songsparrow Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 If you were remodeling your kitchen, would you prefer to put in 2 smaller ovens (either wall ovens or a freestanding range/oven with 2 ovens), or one regular sized one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I'd go with two, as long as I knew one was still big enough for a turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I'd go with two, as long as I knew one was still big enough for a turkey. Yep, me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I'd go with two, as long as I knew one was still big enough for a turkey. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I prefer being able to bake 6 loaves of bread or two xl pizzas at once. I would also like to be able to roast a 24 lb turkey. I wouldnt care what combination of ovens would allow me to do that....but I do need that kind of capacity on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Definitely two, but not two small ones -- I would want at least one "full-sized" oven. I would choose a 48" or 60" range, because then, in addition to the extra oven, you'd also get extra burners on the stovetop (and/or a grill or a griddle.) I have a 48" range now, because a 60" wouldn't fit properly in the spot where I wanted to put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tita Gidge Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I'd rather have one regular sized oven than two smaller sized ovens. I learned this the hard, expensive way ... After going on and on about how I needed that second oven, once I got it I discovered it didn't mesh with my cooking needs. Either that, or I was too set in my ways to adapt my cooking ways to accommodate two smaller ovens to the old regular sized one oven LOL. I cook for large groups. Do you? That would matter, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Two, but one would have to be large enough to bake a very large turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I just put this in a month ago. I can't believe how often I'm using both ovens. A word of caution, if your plug is on the floor, you'll have to move it or your oven will stick out about 6 inches. You'll also lose that drawer on the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I had a free standing stove with one small oven and one regular and I loved it. Loved it. I would definitely go for two ovens. You don't want two tiny ones, but one regular size one and one small one is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 2 regular size ovens. I can not tell you how much I miss my mother's dutch ovens. I wish I had the space for 2 ovens. I don't think I would like 2 small ovens unless they were large enough for a 25 lb turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I have a 2-oven stove, too! Family of 4, so we mostly use the smaller oven on top. But when I need something bigger, or we are cooking for a family gathering or holiday both ovens get used a lot. We bought ours when we decided to replace our gas stove (came with the house, good, but broiler on the floor) so I could have a broiler above floor level. (I HATE broilers on the bottom -- let's bend CLEAR over and try to balance the super-hot pan while straightening up!) We were looking at stoves with broilers in the oven and DH was drawn to the 2-oven model (he saw the smaller oven not only as a broiler, but as less of a heat sink in the summer). We bought it, though it was twice what we had planned to spend. We really like it -- the only thing I'm not thrilled about is the cooktop. Ours has 5 burners (supposedly), but the 5th is in the middle of the square, and you can't get a pot centered over any other burner if you are using that one. So for us ours is a 4-burner stove with another burner to clean when stuff spills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 We moved into a house with two and I almist exclusively use the small one. The big one has been used less than 5 times in three years. On the plus side it doesn't get dirty... We are a family of 5 with an extra two or three for holidays, and noone is upset if we decude nit to have a whole turkey on T-Day. YMMV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 If you have the room, and the budget, I'd want one full size oven (and you can get full size wall ovens) and a smaller wall oven. Then a larger cooktop. eta: we bake/roast things at least once a month that requires the height of a larger oven, and at least once a week that need the width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 2 !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I can say that I would love 2 but I just don't bake enough to justify it. But I'd really love a smaller oven because we usually only bake a single tray of something if we do use the oven. But I also need to bake a massive turkey every other year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I'd rather have one regular sized oven than two smaller sized ovens. Me, too. I have 2 small ovens right now. Some of my baking sheets don't fit. I can't bake a Family-sized pizza. I don't know how our landlord thought this was a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I just put this in a month ago. I can't believe how often I'm using both ovens. A word of caution, if your plug is on the floor, you'll have to move it or your oven will stick out about 6 inches. You'll also lose that drawer on the bottom. This. Love this!! Oh, and you didn't ask, but losing the drawer on the bottom haad no effect on us because we added drawers beside the oven instead of cabinets which I loved even more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 We just remodeled and replaced our electric wall oven and electric cook top with gas. I didn't see the need for two ovens. As our family grows, kids get married, etc., I will probably do what my mil did: bake pies and rolls ahead, and have everyone bring something. My oven is big enough for a large turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamzanne Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 My parents built their dream house about seven years ago and I've heard 18 million times how her only regret is that she didn't put in two ovens. So definitely two ovens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I'd love to have two ovens. I'm forever baking two different foods at once for dinner that require two different temperatures, and trying to come to some sort of happy medium temperature. I'd be in heaven with two ovens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 The one thing I really regret with our remodel is not putting in two ovens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I have two ovens. I have a wood combustion stove. I absolutely LOVE it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 We decided on one large 36" range (with a huge convection oven). I can fit quite a lot in at the same time. I had thought of two ovens, but really they would both only get used at the same time sporadically. Not really worth it for the space it would take up in the kitchen. Don't know if it is has been mentioned yet, but there are microwave ovens now that work as convection ovens as well - might be an option to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I lived in a rental duplex that had a drop in range/oven combo with a big oven on the bottom and a smaller over above the cooktop. MIL had one exactly like it for several decades. So if I could manage it, I'd have a large and a small oven, although not necessarily in one appliance, becasuse I don't think I could live without a hood now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Two. Definitely two. I don't need two ovens very often, and I've learned to compensate (bought a roaster oven, use crock pots more), but I miss my two ovens. What would be even better would be two ovens plus a warming drawer. Ahhhh...we can always dream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I treat the top oven as a warming drawer a LOT. I'll even put the plates on there to warm. I'm using two ovens at once about twice a week. I'm guessing that will cease when the weather gets nicer. I have yet to resolve the missing lid drawer situation. :-/ My lids and flat pans have been sitting in a cardboard box in the dining room for a month now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 we just redid our kitchen. we only put in one stove again. i swore upside down and backwards that i wanted two. so we bought a combination toaster/convection oven to see how often we would use it as a second oven. we use it all the time. allllll the time. and it showed me that the toaster/convection oven met our needs beautifully. fwiw, ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I am getting a new oven soon. We have a full size wall oven and used to have a large wall microwave oven. I will be getting a double wall oven, with one being a full size and one being somewhat smaller. I have a microwave downstairs that is smaller but that is good enough for me. I would rather have a second oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Definitely two if you host any holidays or do any entertaining. It makes things so much easier. Having two ovens was on the top of my list of things I wanted when we built our house. That and good lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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