90cm cooktop with 60cm oven - thoughts?

10 years ago

Looking to install a new 90cm gas cooktop in the kitchen and was looking at 90cm and 60cm ovens to go underneath. Is it best to match the two sizes (ie 90cm cooktop and oven) or will mismatching the two look ok as well?
Any thoughts are much appreciated!

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jmm1837

10 years ago

On a side note, why is it so hard to find a decent 70-75 cm oven? I had one (a Smeg) in our last house and thought it was an ideal size. A 90 is way too big for two people and is just a waste of heating. A 60 is a tad small for some dishes. Hrmmph.

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Anne Foo
10 years ago
I think it will look terribly mismatched. You need a 90cm oven to go with a 90cm cooktop.
jmm1837
10 years ago
If the oven is under the cooktop, yes, I think that would look a bit "off." If it's a wall oven on a different wall, it'd be fine, though.
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User
10 years ago
Match it if you can.
Eric H
Original Author
10 years ago
thanks for the comments. agree that 90cm is probably too big for our use, but that it'll probably look nicer
also so much more expensive to get a 90cm vs a 60cm oven.
what are your thoughts on 2 x 60cm under the cooktop? strange?
User
10 years ago
Why not just get an all in one stove, with grill underneath and oven at the bottom? Induction is all the rage now.
Eric H
Original Author
10 years ago
You think so? they look a bit industrial for the minimalist design i'm after though
User
10 years ago
Not if you get white or a colour.
amc101
10 years ago
Have a look at the Ilve upright cookers 90cm. They come in white, black & stainless steel.
olldroo
10 years ago
Why are you putting the ovens under the cooktop? Wall ovens are to make them more accessible and easier to use and clean - under the cooktop is a bit of no man's land - I can't see the difference between that and just having an upright stove. If you must go this way, then I don't have any problems with 2 x 60 ovens with your hot plates centred over them. Agree the 60cm ovens are a bit narrow, the racks do tend to get in the way a bit the way they are constructed now. I had to replace a few baking dishes for that reason, but with having 2 ovens, you will find you can spread dishes over several shelves in both when cooking large meals I'm still adding to my baking dish collection because of the smaller size to what I had previously, but it is actually working out very well for me, there is so much variety on the market now.

Smeg still make a 70cm oven and Blanco, Westinghouse, Euromaid and Omega all do 75cm.
Eric H
Original Author
10 years ago
So what you're saying is that most people don't opt for the under bench ovens anymore? I do have the option of putting it on the wall but I've always been more familiar with an under bench option
jmm1837
10 years ago
I've spent my whole life with either integrated range/ovens or stovetop ranges/underbench ovens. I finally have a range top and a wall oven, and I really quite like it/them. Don't have to bend down to check what's going on or to lift heavy casserole pots out of the oven. Have a look at some display homes, and see whether you think it would work for you, but it sure works for me.
olldroo
10 years ago
Think of your old age too, it creeps up on us very quickly. Wall ovens are much more user friendly
Vy
10 years ago
me too.. I've just discovered wall ovens when we renovated our apartment..I love my wall oven to bits no need to bend over anymore..straight out on to a bench ..
SueM
10 years ago
We have a 90cm gas cooktop and a 60cm electric double wall oven (the upper one being standard size while the lower one is two-thirds of a full oven). We have two deep drawers under the cooktop in which we store all our pots and pans. But our beach house has a 90cm Ilve upright stove - gas cooktop and a single 90cm oven. So having both versions, while I love the Ilve for its quality, I have to say I find the separate cooktop and wall oven works better for me. No bending over to glance in the oven or to take hot pans out.

If you have the space, I'd seriously suggest you look at wall ovens. Here in Melbourne, Camberwell Electrics will let you try out their appliances by cooking a meal. (A friend was looking at a new oven and they let her cook identical meals in both a steam oven and a standard convection oven so she could compare the two. It certainly won them her business and solved her dilemma too.) Maybe a store near you will let you try out the different ovens for yourself?

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