Comments on: Marketman Cooks on a La Cornue Stove…

By: Raine Ramirez

Raine Ramirez — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:17:23 +0000

Just had our kitchen finished, after a looong 16 years wait. I wanted all high end toys to go with it, naturally. My husband and I were browsing about in Wm & Sonoma and saw this monstrosity of a range. WOW!! was all we can say. It was exquisite beyond words. Do you know that they (from France) will come to your house and measure with specifications before they sell it to you? Needles to say, I think “my high-end” kitchen was duly downgraded. It was a nice try, though.

By: Nadia

Nadia — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:09:43 +0000

I must say…for $4million, that gold Huraxdax stove looked quite ugly!

By: Isa Garchitorena

Isa Garchitorena — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:02:49 +0000

Doodady is a GREAT word!

By: Libia

Libia — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:21:29 +0000

Gold kitchen, that would really be decadent. But if you won the 700M lotto maybe but then again you did not.

By: fried-neurons

fried-neurons — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:26:49 +0000

I have an aunt who’s an avid “wokker”. When she was remodeling her kitchen she toyed with the idea of getting a BlueStar because of that 22,000 BTU burner. However, a good friend of hers who services high-end stoves for a living told her that if she got one, he would be at her house quite often for service calls. Basically he said if she wanted heat at all costs, get a BlueStar. But if she wanted a better balance between heat and reliability, get something else. So she got a Viking with the 18,500 BTU burner, which she calls her happy medium. lol

By: Fards

Fards — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:29:21 +0000

ayayay! what a beautiful stove. It will certainly accommodate a lechon de leche. I certainly agree with all the above. Dream on.:)

By: joyce

joyce — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:08:32 +0000

that there is a gorgeous stove! like a gorgeous woman, you can’t take your eyes off her although i bet the stove’s beauty will last longer. hehe

By: corianderie

corianderie — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:52:50 +0000

My mom’s an extremely great cook of Chinese dishes, specially the high heat, quick-cooking stir fries. When she was equipping our home abroad, she would lament that the Vikings et al didn’t have a high enough BTU. She searched and found a 25,000BTU gas burner from Dynasty. She was so happy that she eventually bought another for our Manila home!

By: stef

stef — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:33:32 +0000

for those who can afford more than “just” a Viking or a Wolf, but can’t afford a La Cornue, an alternative is the beautiful Lacanche. Check out their largest model, the Sully 2200. https://www.frenchranges.com/col_sully2200.shtml…. Or, if you like, the pricier Delaubrac: https://delaubracranges.com/ranges.php?r=range6 — still cheaper than La C. for those who would rather go for function than form, and specifically “wokkers”, there’s also the BlueStar, which offers the highest BTU burner available for residential ranges (among other things, including salamanders, etc.): https://www.bluestarcooking.com/bluestar-product-category-free-standing-ranges.html. Not as pretty (though it can be custom-colored) as the French ranges, but still in a class by itself. Enjoy :)

By: GayeN

GayeN — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:16:18 +0000

Once again, I learned something new just reading your posts MM! I’ve never even heard of read of La Cornue before. I also dream of a house built around a fabulous kitchen, now I have to include La Cornue in that dream. hehe