I just did an extensive renovation including an all new kitchen. We researched all appliances for what seemed like a lifetime and ended up with a Kenmore 40 inch dual fuel self cleaning double oven. It's a 5 burner gas cooktop with a smallish second oven. Love it! $2,199 and worth every penny. Now where I did get in trouble was with the 42 inch range hood that started at $999 and ended up costing $2,200 but that is another story and a very valuable lesson! Do NOT let anyone convince you that this renovation has to be anything other than a great and fun adventure. EVERYONE groaned and rolled their eyes and implyed that we were getting ready to slip into a maze of suffering but we were very hands on, very precise, did our homework down to every nail, hired the best (reasonably price) contractor, then respected his opinions and talked over everything. He told us the clients from hell were the vague ones. We got high praise because we never had to re do anything because we didn't communicate with him or went away from a meeting without full understanding of what he was planning. The whole thing took 5 months (it was doubling the size of the house) and not one bad moment. So enjoy! Think of this as designing your very own Disneyland.
