Anybody have the following gas ranges?

I know this a long shot, but does anybody have any experience with the following ranges/brands?

AGA Legacy (44")

Capital Culinarian (48"...unless I can convince my DH to go for the 60" .)


Wolf and Thermador are also contenders.

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We have this Wolf and it's amazing. Everything cooks so evenly plus it looks great in our kitchen.

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My ILs have had a Wolf for 10 years and they loved it, but did note that the oven interior rusted a bit. They don't know why but they think it may be because they had to use propane gas. Nevertheless, they just bought another Wolf for their new home.

We are shopping new appliances right now and I'm 90% sure we are going with the dual fuel Thermador 48" professional. Electric oven, gas cooktop. 6 burners and griddle. We have a little longer before we lock in our choice so I'm doing my research as well.

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PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE buy the Capital. I have the same exact one you posted. Magnificent! It takes a bit to get use to the open burners but similar to having lets say, front load washing machines, you can never go back to regular ones.
I had the Wolf & did not love it.
If you FM me your cell # I'll send you pics.
Plus truthfully, for the price, I thought it was a bargain. Just a tip...I put the grill in the oven when I self clean & they come out totally clean.

Edited to add, I also got the wok attachment ( I think it was a $240 upgrade) & rotisserie.

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Have you looked at La Cornue. Im a little obsessed:)

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Posted by CurlyQ

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We have this Wolf and it's amazing. Everything cooks so evenly plus it looks great in our kitchen.

We own the same one and love it!

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Posted by DRMom

Have you looked at La Cornue. Im a little obsessed:)

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Oh believe me...I've looked at them! But at 20K+, I don't know if they're worth it just for the aesthetics. I'm not a big cook (yet) and my primary form of cooking will be on a 30" induction cooktop, so it's hard for me to justify that purchase. But I do look at that kitchen porn daily!!!

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I have an AGA in my home and absolutely love it. Our other client favorites at KD are Wolf, Gaggenau, and Thermador. If you stop by Appliance world in Huntington and ask for Stuart, he is an expert and giving you the low down on all the brands. Tell him I sent you :)

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La Cornue as your other responder mentioned is also a favorite and absolutely stunning. Look at it in this kitchen...Black Long Island Kitchen with CornuFe Range

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Posted by DRMom

Have you looked at La Cornue. Im a little obsessed:)

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Oh believe me...I've looked at them! But at 20K+, I don't know if they're worth it just for the aesthetics. I'm not a big cook (yet) and my primary form of cooking will be on a 30" induction cooktop, so it's hard for me to justify that purchase. But I do look at that kitchen porn daily!!!

I hear you. I hardly even cook. BUT if I ever have enough of a budget to do a kitchen like the ones above, I will do it!

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Posted by Chatham-Chick

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I have an AGA in my home and absolutely love it. Our other client favorites at KD are Wolf, Gaggenau, and Thermador. If you stop by Appliance world in Huntington and ask for Stuart, he is an expert and giving you the low down on all the brands. Tell him I sent you :)

We were at Appliance World a couple of weeks ago just taking a look around (I wanted to see the french door American Range and was inquiring about the Marvel Full Size 60" refrigerator and 60" freezer), but at the time I bypassed the La Cornue line thinking they were out of our budget, but the CornuFe isn't. I showed my husband the photos of the beautiful black kitchen you guys designed (which I absolutely love!!!!), along with the CornuFe, so we'll probably stop by again to check the range out.

i did a google search for french door ovens and as I was drooling I was thinking of you Have you ever heard of American Range? Are you going to bring a sheet tray with you to see if the oven is wide enough? I feel like it is a small wall oven. But I love it!!
Keep posting things and I think I may be behind you in our kitchen reno which I wanted to do in 5 years...lol

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Posted by JerseyMamaOf3

Posted by Chatham-Chick

Posted by Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, Inc.

I have an AGA in my home and absolutely love it. Our other client favorites at KD are Wolf, Gaggenau, and Thermador. If you stop by Appliance world in Huntington and ask for Stuart, he is an expert and giving you the low down on all the brands. Tell him I sent you :)

We were at Appliance World a couple of weeks ago just taking a look around (I wanted to see the french door American Range and was inquiring about the Marvel Full Size 60" refrigerator and 60" freezer), but at the time I bypassed the La Cornue line thinking they were out of our budget, but the CornuFe isn't. I showed my husband the photos of the beautiful black kitchen you guys designed (which I absolutely love!!!!), along with the CornuFe, so we'll probably stop by again to check the range out.

i did a google search for french door ovens and as I was drooling I was thinking of you Have you ever heard of American Range? Are you going to bring a sheet tray with you to see if the oven is wide enough? I feel like it is a small wall oven. But I love it!!
Keep posting things and I think I may be behind you in our kitchen reno which I wanted to do in 5 years...lol

Yeah, I've been researching ranges/ovens like a mad woman...and I must admit, it's overwhelming. Appliance World in Huntington carries the AR french door. It was cool, but I'm afraid I'll burn myself when I open it. I've read some disappointing reviews of the AR ovens, so I backed off of them.

