"Rod Keys" > wrote in message
...
> My! My! All these negative posts! Is this jealousy? Viking and Wolf
> can't be any good cuz they can't afford them themselves?
>
> But these folks do have a points or two. Neither Viking or Wolf really
> are commercial units, nor would you want a real commercial unit in your
> house anyway, unless you do one hell of allot of entertaining or really
> big crouds. Commercial units are not "better" units. They're different.
> Thy're meant for continuous use, not starting and stopping like home
> units, and they usually have higher BTU burners to handle the bigger pots
> and pans restaurants use. But this also means their low heat settings are
> often too high for every day home use.
>
> Which brings up another point. Real commercial units and for that matter
> the pseudo-commercial units like Viking / Wolf are required by building
> codes to have different venting than home units and you could be getting
> into serious costs on that front.
>
> I entertain allot and have two kitchens. I use a Jenn Air and a long out
> of production cast iron burner style Kitchen Aid. But both are plain old
> residential units. And they both do anything I ask them to. I see no
> reason for bigger units in a home, even one that does lots of
> entertaining.
>
> In my opinion, the only real justification for Wolf / Viking is the
> "eyewash" .. they LOOK important. And take a hint from the kind of
> reaction you see in other posts. You're throwing your money in other
> people's face. If that appeals to you, and I can kind of understand the
> appeal, then pick the one that looks best to you. Then hang on to your
> wallet for the commercial vent system you're going to need.
>
> Rod
>
>
> "Elliott Plack, USAR" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>> For residential useage in the dual oven catagory, would you recomend
>> Wolf or Viking? I like the Wolf 6 burner + griddle + grill option with
>> two broiler equipted ovens. Wolf also has 4 temperature settings...
LOL. I totally agree with you. When it comes to appliances, I buy what
fulfills my needs. I put quality over brand. Now sometimes quality, or
lack thereof, tends to wash out a particular brand.
Due to the circumstances at the time when I moved to Nebraska, I was forced
to buy a free standing oven/range in a hurry. Well, 3 weeks was about how
long it took. LOL, during those 3 weeks, we practiced camp cooking!
AFAIK,
I'm the only person that can claim to have made spaghetti and tacos (not at
the same time) using his bbq grill and coleman 3-burner propane stove in his
garage! Top that!
Anyways, we purchased a regular 4-burner range with non-self cleaning oven.
Without running upstairs, I couldn't save my life by telling you the brand
of it. The BTU output sucks for using a wok. Apparently, the low-BTU
special simmer burner is pretty good though since anytime someone opens a
door to the outside, the damn flame goes out. Also, the controls for the
time and oven are on the riser in back. For me that's not a problem but the
wife is 4'11" with hair almost to her waist. I don't know how many times
she's managed to singe her hair turning the timer off!
Now that I have no pressing need, I've been reading the threads here and in
RFE and have found that I want a free standing unit that meets the following
criteria:
1. 30" width.
2. Ideally 6 burners but not likely due to #1
3. A decent simmer burner on the back left side of the unit.
4. At -least- one 15k BTU burner for wokking.
5. A selectable convection option in the oven.
6. A broiler.
7. All controls on the front; not on the riser in the back. In fact, I
don't care if the unit even has a timer or clock.
Here's the fun part. I don't care about brand name. I -do- care about
price though. So if I can find something that will meet my needs and spare
my bank account, I could give a hoot about brand.
Any idea's?
TIA,
Bret
(If anyone is interested in my garage-cooking stories just shout and I'll
start a thread!) <BEG>
----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==----
http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups
----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----