Our new slide in range is on its way! Ordered via ebay, it still cost as much as my first car (a 1990 Ford Escort hatchback that I once fit eight people in on the thruway and boy did it bottom out and no, I am not that irresponsible anymore....) and even though we payed a $1000 less than the stove's price in local stores, I'm still having sticker shock...Why we picked this one:
1.)Very superficial here - I loved the professional looking knobs.
2.) It has a built in downdraft. Putting any cook top or stove in an island requires either an enormous hood and ventilation system or a separate downdraft.
A separate hood and pipe or a separate downdraft cost at least $1000 each. Jenn Air is the only company that makes a stove with a built in downdraft.
3.) It is duel fuel.
Electric is better for baking and gas is better for cooking. It is convertible to propane, which is the fuel we'll be using out here in the country with no gas lines available.
4.) Comes with a full warranty.
5.) Roomy oven. While I'd still love to find a nice wall oven on clearance for say, $200, this allows me not to have to hold my breath while we wait and watch.
So, viola, here is the stove and it should be in next week!
2 comments:
Okay, this question will reveal my ignorance, but...
This downdraft thing...is it vented outside anywhere at all? Are you saying this unit does not require *any* external venting?
Love reading about your old house. We've got one, too, and it is so much fun.
~Andrea
Andrea, nope,it doesn't require any outside venting at all. The vent is built into the top of the stove with a filter, etc. A huge savings as far as downdrafts go since the extra venting to outside costs a bundle to put in. We researched every available option and this came out as the best while still the most affordable.
Hope that helps,
hannah
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