We're still leaning towards Capital, but now it looks like my DH is digging the 60" Connoisseurian with the 24" griddle, 12" grille and 4 burners.

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I would love a 60" anything..lol but I don't have the room for it.
I don't know if you have a 6 burner now or had in the past, but I did in our last house (we had a Viking from the previous HO and was good except the oven space SUCKED) and now we have a regular 5 Burner range (the 5 burner is a joke), but I really did use 5-6 burners when I had parties. Or 3-4 burner but had larger pots.

When my mother did her kitchen she did 2 single wall ovens under the counters. The way it was set up originally was 1 next to the cook top and then one on the other side by her baking stuff. It doesn't get utilized like that but, I do like the concept.
The double wall ovens are hard to take stuff in and out of on the top one. I know your tall though, so that actually may be easier for you. I am 5'5", so I really have to reach up.

Are you adding 2 dishwashers?

Yeah, we're sold on the 60" Capital Connoisseurian. We stopped by Appliance World yesterday to look at the ranges & oven sizes and we spoke with one of the salesmen (owner's son I believe) for quite a bit.

We were originally going to do a 48" range with a wall oven/microwave/warming draw combo on the wall, but this 60" range pretty much meets our needs. The 36" oven is perfect for my large turkeys/baking large quantities and the 24" is great for daily stuff.

And yes, we're doing 2 dishwashers (a must for when we entertain). We're doing 36" refrigerator/36" freezer, microwave draw, warming draw (full extension so it holds a pizza box ), ice maker, 24" dual tap kegarator, 2 - 24" beverage centers (dual zone)

and I think I've just convinced my DH to include a 15" induction cooktop. (I''ve been spoiled by my induction range and I don't want to give up the speed in which it boils water and how easy it is to cleanup things.)

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My mom has the capital 48". It's fabulous. It's my favorite part if her house. That said, she has had them out THREE times to fix the temp With the oven. Also, the oven door is LOW. My mom is only 5' 1", it's a PITA to open and close. It's very close to the floor. I squat down if I'm moving stuff around in it. But it's still freaking amazing.

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Posted by JerseyMamaOf3

I would love a 60" anything..lol but I don't have the room for it.
I don't know if you have a 6 burner now or had in the past, but I did in our last house (we had a Viking from the previous HO and was good except the oven space SUCKED) and now we have a regular 5 Burner range (the 5 burner is a joke), but I really did use 5-6 burners when I had parties. Or 3-4 burner but had larger pots.

When my mother did her kitchen she did 2 single wall ovens under the counters. The way it was set up originally was 1 next to the cook top and then one on the other side by her baking stuff. It doesn't get utilized like that but, I do like the concept.
The double wall ovens are hard to take stuff in and out of on the top one. I know your tall though, so that actually may be easier for you. I am 5'5", so I really have to reach up.

Are you adding 2 dishwashers?

Yeah, we're sold on the 60" Capital Connoisseurian. We stopped by Appliance World yesterday to look at the ranges & oven sizes and we spoke with one of the salesmen (owner's son I believe) for quite a bit.

We were originally going to do a 48" range with a wall oven/microwave/warming draw combo on the wall, but this 60" range pretty much meets our needs. The 36" oven is perfect for my large turkeys/baking large quantities and the 24" is great for daily stuff.

And yes, we're doing 2 dishwashers (a must for when we entertain). We're doing 36" refrigerator/36" freezer, microwave draw, warming draw (full extension so it holds a pizza box ), ice maker, 24" dual tap kegarator, 2 - 24" beverage centers (dual zone)

and I think I've just convinced my DH to include a 15" induction cooktop. (I''ve been spoiled by my induction range and I don't want to give up the speed in which it boils water and how easy it is to cleanup things.)

That is going to look amazing!! We put an ice maker in the basement bar and love it!!

Please post pictures durning the reno or email me them .
I really can't wait to see the finished project.

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Posted by jana

PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE buy the Capital. I have the same exact one you posted. Magnificent! It takes a bit to get use to the open burners but similar to having lets say, front load washing machines, you can never go back to regular ones.
I had the Wolf & did not love it.
If you FM me your cell # I'll send you pics.
Plus truthfully, for the price, I thought it was a bargain. Just a tip...I put the grill in the oven when I self clean & they come out totally clean.

Edited to add, I also got the wok attachment ( I think it was a $240 upgrade) & rotisserie.

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I watched the videos too & thats what sold me on it. Trevor is a great rep for the company. If you want, they fly you up to Boston for a free day of Demo & a cooking class. Also if you watch the show "Chopped" its the range they use. I've only used the Wok, not the rotisserie. The door is a tad low but its never bothered me.
Can't wait to see your reno

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I watched the videos too & thats what sold me on it. Trevor is a great rep for the company. If you want, they fly you up to Boston for a free day of Demo & a cooking class. Also if you watch the show "Chopped" its the range they use. I've only used the Wok, not the rotisserie. The door is a tad low but its never bothered me.
Can't wait to see your reno

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