"Sheldon" > wrote in message
It's obviously a true commercial stove with no bells and whistles...
do you really need all that BTU power... you may need to redo your
kitchen to accomodate safe clearances and you will need the
recommended exhaust set up. Personally I wouldn't buy a stove for
home use that doesn't have a self clean oven, and I like and use all
the bells and whistles. Without knowing total price (including a
probable kitchen make over) it's not possible to give an honest
opinion. But I would strongly suggest checking out other commercial
stoves (not commercial *style*), and then seriously search your soul
for why you think you need such a powerful monster.
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In spite of the commercial appearance, it is designed and built for
residential use. If you mean commercial as in no electronics, you are
correct. It is zero clearance on the sides. Only one burner (15,000 Btu)
is larger than what I have now. Two are smaller and very adequate for most
cooking and simmering.
Some of the bells and whistles on new equipment is nice, but we have not
used the timer on our for years. Never had the need for a timed start, but
I'm sure others do or they'd not make it. The electronic controls for the
oven are nice, but if the mechanical regulation is good, the advantage of
plus or minus a half degree is negligible in the scheme of normal cooking.
When I think about how many ranges are still in use after 20, 30, 40 years
with little or no problems, I have to wonder what you do when the
electronics fail on a $2000 range 5 or 10 years from now. Our existing range
is 21 years old and this is the second problem in all that time. Oven
igniter went before. .
I'll find out the price when we go shopping tomorrow. I was told by the guy
in the store (not the owner) that I could get a good deal since it has been
sitting on the floor for a while. Right now, it is priced $500 under what
I've found on the internet. At least some of that difference is due to the
exchange rate and I'd not pay $3000+ for it.
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Ed
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