I am in the process of buying (used) items for my basement kitchen. There is a nice double oven on craigslist right now. So my question is, "how often do you use an actual stovetop? Should I get a double oven and maybe just a hot plate for things that need to be cooked? I sure do like the idea of having two oven goiing at once.
I don't have a home kitchen, but I work in a bakery. We use a stovetop often to make icings that need to be cooked.
i use a cookie recipe that starts on the stove (and if you were to melt chocolate, make puddings ect) you would need a stove hope that helps
all i have is a hotplate, and i rarely use that....i use the microwave a lot tho.
I got a convection and a range oven, because I use the range all the time for my IMBC, plus any simple syrup, cream, curd or custard fillings. I make my own curds and preserves, too, so--yeah, it's definitely a necessity for me, but it depends on your needs.
I use mine all the time, for the same things that chef stef uses it for. If you're not doing anything like that, though, you wouldn't need one on a regular basis, so you could get away without having one. The extra counter space would be nice!
f its a secondary kitchen anyway on the rare occasion you could just pop upstairs to make the occasional filling or cooked icing. Also, melting choc. could be done in the microwave or hot plate. I would think about how often I use a cooked recipe because it might be a hassle if you choose to leave the stovetop out and then find yourself having to go upstairs to make filling for every cake.
Sure I do.................. as extra counter space...LOL! It is glass top 
The one at home is used daily for cooking.
I do....Meringue buttercreams, custards, curds, german chocolate frosting, pecan bars, ganaches, simple syrups etc etc etc...
An induction cooktop would work fine, but I would up it from a hot plate.
I use my stovetop (2 burner) every day. for everything that snarkybaker said. I LOVE the fact that it has like a bazillion BTUs and heats it up fast. Not sure hot fast an induction burner goes but I am sooo happy I didn't just go with the hotplate like I had originally thought.
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