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wolf range doesn't accommodate standard sheet pans
in article , rachael traub at
wrote on 21/07/04 15:48: > I was under the impression that you > cannot legally install a commercial range in a home, according to > building code. Hi Rachael I don't know where you live, but where I live, British Columbia, Canada, there is no restriction on having a commercial range in a house. I have one in my house. There are some installation requirements that have to be met however. First a commercial range is not insulated like a domestic range so the commercial range has to have a specific clearance from a combustible surface. This is easily resolved with appropriate materials and suitable insulation. Second, the commercial range has a much higher heat output than a domestic range and therefore requires adequate exhaust ventilation and third you need adequate gas supply as the commercial ranges have a higher fuel demand than domestic ranges. I would have to say that you perhaps are in the minority of the buyers of commercial look a like domestic ranges. The vast majority of the buyers, purchase them for the look and are not interested in using commercial pans or other cooking equipment. ( Don't anyone flame me on this observation as it is not mine but that of appliance retailers). Rachael, I doubt that you will find anyone selling a pan to fit your oven so I would suggest, if you really have the need for larger pans, to find a sheet metal shop that can knock you out a few. Cheers Bill |
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wolf range doesn't accommodate standard sheet pans
in article , rachael traub at
wrote on 21/07/04 15:48: > I was under the impression that you > cannot legally install a commercial range in a home, according to > building code. Hi Rachael I don't know where you live, but where I live, British Columbia, Canada, there is no restriction on having a commercial range in a house. I have one in my house. There are some installation requirements that have to be met however. First a commercial range is not insulated like a domestic range so the commercial range has to have a specific clearance from a combustible surface. This is easily resolved with appropriate materials and suitable insulation. Second, the commercial range has a much higher heat output than a domestic range and therefore requires adequate exhaust ventilation and third you need adequate gas supply as the commercial ranges have a higher fuel demand than domestic ranges. I would have to say that you perhaps are in the minority of the buyers of commercial look a like domestic ranges. The vast majority of the buyers, purchase them for the look and are not interested in using commercial pans or other cooking equipment. ( Don't anyone flame me on this observation as it is not mine but that of appliance retailers). Rachael, I doubt that you will find anyone selling a pan to fit your oven so I would suggest, if you really have the need for larger pans, to find a sheet metal shop that can knock you out a few. Cheers Bill |
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wolf range doesn't accommodate standard sheet pans
In article >,
> Rachael, I doubt that you will find anyone selling a pan to fit your oven so > I would suggest, if you really have the need for larger pans, to find a > sheet metal shop that can knock you out a few. > > Cheers > > Bill For the benefit of those considering similar purchases Bluestar claims that their residential ranges will fit a full sheet pan. http://www.prizer-painter.com/ Roland |
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wolf range doesn't accommodate standard sheet pans
In article >,
Bill > wrote: > in article , rachael traub at > wrote on 21/07/04 15:48: > > > I was under the impression that you > > cannot legally install a commercial range in a home, according to > > building code. > > Hi Rachael > > I don't know where you live, but where I live, British Columbia, Canada, > there is no restriction on having a commercial range in a house. I have one > in my house. What kind of range do you have? What is the rated BTU of the burners? If you are so inclined could you run a little test: See how long it takes to bring 6 quarts of water in a large pot to a rolling boil. Should you choose to do so, please be as precise as you can in terms of volumes and what you define as boiling (few bubbles vs vigorous rolling boil (my preferred endpoint). I am trying to establish a database that will be available for potential buyers so that they can see how rated BTU translates to real world performance. I recently bought a Hotpoint (model rated favorably by CR) that has a 12,000 BTU burner. It takes about 20 minutes to bring 6 quarts to a rolling boil. This compares very favorably with the Bluestar that took 17 minutes and 40 seconds in Rosengartens tests published he http://www.departures.com/ad/ad_1103_cookranges.html Essentially, the Hotpoint delivers 90% of the performance at 10% of the price. Based on raw BTU ratings of the burners you would have expected a bigger difference. I am doing several measurements and in many areas (relating to actual performance) the Hotpoint compares VERY FAVORABLY to ranges costing > ten times more. Obviously many of the differences are aesthetic and Hotpoint fares less favorably here. When I have had a chance to fully evaluate the range I will post a summary here. Roland Roland |
