Viking or Thermador Gas Range - any recent experience?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wolf cooktop and double wall ovens for the win.

Did I type this today and not realize it? This ^

But it sounds like you have made up your mind from the three brands you asked about earlier. I think you should go to a showroom that has all of these brands, kick the tires and make a decision based on what feels right to you.

Depending upon where you live you can pick up a Viking or Thermador along with a flat panel TV at your local Best Buy.

PP and should’ve added unless you’re 55+ do not do double wall ovens. Ugh I hate them and refuse to buy a house with them, and all my friends (early 30s) agree. If you’re cooking for a crowd you should be using a variety of methods (smoker, sous vide), and who the heck wants to clean TWO ovens?!

[Anonymous]

What does age have to do with a double oven? I use them several times s week - one for protein, one for potatoes/starch , roasting veggies, etc

If you bake (cookies or muffins), a double oven is a huge time saver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does age have to do with a double oven? I use them several times s week - one for protein, one for potatoes/starch , roasting veggies, etc

If you bake (cookies or muffins), a double oven is a huge time saver.

Age because they were popular in the early 2000’s and went out of style for a reason. Regular American-sized ovens are incredibly inefficient - far too large for your everyday baking and cooking. Now add TWO of them and stick their ugly butts on a prominent wall in the most used room in the house...that’s a nope for me. If you need two ovens get a normal double freestanding. Or a toaster oven.

[Anonymous]

We have a thermidor gas range and Viking double ovens in a kitchen that is just around 20 years old. Both still work fine. I do plan to replace both with a stove/oven combo when we redo it on a few years, and gasp, I am over 50. I think we had thermidor in our last kitchen as well which was same vintage, also had no problems.

[Anonymous]

We bought a much older home and when we updated the kitchen I purposely kept the double oven configuration and just replaced the ovens - they are smaller though than the typical single oven in a range and only a few manufacturers still made that size.

Now, I am not up on kitchen design at all but I do cook most days (family of 4) and I'm amazed double ovens are no longer popular (don't many new fancy big kitchens have multiple ovens?). I frequently use them simultaneously PLUS sometimes a countertop toaster oven (Wolf, very handy for smaller dishes, roasting veggies, etc - use this several times a day - agree, it's great!). The double ovens are fantastic.

I used to have a big Viking range in our last place and frankly hauling pots and pans out of it is a pain relative to the waist high ovens - double ovens much easier on the back!

The only minus is I cannot cook a huge turkey in either oven - I'd either have to do two smaller birds or use it as an excuse to not host!

Well, to each their own...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wolf cooktop and double wall ovens for the win.

Did I type this today and not realize it? This ^

But it sounds like you have made up your mind from the three brands you asked about earlier. I think you should go to a showroom that has all of these brands, kick the tires and make a decision based on what feels right to you.

Depending upon where you live you can pick up a Viking or Thermador along with a flat panel TV at your local Best Buy.

PP and should’ve added unless you’re 55+ do not do double wall ovens. Ugh I hate them and refuse to buy a house with them, and all my friends (early 30s) agree. If you’re cooking for a crowd you should be using a variety of methods (smoker, sous vide), and who the heck wants to clean TWO ovens?!

Your comment is odd. And ageist. Why “should” you be using a variety of methods for a crowd?

Having multiple ovens (I have one wall and two in my range and a dedicated broiler) means I can cook a joint of meat and bake a cake or more at the same time. Or multiple sheets of cookies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wolf cooktop and double wall ovens for the win.

Did I type this today and not realize it? This ^

But it sounds like you have made up your mind from the three brands you asked about earlier. I think you should go to a showroom that has all of these brands, kick the tires and make a decision based on what feels right to you.

Depending upon where you live you can pick up a Viking or Thermador along with a flat panel TV at your local Best Buy.

PP and should’ve added unless you’re 55+ do not do double wall ovens. Ugh I hate them and refuse to buy a house with them, and all my friends (early 30s) agree. If you’re cooking for a crowd you should be using a variety of methods (smoker, sous vide), and who the heck wants to clean TWO ovens?!

What a bizarre comment. Why “should” I use a smoker and sous-vide?

[Anonymous]

You can’t beat double Wolf wall ovens if you’re a serious cook. They’re simply the best on the market.