In article , Calvin Henry-Cotnam says...

Luke ) said...

Just me, but I find a microwave over the range exceedingly inconvenient.
Should one use the range and the microwave at the same time, a common
occurence in our house, one is reaching over flame, heat, and/or steaming
spattering cooking.

Kitchens these days tend to be "operated" by more than one person at at time.
We went with a separate cooktop and oven arrangement in the kitchen of our
new home and have found the ability for one person using the oven and another
on the cooktop to be a great feature over having a range (or oven beneath
the cooktop!) where one has to step out of the way while the other accesses
the oven.

I couldn't imagine the hassles of adding a microwave to the mix of things
at one location.

Of course, if your kitchen is tight for space, then the whole picture
changes anyways.


It's a galley kitchen, tight for space, with only two people in the house
(basically only one cook).

But what you say is an important consideration.

Banty