New Stove To Purchace - What To Get
Decorating By darandon Updated 10 May 2007 , 12:55pm by darandon
Ok, I finally have to buy a new stove. Mine is dying a slow death. I am going to get an electric with a smooth cook top - convection. My problem now is I saw for about $100 more I can get one that has the double oven part. The kind where the second oven part is smaller than the main part. Does anyone one have one of these and do you have any pro's or con's or should I go for the standare convection oven.
Any help is needed!!!
Oh how exciting...a new oven! A while ago I purchased the LG 5.6 cu ft convection oven (largest oven capacity made for a residential convection). IT IS WONDERFUL! I hope to get the matching fridge this year! I started out wanting the double oven you're speaking of....with the smaller oven on top and/or bottom. DOUBLE-CHECK exactly what the manufacturer recommends cooking in this. When I checked, it was not recommended for items such as cakes....tater tots, fish sticks and the like, yes, but not for the kind of baking I wanted to use it for, not even cookies! Also, having that smaller oven will impact the size of your large oven.....so I chose to purchase the largest oven cavitity so I could bake 3 racks of cakes at once! I've baked (3) 12x18's in my new oven and they came out perfect, in just under an hour! LOVE THAT THING....it's the best investment I've ever made!
Good luck to you!
Had to add a picture of my "baby"!
Cambo - is the inside of your oven blue? I looked at one like that at Home Depot and I liked the size.
I'm glad for the suggestions on what to bake in the smaller oven and yes is it the one that is either located at the top or the bottom of the oven.
I may go for the convection with the largest oven size.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Yes, it's a gorgeous cobalt blue inside! I wasn't sure if I liked it or not at first, but have grown to love it! Keep your eyes open, as when I was at the appliance store the other day, the rep told me LG is about to release new products and that model is being discontinued...which means it will be reduced in price considerably. The rep said by as much as $300....so you could get it in stainless for $1,000! If you choose white or black finishes it's $200 less expensive, but I love stainless. I'm keeping an eye on the fridge also....has one big french door with a pull-out freezer on the bottom....it's being discontinued as well! Good luck!
i think you have gotten some very good advice. I have a GE profile slider and although its not as deep as i would like, it is a dream to bake in. And the fact that i can bake 3 12x18s in it at the same time is a great selling point.
I looked at the one with two ovens that you are speaking of. and the bottom oven just seemed way too low for me. I just couldn't see me getting a 20 lb turkey out of that sucker on Thanksgiving.
the top oven wasn't even as big as my microwave.
I looked at the one with two ovens that you are speaking of. and the bottom oven just seemed way too low for me. I just couldn't see me getting a 20 lb turkey out of that sucker on Thanksgiving.
the top oven wasn't even as big as my microwave.
VERY good point! When the small oven was on top, it put the bottom one right on the floor and to lift cakes out of that would have been miserable! I also looked at the GE Profiler.....NICE oven!
I am going to get an electric with a smooth cook top - convection.
I have the electic smooth top convection, and I wish I had gotten the dual fuel. I don't like the smooth top at all. I can not use my iron griddle or chicken fryer on the smooth top, and it is very slow to bring water to a boil. The oven is fine it's that dang smooth cook top that drives me crazy.
I have a frigidaire convection oven and I love it. I sure the guy at Lowes thought I was crazy when I brought my 16" pizza pan into the store and started trying to stick it in ovens.
I have a frigidaire convection oven and I love it. I sure the guy at Lowes thought I was crazy when I brought my 16" pizza pan into the store and started trying to stick it in ovens.
I will be taking my largest cake pan with me just to be sure. Thanks for the idea 
You are not supposed to use iron on the smooth surface- I gather that it scratches the surface or something. On one hand it is easy to clean, on the other you have to keep it perfectly clean at all times. If you don't, grease spatters and the like will burn onto the surface and make your life miserable.
I got the smooth surface because a) it was cheaper than the dual fuel and b) my brother just sang wonderful praises about how easy it was to keep clean. (He's single so, yes, he does do the cleaning.) I think it is a high maintenance pain. I would much rather have my old gas cook top back and just take and hour or two tearing it apart once a month for a deep clean. If you do get a smooth top, get a dobie pad and some of special cleaner to keep it up.
One advantage is that when not in use it is excellent extra counter space. Also the warming drawer is really nice to have. Mine is a Frigidaire Gallery, satinless steel.
http://www.drugstore.com/search/search.asp?search=dobie+pad&aid=336064&aparam=dobie_pad
Dobie pads are plastic scouring pads with a sponge center. They don't scratch the surface of whatever you are cleaning. I don't use any other scouring pad.
About the warming drawer, the first time I used it, I had company coming for lunch from another state. They had a few delays and arrived three hours late. I was serving quiche, and I placed it it the warming drawer for two hours. It was still perfect when they arrived.
Ok, this is what I ended up buying last night. It will be delievered on Saturday.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=245084-2251-FEFL79FC&lpage=none&lks=apa13a
Color: Stainless
Capacity (Cu. Ft.): 5.4
Cleaning Type: Self-Cleaning
Burner Type: Ceramic Glass
Convection Oven: Yes
Burner Configuration: 5
Clock: Yes
Grill: No
Simmer Burner: Yes
Oven Window: Yes
Control Type: Electro-Mechanical
Time Bake: Yes
Delay Start: Yes
Height (Inches): 47-3/4
Width (Inches): 29-7/8
Depth (Inches): 25-3/4
Manufacturer's Warranty (Parts): Full 1 Year
Manufacturer's Warranty (Labor): Full 1 Year
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