why didn’t you go with induction?
My European mind cannot comprehend buying a gas appliance in 2025.
Honestly, it didn't even occur to me to consider induction. It's not because I'm pro-gas/anti-induction. The precious range was gas and my thought process went, "fuck I gotta buy a new range how much is this shit gonna cost me since I can barely afford to exist as it is in this fucked up nation (USA), let's go to big box hardware store website and see how big a hoke a new gas range will burn in my pocket."
My stove is dying.
- Is that a 24" wide unit?
- How much research did you do?
- Give me your research.
Go with induction if you can. Gas isn't great health wise.
While it's nice being able to cook during a power outage, a camp stove is usually sufficient.
I'm sorry yours is dying too.
- it is not, it's a 30" unit
- went to my local big box hardware store website, searched for gas ranges and picked the cheapest gas one that was available quickly, in white, with the griddle.
- that's all the research.
What's up with that floor? My feet got splinters just looking at it.
Hahaha. House was built in the late 1800s. Not sure if it was built with that hardwood, but that hardwood has seen some shit. Including:
- The house being moved to its current location, (which is a big reason the floor looks jank. The house settled and like most old houses is crooked as fuck, causing some gapping in the floor boards)
- Seven or so layers of linoleum that I had to remove along with several subfloors piled on top of those linoleum layers
- And, no joke, I pulled over a thousand staples out of the wood flooring in this house.
It cleaned up surprisingly well considering all that. Nice job!
Idk if installing a gas range DIY is actually dull. Seems kinda cool to me.
It does feel poweful/liberating to be able to do things like installing the oven. We replaced the old because the oven igniter kept failing. I replaced it four times over the last 9ish months. And when it died again Monday my wife and i decided we were fed up with an over we coulsnt trust anymore.
That being said, the install was really easy. Turned off the gas, disconnected the old oven, and pulled the male to male connector for the gas line off the old oven. Connected the gas line, plugged the oven in, turned on the gas, and slid it into place.
Hobbyist cook here that owns one of the best duel fuel ranges (gas top, electric oven) on the US market. A Wolf DF304 and yes, I'm damn proud of it. It is by far the best cooking range I have ever used. Unlike its predecessor, a Dacor RSD30, it has stood up to very heavy use over the years.
I love to cook with gas. I have cooked on resistive electric and they are terrible.
With that said (induction supporters, it's time for you to just wait a bit, I know you're just cracking your knuckles to put me on blast).
My next range, or cooktop will be induction. A friend of mine has an induction cooktop that is comparable to Wolf. It actually is pretty nice... For the most part. My issue with induction really is not how it cooks, but rather the weird noises that will sometimes come from either the cookware, or the cooktop itself. It's a high end induction as well (Viking I think). So I'm not talking about some cheap stove from a box store.
But as far as how well it cooks, I really do like induction. It does all the things that gas does well; instant temperature control, gets really low for simmering, gets really hot for searing or other high heat cooking. I also like the fact that induction doesn't produce any carcinogenic combustion byproducts. I've always had a high flow vent above any gas range I have owned. My wife used to have the bad habit of not turning on the fan when she uses the stovetop. Yeah, that doesn't happen now.
The bad news is... It's a Wolf which is designed to last 20 years in a professional kitchen. While mine sees heavy use for a home kitchen, that's peanuts in comparison. A Wolf will literally last a lifetime in a home. It would really pain me to junk this thing prematurely. If we stay where we are, the kitchen will need to be remodeled in the next 5 to 6 years. At that point my stove will be 15 years old, so we might just replace it.
Dang. I just looked up that Wolf and that looks amazing. I do like cooking with gas. I've never used induction and honestly, it didn't even occur to me to get anything other than gas. It was just, "need a new range" and I immediately searched for gas since that's what we already had.
How proud you must be. And rightfully so.
Thanks!
Hell yeah brother, enjoy it
I will! Thank you!
beautiful
Don't you need a professional to change a gas driven appliance? How did you make sure there wasn't any leakage? 🤔
Not necessarily. I didn't feel like paying $50 for someone to connect a gas line.
I used thread tape and after connecting the gas line I listened and smelled for a leak. No noise or smell. All good.
What did you do with the old one?
This handful of screwdrivers? Don't worry about that, I always carry these just in case.
In the garage. Destined for the curb with a free sign on it. Have at it!
