I wanna do a minor kitchen remodel (mostly just shuffling appliances and cabinets) which seemed like a good opportunity to finally upgrade to induction.
Ideally I’m looking for a slide-in range, but I’m open to doing cooktop and oven separately given a reasonable way to make that fit in the footprint of a slide-in.
Obviously normal BIFL stuff. I don’t care about or want Smart Connectivity of any kind; knobs are great, the fewer touchpads the better, screens are off-putting; the fewer electronic components, the better; I don’t care about aesthetics at all, I like the simple, easy to clean commercial style.
Bridge elements would be nice, but not that important. Convection is preferred, a split oven would be nice, I don’t really need the storage drawer at the bottom.
Edit: I wound up going with this model from LG. Looked like the best option in my price range.
Thank you! Watching this thread eagerly.
I’m replacing, so I’m looking for a 48" model - what size is your’s? It’s a key factor.
It’s getting increasingly hard to avoid the “smart” cook tops, but that’s critical for me. I not only don’t ned my cook top to have WiFi, I actively want to not pay for smart features. We made the mistake of replacing our dishwater with a smart (LG) model, because of other features it had; I thought I’d simply not connect it… only to discover that some features are hidden behind a “download to use” function. Fuck you, LG.
We have a gas range I want to replace, not because I’m anti-gas (we have a properly, externally vented, hood with a powerful fan), but because cleaning gas tops is a serious PITA. I’ve liked the induction tops we’ve used in Europe, and would like to get one here, but they’re absurdly priced. I guess they’re still rare enough to be considered luxury options. I could replace by gas top for a fraction of any induction top I’ve seen.
Anyway, thanks again for posting this.
Edit: while I don’t generally use LLMs for searching, I do find them useful for product searches. Hallucinations are harmless (the product either exists and has the features I requested, or it doesn’t), and LLMs are far better about leveraging qualifiers such as “no WiFi”.
Here’s my DDG search, FYI.
Well, the current range is 30", but it only has a counter to one side, so I could go with any size. It’s just me and my wife though, so 48" is probably excessive for my use.
Sure, you work with the space you have. I meant only that it’ll affect recommendations.
Also, one suggestion: build for the house, not your current situation. If the house has room for a family, install something that’ll work for a family in case you ever sell. Buyers will be looking at that.
It’s a pretty small house, about 1000 sqft.
I mean I’d love a nice 48" unit, but I can’t imagine many options in my budget
Been there. It sounds as if you’re right-sizing it.
The downside of a bigger cooktop is more surface area to clean. I’m only looking at 48" because I’m looking to swap in, and that’s the size that’s already there. You’re redoing your counters, too?
No, but there’s only a counter on one side of the range, the other side is the fridge which I’m moving anyway.
We redid the kitchen in our second house, which was about the same size, and sounds like about the same layout. The range was wedged up hard against the fridge, with maybe 4 or 6" of counter between them. It sucked.
We moved everything, and made the kitchen floorspace a little smaller to add counter and cabinet space, and to move the fridge. The extra counter and cabinets were the best thing we did, in retrospect, but moving the fridge was huge. We didn’t put in a larger range, but just the extra elbow room at the range changed the whole feel of working in the kitchen.