24 inch single gas wall ovens, very limited selection ?

[verizonbear]

In the process of looking at new appliances for my kitchen, currently have a single 24 inch gas oven with the small broiler drawer underneath. It's a GE about 5 years old, digital , not self cleaning. There are plenty of electric models that size that offer convection and /or self cleaning , very few gas. Should I switch over to electric?. I see that Ikea has a sharp looking unit for about 800 bucks, convection but not self cleaning

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80142345/

 

[peteski50]

Wall Oven!

I think that is a nice oven. I used to have a electric hotpoint wall oven from the late 60s and it was the best oven I ever used. I see this oven is continous cleaning. It must be euro because they don't make them here anymore. Looks like a great deal I would go for it!

 

[foraloysius]

The width is American, 24 inches = 61 centimeters. A European oven would be 60 centimeters wide or just a bit less to make it possible to build in to a 60 centimeters wide cabinet.

It may be an Electrolux oven, although in Europe Ikea still has some Whirlpool appliances in their line too.

 

[customline]

Well......

Rule of thumb is that the cooktop should be gas and the wall oven be electric. An electric wall oven is supposed to be more accurate than a gas wall oven.

 

[hydralique]

24" built in ovens are pretty much obsolete in new construction, having been abandoned in favor of 27" and 30" units. Manufacturers don't want to spend much money on producing units of this size as it's a replacement market and many homeowners are reluctant to buy a high-end oven to replace a worn out older one if they're not doing anything else to the kitchen. The selection in any size of gas wall ovens is poor anyway, so go electric if you have the capacity at the panel to do so.

 

[drewz]

24 inch wall ovens, I have one in my 1961 built home and I am thinking about a total remodel for the kitchen and I have been warned by several contractors not to get another simply for the fact that the only reason they are still being made is to retrofit older kitchens and even that demand is dropping off. Therefore I know that when I decide on the remodel it will either have space for a new wide wall model or I will just go with the stardard range.  I must admit I do like the wall oven except during the holidays and trying to stuff the turkey roaster in that small oven.  The local Sears store here had the gas Maytag models in black on clearance during the holidays for $299 if mine was broken I would have purchased that puppy in a heartbeat!

 

[norgeway]

I Think..

A gas oven bakes best, but it does heat up the kitchen more.

 

[alr2903]

Check the c's list,   if you can live with  black glass and crome or  monochromatic white, or bisque.  Its worrisome to see all the durable ovens of the past.  Seems like everyone is remodeling and it has to be stainless steel with electronics. alr

 

[passatdoc]

The market for 24" gas replacement ovens is shrinking. No one has put them in new homes for decades. The result is that the available models are very basic without advanced features like convection or self-cleaning. If you can convert to electric, do so. My primary oven is in my 30" gas range, but I have 110V + gas line behind the range, and no 220V. However, there are plenty of gas ranges with convection and self cleaning, which is not the case with gas wall ovens.

 

[vacbear58]

Ikea

A lot depends on other considerations in making a decision:

1. Are you happy with your existing cabinets or are you likely to want to remodel within the next 5 years or so?
2. Are you happy with the capacity of your existing 24inch oven?
3. Do you have a suitable electric line close by or would it be easy to install one?

The Ikea model is reasonably TOL here in Europe and offers a wide range of cooking options which you might find very useful and indeed these may offer some "compensation" for its size, for example as it is what we call a fan oven two or more sleves may be (more or less) the same temperature so if you like to batch bake you are not confined to use of only one shelf. It is not self cleaning but has catalytic linings which go a long way to self cleaning, especially if use covered rather than open roasting. It also offers top/bottom heat similar to that used in the US. I might add that this size of oven is almost universal here in Europe and we seem to manage cooking turkeys in them!

Here in Europe they offer a matching combination microwave/oven which will give you a small "proper" oven which you can use with or without the microwave in action. I have this arrangement (mine are Neff not Ikea) and i find it very useful especially for weekday cookery where the capacity of the big oven is not needed - indeed I use mine FAR more than the larger oven. If they offer this in the US it might be worth considering in addition although of course that means making some alterations to your cabinetry to accomodate two, but not re-arranging the whole kitchen

Al