30 versus 36 inch range?
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Anonymous
| OK, I voted upstream for the GE, but to give more detail now, we have a GE 36" induction cooktop (awesome!) and a 30" Blue Star oven (swooningly awesome!). It fits a full size commercial baking sheet... |
Anonymous
| Is self cleaning important |
Anonymous
| Yes, I would like self-cleaning unless there was some good reason not to have it. |
Anonymous
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Also depends on space available in your kitchen. I wanted the 36, but in our 1950s kitchen I ended up deciding 6" more counter was more valuable.
If I had a big McMansion kitchen where space was unlimited, I'd definitely do the 36. |
Anonymous
| I'd love more responses on this. NP here. We are in the same situation and my husband who's the main cook is happy with a 30 inch but for resale I think a 36 inch would be better. I would think more people would go from a 30 to 36 easily then would go from 36 to 48 easily. |
Anonymous
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As a husband who cooks 99.9 % of the time, i appreciate my wifes design senses and resale points. I think 36 is cool in theory but I rarely have more than 2 or 3 things going at once. Would the extra burners help? Maybe but I'd rather have more counter space.
I think that most people pushing bigger ranges are just keeping up with the Jones. However, I also think that's totally legitimate because you don't want your house to be valued lower because you were downgrading out of principle. That being said, with a 36" range you have to consider a butt load of additional costs. For example, generally you'll need a bigger hood than 36". There is a whole formula of size of range, BTUs, size of room, etc. You need the right sized hood. Too small is a hazard and too big actually sucks oxygen out of the room. So if you upgrade the range you have to make sure your ventilation matches too. If it's a gas hookup, is your line rated at the proper flow for the pipe diameter and distance from the meter to your stove? Is your water heater and/or furnace in the same line? Can the line handle those appliances and the maximum capacity of BTUS for the range? Is your meter rated to push enough gas down the line as needed? Older meters will need an upgrade and Wash Gas charges about $100-200 for the privilege of making you wait a day for them to show up and do the work. So it's a cascading set of costs to consider way beyond the extra $ for the bigger range. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| We got a 36" American Range range and 30" Electrolux oven. |