Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Stove

[Joan Huntley (joan.huntley]

What about your range?
I'm not home but I think it is LG, gas, 5 burner, 1 oven. John and I bought
it 12 years ago. It's been fantastic. Heats quickly.

Do you use gas or electric or gas and electric?
Gas. I prefer gas. I HATE electric.  In the cohousing in Iowa City they use
induction stoves. Not sure what they have in their common house.

Did you purchase a commercial stove?  What size?  What brand? Cost?
Will look up when I get home. Not sure if it is commercial.

****For the Common HOuse, we should purchase a commercial stove or a high
end model like Viking or Thermador (my son has this brand). It should be
the same size as the one that is in the kitchen now, not smaller. We have
some really big pots and baking sheets.*

Meals are so critical to a vibrant community. This stove has not been
reliable for years. Did we buy a low ball model?


What has your experience been?
Excellent.

On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 9:22 AM Ceil Malek via Cohousing-L <
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

> Casa Verde Commons is a community of 34 households in Colorado Springs, CO,
> now 23 years old.
>
> We're shopping for a 36" range for our Common House Kitchen, and we'd love
> to have input from other communities about what brand and type have worked
> for you.
>
> We purchased our range used five years ago, with gas burners and a
> convection oven ( commercial quality), which is not working reliably
> enough. many repairs have not solved its problems (not holding heat makes
> it undpendable).
>
> What about your range?  Do you use gas or electric or gas and electric?
> Did you purchase a commercial stove?  What size?  What brand? Cost?  What
> has your experience been?
>
> Information about the size of your community and the scope of your meals
> program would be helpful.
>
> Thanks so much for your help.
>
> Ceil Malek
> Casa Verde Common Meals Team
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