30 vs 36 gas range

[Anonymous]

We are remodeling our kitchen and the designer prefers a 36, while I like a 30. The 36 feels too big for me. Just wondering what others went with. We plan in just having one gas range for now (Wolf probably) but there is room for additional stoves for the next buyer - the kitchen has a space that we won't be doing much with yet.

[Anonymous]

I would get the 30 and wall steam oven. But hen again I've not ever had smaller kitchens and cooked with a 30 and prefer having the counter space. You can always get a bigger hood (36) to put over the smaller range and it'll log good in a larger kitchen space.

[Anonymous]

In general, I would say go with the 36". We upgraded to one last year, and it has made such a big difference to be able to have two larger pots/pans going at once without feeling like they're jockeying for space, or having to shift them around so they don't heat evenly. But I wouldn't get a Wolf in that size, though, because with their burner configuration you pretty much lose the benefit of the extra space, you just get an extra burner and the knobs in a different place. I like the ones that have the four regular burners at the outer corners, and then a center power burner to speed up things like boiling a big pot of water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In general, I would say go with the 36". We upgraded to one last year, and it has made such a big difference to be able to have two larger pots/pans going at once without feeling like they're jockeying for space, or having to shift them around so they don't heat evenly. But I wouldn't get a Wolf in that size, though, because with their burner configuration you pretty much lose the benefit of the extra space, you just get an extra burner and the knobs in a different place. I like the ones that have the four regular burners at the outer corners, and then a center power burner to speed up things like boiling a big pot of water.

I just realized you were talking about ranges, not cooktops, so the burner configurations are different. So maybe Wolf after all.

Don't plan on people putting in second cooktops, though. I would never want to do that, because there's no way to tend to everything if they're in multiple locations.

[Anonymous]

I just got a Thermador 36" with griddle in the center- love it so far! I never use more than 4 burners, so the griddle in the center works for us. If you have a large kitchen, I'd go with the 36".

[Anonymous]

Once I went 36 I never went back.

[Anonymous]

We went 48, it's perfect.

[Anonymous]

That extra 6" of cooking service is always used, one way or the other. We have a 36" Wolf AG range (partially open burners) and we love it. Not overly large kitchen either but a perfect step distance triange: fridge to sink, prep, range. Extra surface area makes clean up a breeze too.

[Anonymous]

I think it boils down to one thing. How often do you need more than four burners at one time. For us, it was once a year, on Thanksgiving. So we went with the 30. It was less expensive ant took up less room.

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

Go for 36

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go for 36

+1

[Anonymous]

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

No, but 36" will be preferred in general.

[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.

No, but 36" will be preferred in general.

Agree- the 30" will look and feel small in an expensive house.. Get one with a griddle for the extra space (rather than the 6 burners) - we used 3 burners a few times but never 4 so far..

[Anonymous]

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.