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wolf range doesn't accommodate standard sheet pans
In article >,
Bill > wrote: > in article , rachael traub at > wrote on 21/07/04 15:48: > > > I was under the impression that you > > cannot legally install a commercial range in a home, according to > > building code. > > Hi Rachael > > I don't know where you live, but where I live, British Columbia, Canada, > there is no restriction on having a commercial range in a house. I have one > in my house. What kind of range do you have? What is the rated BTU of the burners? If you are so inclined could you run a little test: See how long it takes to bring 6 quarts of water in a large pot to a rolling boil. Should you choose to do so, please be as precise as you can in terms of volumes and what you define as boiling (few bubbles vs vigorous rolling boil (my preferred endpoint). I am trying to establish a database that will be available for potential buyers so that they can see how rated BTU translates to real world performance. I recently bought a Hotpoint (model rated favorably by CR) that has a 12,000 BTU burner. It takes about 20 minutes to bring 6 quarts to a rolling boil. This compares very favorably with the Bluestar that took 17 minutes and 40 seconds in Rosengartens tests published he http://www.departures.com/ad/ad_1103_cookranges.html Essentially, the Hotpoint delivers 90% of the performance at 10% of the price. Based on raw BTU ratings of the burners you would have expected a bigger difference. I am doing several measurements and in many areas (relating to actual performance) the Hotpoint compares VERY FAVORABLY to ranges costing > ten times more. Obviously many of the differences are aesthetic and Hotpoint fares less favorably here. When I have had a chance to fully evaluate the range I will post a summary here. Roland Roland |
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wolf range doesn't accommodate standard sheet pans
in article , Joe Doe at
wrote on 22/07/04 12:05: > What kind of range do you have? What is the rated BTU of the burners? > > If you are so inclined could you run a little test: See how long it > takes to bring 6 quarts of water in a large pot to a rolling boil. > Should you choose to do so, please be as precise as you can in terms of > volumes and what you define as boiling (few bubbles vs vigorous rolling > boil (my preferred endpoint). I have an old Garland that I picked up second hand for CDN$800. I believe the burners are 24,000 BTU It takes 8min 30 sec. To bring 6 litres (6.3 US quarts) of water to a rolling boil. Just sold it as I am moving and going to get a new DCS range top. |
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wolf range doesn't accommodate standard sheet pans
Bill > wrote in message >...
> Rachael, I doubt that you will find anyone selling a pan to fit your oven so > I would suggest, if you really have the need for larger pans, to find a > sheet metal shop that can knock you out a few. Thanks to this post, I recived an email pointing out a source for 3/4 sheet pans. They are 21 x 15 and sturdy commercial grade. While they do not allow me to take advantage of the full capacity of my wolf oven, they are an 81 square inch upgrade over half sheet pans. I bought mine at acemart.com for $6.95 each. I also discovered that a search for 'bun pans' will return more results than 'sheet pans'. |
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wolf range doesn't accommodate standard sheet pans
Bill > wrote in message >...
> Rachael, I doubt that you will find anyone selling a pan to fit your oven so > I would suggest, if you really have the need for larger pans, to find a > sheet metal shop that can knock you out a few. Thanks to this post, I recived an email pointing out a source for 3/4 sheet pans. They are 21 x 15 and sturdy commercial grade. While they do not allow me to take advantage of the full capacity of my wolf oven, they are an 81 square inch upgrade over half sheet pans. I bought mine at acemart.com for $6.95 each. I also discovered that a search for 'bun pans' will return more results than 'sheet pans'. |
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