is what we did.

Our house has this arrangement, installed by previous owners. As someone who cooks/bakes a lot, I wouldn't choose it; I love the large range and wish I had more space in the oven. It's also a pain to replace the separate pieces; it's much more custom work.

And if it's not already clear, I think you ABSOLUTELY should do the 36" range. It makes such a huge difference if you cook a lot.

PP here--meant "cooktop," not "range."

[Anonymous]

damnit I am about to do some minor remodelling and was thinking of keeping the 30" range space. ughh damn you people

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:definitely get the 36"+ for that value house. have you thought about doing a cooktop (36") and then a wall oven undercounter (anywhere) that is 30"? I thought a 36" oven was a waste of space and heating energy so this is what we did.

Our house has this arrangement, installed by previous owners. As someone who cooks/bakes a lot, I wouldn't choose it; I love the large range and wish I had more space in the oven. It's also a pain to replace the separate pieces; it's much more custom work.

And if it's not already clear, I think you ABSOLUTELY should do the 36" range. It makes such a huge difference if you cook a lot.

That's the key phrase, though. If you don't cook a lot it's a waste of space.

[Anonymous]

We do not have a million dollar house and our kitchen is not huge, but I cook almost exclusively on the range, not in the oven, and I love our 36" range. Last night, I had a large pot of water boiling for pasta, a grill pan with shrimp going, a small pine with toasted pine nuts and another pan with a concasse of tomatoes, all at once. Love it. Plus, we bought a relatively inexpensive 36" range.

the one person I know with the biggest, most beautiful stove (I think its a 48" wolf) never ever cooks. Ever. the only time it has been used in a year is when they hired a cook for a party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We do not have a million dollar house and our kitchen is not huge, but I cook almost exclusively on the range, not in the oven, and I love our 36" range. Last night, I had a large pot of water boiling for pasta, a grill pan with shrimp going, a small pine with toasted pine nuts and another pan with a concasse of tomatoes, all at once. Love it. Plus, we bought a relatively inexpensive 36" range.

the one person I know with the biggest, most beautiful stove (I think its a 48" wolf) never ever cooks. Ever. the only time it has been used in a year is when they hired a cook for a party.

My cook hasn't complained about our 32 inch one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think a 30 vs 36 will be a problem for resale? House value is around 1.6 million.

At that price, definitely go with the 36". As long as you have sufficient counter top space, very few people will turn down your house because the range is larger. Plenty of people may look at it, though, and decide that it's too small and move on to another house (36" seems to be the minimum standard in that price range, from the few I've looked at recently), because who wants to do a kitchen remodel for a bigger range after spending $1.6 million for the house?

[Anonymous]

I guess for that size get 36" but I can tell you I have never in 12years in my house, ever used all the burners. It really is a waste. And I miss my microwave on top of the cooktop too.

Now a double oven for me is a must though. Lots of baking, keeping things warm, different temperatures.

[Anonymous]

You can always drop a 30" cooktop into a 36" cabinet. If you ever change your mind or for resale purposes, opening up the counter a little more and dropper a larger cooktop in would not cost that much.

I personally rather have the counter space. I wouldn't cook more than 3 things at one time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think a 30 vs 36 will be a problem for resale? House value is around 1.6 million.

At that price, definitely go with the 36". As long as you have sufficient counter top space, very few people will turn down your house because the range is larger. Plenty of people may look at it, though, and decide that it's too small and move on to another house (36" seems to be the minimum standard in that price range, from the few I've looked at recently), because who wants to do a kitchen remodel for a bigger range after spending $1.6 million for the house?

1.6 isn't really that much and most of the home have 36 but i have seen 30 ones that don't have issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We went with 36, now wish we went with 48.

So much space for activities.

Huh? What activities can you do with a 48" cooktop

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We went with 36, now wish we went with 48.

So much space for activities.

Huh? What activities can you do with a 48" cooktop

sex

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We went with 36, now wish we went with 48.

So much space for activities.

Huh? What activities can you do with a 48" cooktop

sex

ouch

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We went with 36, now wish we went with 48.

So much space for activities.

Huh? What activities can you do with a 48" cooktop

sex

ouch

naw its hot.