Planned kitchen (could really use your help)
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Exactly, just a cook-top in the top picture, not oven.
With gas stove top you can regulate the heat much faster. With electric the heat takes a long time to cool or heat up.
Plus the visual of the flame helps me.
I have 20,000 BTU burners
Do you still like to have that option? Do you still do a lot of cooking? Do you still hope to entertain again?
The only thing I don't like about gas stoves is that it's easier to burn something and a lot quicker to burn. LOL
J.B., I'm really steering towards your advice thanks to both you and Ruth n Jersey, suggesting such.
I just love the setup in the first picture with the two ovens built-into the cabinets/wall, and up higher for ease of use.
It's an option for now, with my preference definitely steering towards the cook-top with two additional ovens built-in (off to the side) as shown in the first picture.
Not only is it a clean setup, it will allow for more below counter space below.
As for cooking, I do a ton of cooking and baking... always in the kitchen, and as for entertaining, everyone in the family takes turns hosting Christmas Day dinner in their homes, and I'd be thrilled to be able to do two separate dishes at a time, or a turkey in one oven while baking a dessert in the other.
Would afford me options and add to the overall flexibility of my kitchen and time.
Electris heat in oven regulates better than gas.
I love a gas cook top.
You want high heat? Bam! you got it. No waiting for electric elements to heat up.
Too hot? Bam! just turn back the flames. Takes forever for electric to cool down.
I agree, that is exactly my experience with such, so easy and quick to fine-tune and tailor to perfection.
Oh I see now. Yes. I didn't see the ovens off to the side at first. I agree that 1st one would be great! More counter space and more cabinet space. Yes!
Yes, the layout of the first kitchen plan is very modern and sleek, so fresh, and we'll be going with white as well with quartz countertops.
That would drive me batty as well.
Are you tied to living where you are, or do you have options?
Knight
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Only once did we have electric. As has been mentioned regulating heat is a problem.
Bought an LG gas oven stove top combo. The ceramic or what ever the stove top material is is a breeze to keep clean. That would be something to check out no matter which brand you choose.
One feature we thought would be great was an oval shaped center burner. That as a use for cooking is useless. What is convenient ares the two front larger burners, back left a smaller burner, back right an even smaller burner. Those have been used a lot for keeping something warm.
Then there is professional installation. No worries about gas leaks. Even if a gas leak began gas has an odor put in it. <---- a safety measure.
Last who ever installs the oven or ovens you chose should turn it on & calibrate the heat. If you set for 350 it should hold heat at 350.
Last if you chose stainless steel as the surface. Weiman Stainless steel cleaner is a terrific product.
Bought an LG gas oven stove top combo. The ceramic or what ever the stove top material is is a breeze to keep clean. That would be something to check out no matter which brand you choose.
One feature we thought would be great was an oval shaped center burner. That as a use for cooking is useless. What is convenient ares the two front larger burners, back left a smaller burner, back right an even smaller burner. Those have been used a lot for keeping something warm.
Then there is professional installation. No worries about gas leaks. Even if a gas leak began gas has an odor put in it. <---- a safety measure.
Last who ever installs the oven or ovens you chose should turn it on & calibrate the heat. If you set for 350 it should hold heat at 350.
Last if you chose stainless steel as the surface. Weiman Stainless steel cleaner is a terrific product.
White is the new fashion statement in kitchens.'
When I remodeled mine a while back I went cherry cabinets, granite counter tops and a light maple hardwood floor for contrast. I have a very large kitchen. My wife does not cook so the kitchen remodel was for me.
Sure do appreciate all, Knight!
I'll be coming back to this thread topic again and again.
I knew I could count on the folks here to get me started on the right foot on this.
That sounds lovely!
I love dark cabinetry, but white just talks to me, and I want glass-fronted cupboards, which I think will look really nice in white, especially with interior lighting, and I'm looking at something in the way of nickel or brushed nickel hardware for the pulls/knobs.
No options I can afford and this is the cleanest place I've seen. LOL
That's a shame, because being comfortable and happy in ones own place is so important.
You must cook and bake a lot?
Fashion is weird. White is the in thing now. Dark was in when I did my kitchen.
My Great Aunt's kitchen from the Late 40's was white glass fronted cupboards with Nickle hardware for knobs.
Fashion repeats itself.
I just hope bell bottoms don't back!
I tried to attach a picture of my island. It has a bone loin I was about to cut up.
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with no counter space i don't. if i had more to work with i could and would.
Honestly, I say white, but I may go with a pale yellow or pale green, time will tell.
Yes, it is funny how history and fashion/design goes in and out.
With me I've always had a thing for white, no matter what it is, I just like white, have my entire life.
Gosh, bell-bottoms, I remember having a few pairs of bell-bottoms back in the day, and at the time I remember how fearful I was over them going out of style or wearing out through washing and wear. LOL!
What about the option of a small island on wheels, where you could roll it in and out of the kitchen as needed, but have it pull double-duty outside of kitchen time?