Kitchen

[CLEM]

@KaySD  I made the switch about two years ago.   My contractor took out the stove, took out the Corian (sp) countertop next to it and had it seamlessly extended to fit all the way over where the stove used to be, and put in 3 deep and large drawers under it to fit in with my cabinets.  I am using convection  burners for cooking and a Breville toaster oven.  I also have the Ninja multicooker and am in the process of replacing my pressure cooker.

To date I have not yet missed my stove.  And on top of it, nobody has ever noticed that the stove is missing unless I told them.

[CAcableGirl2]

I would check to see if having it is mandatoy in selling your home - either for you or for your beneficiaries.  That might be an expensive mistake if you pull it out.  I don't use my stove much either, but it sure gets used during holiday dinners.  

Even if you use if for just for storage, I wouldn't get rid of it.  Just my opinion, but do what makes you happy.

[Marp]

If you anticipate selling your home in the relatively near future stick with a stove.

If you plan on staying in your home for many more years tailor your kitchen to meet your wants and needs.

When/if the time comes that you want to sell you can get a stove, which presumably would be in the latest style/color, for a few hundred dollars.

In the meantime you will have what works best for you.

[summerwind]

I just bought an older home of indeterminate age (built somewhere between 1894 and 1929, even the insurance co. couldn't find out for sure). The kitchen will need redone very soon. I'm 66, and am fitting this for "age-in-place", as I plan to be here some 20 more years. Seriously thinking of replacing the oven with a dishwasher, tho I haven't used one in 20 years, for once-per-week jobs, and burners with 2 induction burners.

Then getting a Breville or comparable for any baking I need to do. Tho I have 3 microwaves, I prefer not to use them. A very nice LG came with the house, but I'm not giving up my RadarRanges.  (One I bought in 1980, one I picked up off the curb, for parts.)

The idea of the induction burners appeals to me as I'm worried that somewhere down the road, I may not get along well with gas burners. I think induction may be safer for elderly.

You might find out if there's a cabinet the same size as an oven, that can be removed at a later time and replaced with an oven. My current oven is a slide-in, with separate burners set into the countertop. I did that some 30 years ago, but they should still be available that way.

TLDR: Either way, it's your house, you live there, do it your way!

[house_cat]

Personally, I cannot imagine life without a stove.  I have a 5 burner stove and I dream of an even larger one.  However, we all have different priorities.  When I have the funds to redo our master bath I'll be switching out the tub for a walk-in shower.  There is no tub in our guest bath, either.  Friends have told me what they've told you, that it's not good for resale value.  If I were planning to sell the house in the near future I would consider that, but we have no plans to sell in the next ten years, so why not live the way that it most comfortable for us?  Chances are, whoever purchases your home down the line will want to remodel it their own way, so do what you want and enjoy it.

[wagirl]

I agree---I use the burners on my stove;  but haven't turned on the oven since this past January; I use the oven as storage. Got a Breville oven that I use all the time.  I agree that a house needs a big stove----if you plan to sell it. My appliances are 17 years old so I am due for some new ones. I like your plan tho and if you need to, you can switch out the micro/convection feature for a drop in oven. I am not going to do much big cooking anymore so that would suit me just fine. If it costs more, so what---you will be happy---a happy cook is a happy cook, right?!!

[Free2be]

Many times I've felt no need for 4 burners and a big oven in my kitchen where space is a premium but the trade-off has it's own negatives:  precious counter space would be used for the Breville oven I'd want and quick access storage for two induction burners unless they are also on the counter top.  It seems like a no-win alternative.

[NickNack]

I almost never use my stove and oven either.  I would never consider removing it though.  I have no plans on moving, but you never know what can happen.  I wouldn't want the expense of redoing the counters/cabinets and putting the stove back in if I ever wanted to sell it.  l also wouldn't want my familly to have to do that if something happened to me and they were left with my house.

Yes, people might want to redo the kitchen after they moved in, but they also might not expect to have to do it immediately in order to have a stove.  It's a lot to think about.  I can understand your not needing it.  I'm going to use my oven to fix my sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving soon, and it's the first time I'll have used it in a long time.

[Peaches McPhee]

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@KaySD wrote:

I'm getting a lot of pushback, on the grounds that a house has to have a stove for resale value. That may even be true. 

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This absolutely is true.  Who would buy a home that did not have a space for a stove?  Two types: you (!) and those who want to re-do the kitchen anyway.  But why limit the number of potential buyers?

[flbettyboop]

Years ago I changed out a gas stove and I said why do i need a stove.  A friend of mine suggested I put a vending maching where the stove was.Still not a bad idea. LOL

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