On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:31:41 GMT, lid
(Calvin Henry-Cotnam) wrote:

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.
[snip]

Yes, if one has the space and the money, separating appliances - and
work areas - is a real convenience, even when only one person is
cooking. We have a range with a large oven, but also a smaller wall
oven which gets the most use. The large oven we use only for, well,
large items, or special times like Thanksgiving when two ovens are
useful to bake several things at the same time at different temps. Not
the turkey, though - that goes on the Weber charcoal grill :-).

--
Luke
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