While we’re on the subject of kitchen planning…
I’ve gone back and forth on the subject of double ovens. I had one in my first house and thought I hardly ever used both at the same time. So in my next house I just did a single. Then on many occasions in that house — I wished I had a double.
I tell you what — anything would be better than this piece of crap!
I want a double electric oven in this house. Gas cooktop. I like the dual fuel functionality.
When we bought this house, there was no oven at all and we bought the cheapest oven we could find because we knew we would be reconfiguring the whole kitchen at some point.
I thought I had at least purchased a dual fuel oven…I did not.
Who ever thought putting a broiler on the floor was a good idea? That’s what I’d like to know.
I guess there’s no other place to have a broiler on a gas oven. The flames are on the bottom of the oven and if you want to toast the top of something you have to put that something below the flames.
Whether I eventually get one or two electric wall ovens in this house — anything would be better than this.
Seriously!
Marie Roxanne says
Yes, this is a downside of gas stoves! Must have been a non-cook who thought of this!
Kim P says
My grandmother, my mother, and myself have all had that that same exact style of gas oven. None of us have ever used the broiler for anything but a place to store cookie sheets. That’s 60+ years of unused broiler space. It gets so dusty in there, I can’t even bring myself to think about using it to cook in.
Kristen @ More Than Mulberries says
Wait, what? A broiler? I just uses that drawer to store pans in! That’s all I thought it was good for! lol
Chris B. says
I love, love, love my double oven. I use just the tiny upper oven 90% of the time – it heats up FAST, so it’s an energy saver. And on those occasions I need both ovens, it’s priceless.
Andrea says
Or you could just install a heated floor, broil all your food, and enjoy laying there all day long.
Sandy N says
We have an oven exactly like that except ours is stainless and I absolutely HATE the broiler where it is. We’ve had it about a year. The oven that we replaced it with had the broiler inside the actual oven part so at one time at least they used to make them that way. Maybe you could still find one that does. I would never buy this type again. I’ll skip a recipe if it tells me I need to broil something just because I hate it so much. Hope you find one you love!
Nancy in Muephy says
I grew up with gas stoves. Yes, the broiler was as your’s is. For 37 years I’ve had all electric cook appliances and when the power was out for any length of time we were out of luck except to cook on the BBQ outside. Our present home has gas cooktop and double wall electric ovens. Love this combination! The builder had configured one oven with microwave above the oven and we had him replace it with the double ovens. I will always have double ovens if given the choice.
Julie B. says
In our previous house we had a gas oven (we picked it out and bought it…to replace the 1970’s brown electric, yuck)…it wasn’t cheap, but the broiler was on the inside the oven – not on the bottom- that was a warming drawer. Liked that feature… an in the oven broiler. Worked great 🙂 Now, we are in another fixer upper and the previous owner installed “new” appliances…guess what? CHEAP gas oven, with broiler on the bottom….Not good. I have four kids and cook/bake ALOT. 🙁 Hang in there with your oven!
Stephanie B says
My house had a double oven in it when I bought it 15 years ago (it was probably original to the house)! It went out 2 years ago and you would have thought I’d lost a loved one! LOL! I searched and searched and finally found what I wanted at Sears, believe it or not! It is a double oven, all electric, self cleaning, and I LOVE IT! I may not use both ovens everyday, but I do use them frequently. Cooking for church, baking cookies, holiday and family get togethers add up throughout the year and the oven becomes my best friend!
I forked out about $1500 – which is a good deal, believe it or not! I would tell you to be careful and pay close attention to the dimensions, but since you do not have one already, I am assuming you will build a cabinet to fit. Good luck and enjoy!
Julie B. says
Oh…and by the way…love your blog! We are on our third fixer upper (third times the charm? – hope so, cuz I’m not moving again!!!) Love DIY and your blog is very empowering 😉 Keep up the good work!
kristin says
Funny! Do the double oven. I had one and didn’t really ever use/need it. It was a nie luxery we may have used on Thanksgiving. But when my Gourmet Cook mother-in-law came to visit she was in heaven! If you have had both and want two–get two. You are Sandra and if you want two, you get two, gosh darn it!
Carla says
I have a double oven and will never go back to a single. One is convection and one is a standard. It doesn’t get any better! Love them!
Linda S. in NE says
I have to tell you that I actually laughed out loud at Stephnie B’s comment that her double oven has become her best friend because of all the use it gets. Ha, Ha, Ha, I have lived in this house for almost fifteen years, and still have not formally introduced myself to my oven!! But, the other day when I was running the little Swiffer Duster thingy over the top and around those black circle things (there’s four of them-two different sizes), I did say a quick, “Hi”. Amazing how different we all are!!
Chantelle - ThousandSquareFeet says
I thought I wanted a double oven but I read so many people saying it wasn’t really worth it – plus I couldn’t figure out how to put it in my kitchen without messing up my floor plan. However, I do have a dual-fuel range – propane stove-top with electric convection oven and I love it so far (well, truth be told, I have yet to use the cook top since the propane has yet to be hooked up). But the oven is WONDERFUL and it seriously broils in about 1 minute or less! So fast. And I also have no bottom drawer, which I love because I hate them. It has these lovely ball-bearing racks which literally roll out and in so smoothly, it is heavenly. (Electrolux Icon is what we went with).
seansmom says
Just to let you know… there are gas stoves out there with the broiler oven on the TOP!. I have a Maytag Gemini, with five burners and a top broiler. No more getting on my knees to use the broiler!
Kathleen says
Go for the double ovens for sure. I have a fantastic stove that has a warming drawer that I use all the time. There are many times I wish I had a double oven. My next house will definitely have that feature and yes gas cook top.
m @ random musings says
Are you thinking of the the full size doubles (separate from cook top) or the kind that have the mini oven + regular size in a range format? I’ve had both types (electric) and can vouch for the awesomeness of both configurations. Obvi, the range format is better suited for smaller households.The gas broiler drawer stinks, especially if the previous homeowner wasn’t the best housekeeper….
Alaina says
Oh, so you actually supposed to cook with that thing. We used ours for holding the cookie sheets. This year we bought a small version of the double oven, it has no broiler and the oven openings are two different sizes. We have used both ovens at the same time and are so happy we made this choice. I do plan to eventually getting full size double wall ovens but for now we are happy with the choice.
Elizabeth says
That is the craziest oven I’ve seen! I have a gas oven and my broiler is right where it should be, in the oven, there is a broiler burner on the top just like an electric.