We went with a 36" BS range top, then a 30" Wolf L-Series oven and the Wolf Steam Oven.

I love our setup and love that they are not all in the same place. We have the range top in about the same location as our old 30" range was located. The microwave and steam oven are in a stack next to the pantry. And the Wall oven is actually under the end of our island, which kind of turn inward toward the kitchen.

This works out great for us as it gives us three zones to work in when doing cooking. Helps us keep out of one anothers way.

I could see doing a 36" range if you don't have the room for a range top and separate wall oven. But if you do, why compromise on getting something that has dual functionality and will have compromises when you can get what you want with the bells and whistles you want in separate units.

Just my 2 cents.
Phil

In the small footprint of our kitchen we don't have the space for a rangetop & seperate wall oven so we wen't with a 36" 6 burner Bluestar range.
Some people comment on the time it takes to heat up a 36" oven, but we find that ours is up to temperature in about 20 minutes.That's about how long our former 30" Caloric range oven took to heat up. So for us little or no difference except that the Bluestar is in a completely different class than our old Caloric.

This post was edited by willtv on Fri, Oct 4, 13 at 23:54

Well, I hate small ovens and small cook tops! We remodeled this house, put in a 36" Induction cooktop and a 30" double oven. All Kitchen Aid, and we love it. That oven is drop dead gorgeous, and the cooktop cleans like a dream!
Suzi