So, we bought a house. Hooray!
But we need a new range because the one in there is only half-functional. Boooo!
It's got to be a 36" range -- Consumer Reports really doesn't have any sparkling ratings for any 36" gas ranges (or any 36" ranges in general, honestly). The highest rated is something like a 68, which ain't anything to really shake a stick at.
Can anyone recommend a nice range that's in the $3k-6k range? The CaptainLassie is set on something "cute" or fancy looking but I do 95% of the cooking, so I'm looking more for function and something that's easily repairable (the one she likes is Italian-made, so I'm skeptical -- but in fairness her primary concern is functionality).
Costco was our first thought since they have such a great return policy, but they really don't have a lot of options right now. Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy -- they're all mostly carrying the same things right now and none of them are blowing our minds.
Honestly, we're tempted to just wait it out and use what's in the house for the time being until something really strikes us. We don't use our oven a ton as it is, and we'll move into the house come March anyway, so... summer isn't a big oven-use time anyway.
Anyhow. Your thoughts?
But we need a new range because the one in there is only half-functional. Boooo!
It's got to be a 36" range -- Consumer Reports really doesn't have any sparkling ratings for any 36" gas ranges (or any 36" ranges in general, honestly). The highest rated is something like a 68, which ain't anything to really shake a stick at.
Can anyone recommend a nice range that's in the $3k-6k range? The CaptainLassie is set on something "cute" or fancy looking but I do 95% of the cooking, so I'm looking more for function and something that's easily repairable (the one she likes is Italian-made, so I'm skeptical -- but in fairness her primary concern is functionality).
Costco was our first thought since they have such a great return policy, but they really don't have a lot of options right now. Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy -- they're all mostly carrying the same things right now and none of them are blowing our minds.
Honestly, we're tempted to just wait it out and use what's in the house for the time being until something really strikes us. We don't use our oven a ton as it is, and we'll move into the house come March anyway, so... summer isn't a big oven-use time anyway.
Anyhow. Your thoughts?