Question: What Types of Cooking Ranges Can I Consider?
When planning your kitchen lay-out, it's very important to ensure that you maintain an efficient work triangle. If you were to draw a line, this would be the work area from sink to refrigerator, to cooking range and back to sink. The more spread out the work triangle becomes, the less efficient the workspace is. Therefore range placement is an important consideration when renovating an old kitchen or building a house, and placement depends largely on the installation requirements of the type of range you choose.
Answer: There are several cooking range models available, but prices vary considerably and certain ranges require custom cabinetry installation.
The most economical cooking range is a freestanding model. Most freestanding ranges are 30" wide, but smaller and larger units are available. This type of range can be placed between or beside cabinets, or even alongside the refrigerator. It's the easiest to place in the kitchen.
A slide-in range is designed to slide in between the cabinets giving a built-in appearance. A drop-in range requires custom installation within the cabinetry. Both models are higher priced than freestanding ranges, with the drop-in range having the highest cost. Styles and finishes are limited with these range models and they may require special ordering. Read more about slide-in and drop-in ranges: What's the Difference Between a Slide-in and Drop-in Range?
Another cooking range option is to install a cooktop in a countertop and a wall oven in other cabinetry. This splits the cooking work areas and can make a kitchen more efficient. However, more thought is needed when placing these appliances, to not interfere with traffic areas or reduce the efficiency of the work area. The cost of these two appliances doubles that of a freestanding unit. But cooktop/wall oven combinations are quite popular and stylish, with versatile cook and grill top modules and more ranges of sizes available. Wall ovens come in various sizes and combinations of single or double ovens, and you can even add a convenient warming drawer.
Before checking out various cooking range options, it's a good idea to know what fuel possibilities you can explore. That will dictate what models may be available for electric, gas or propane hook-up. Also take measurements and confirm that installation is possible for the specific model you're looking at.
Read More About Cooking Appliances:
Before You Buy a Cooking Range
Difference Between Slide-in and Drop-in Ranges
What is Convection Cooking?
Old Appliance Donation & Disposal Options
Cookware Resources
Go to Home Page
The most economical cooking range is a freestanding model. Most freestanding ranges are 30" wide, but smaller and larger units are available. This type of range can be placed between or beside cabinets, or even alongside the refrigerator. It's the easiest to place in the kitchen.
A slide-in range is designed to slide in between the cabinets giving a built-in appearance. A drop-in range requires custom installation within the cabinetry. Both models are higher priced than freestanding ranges, with the drop-in range having the highest cost. Styles and finishes are limited with these range models and they may require special ordering. Read more about slide-in and drop-in ranges: What's the Difference Between a Slide-in and Drop-in Range?
Another cooking range option is to install a cooktop in a countertop and a wall oven in other cabinetry. This splits the cooking work areas and can make a kitchen more efficient. However, more thought is needed when placing these appliances, to not interfere with traffic areas or reduce the efficiency of the work area. The cost of these two appliances doubles that of a freestanding unit. But cooktop/wall oven combinations are quite popular and stylish, with versatile cook and grill top modules and more ranges of sizes available. Wall ovens come in various sizes and combinations of single or double ovens, and you can even add a convenient warming drawer.
Before checking out various cooking range options, it's a good idea to know what fuel possibilities you can explore. That will dictate what models may be available for electric, gas or propane hook-up. Also take measurements and confirm that installation is possible for the specific model you're looking at.
Read More About Cooking Appliances:
Before You Buy a Cooking Range
Difference Between Slide-in and Drop-in Ranges
What is Convection Cooking?
Old Appliance Donation & Disposal Options
Cookware Resources
Go to Home Page
