Kitchen Ideas

Reply to: Hi Micheal, I have the Chagny with the petite broiler. We use it all the time. yes temp range is Low, to broil.. I really like roasting veggies in it. The oven is small which means it is very efficient. I did have to adjust my cooking times and baking temps. Usually temp by 25 degrees, and maybe 5 minutes less. Depends what is being cooked. I learned very quickly how to adjust. As for cleaning, it is not to bad, there is a steel sheet at the top that comes out, same for the bottom. Some people put them in the dishwasher. I clean in my sink. Usually I take as much out as possible, which leaves the back and sides, the oven brackets also come out. My go to for cleaning is baking soda, dish soap and vinegar, I make a paste, let it set (sometimes over night) and then wipe it out. Also the oven doors are easy to remove and this helps. If you have any more questions, please let me know. Also the staff at Lacanche are wonderful at answering questions. They were so helpful and understanding. By the way I have had my Chagny for over 6 years. For us it was the perfect choice for our cooking requirements.

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Reply to: We have had our Chagney 1400 for 7 years now. Would definitely buy again. I was also concerned about the oven size, but quickly discovered that the smaller ovens cook really well. I do not miss the old larger ovens at all. The petite oven is our favorite, use it for roasting veggies and making cornbread. The warming cabinet it use daily for warming plates and cooking. The range has the Traditional top, 3 15k burners, 2 11k burners, 1 5k burner. When we purchased the range and I compared to other larger ranges, and adding warming drawer, the Lacanche was a better option. This range gives me so many more options for cooking and baking that I never had before. Another plus was the space that was freed up with the single range , instead of wall ovens and added warming drawer. These ranges are beautiful, but they are workhorses, meant to be used. The company and staff are the best to work with, Best of luck.

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Reply to: Barbara, The oven size is one the main differences between the Citeaux and Chagny you are considering. Most Lacanche owners who opted for the smaller ovens on Chagny find that they work just fine for all of their regular cooking. Of course, some of the larger roasting pans / pastry sheets will not fit. The oven interior is 16" w x 18" deep, and can still accommodate a 20-25lb turkey (turkey of course being the favourite unit of measurement for ovens in North America :) ) All new Lacanche ranges also come with matching pastry sheets and a roasting pan. A medium size All-Clad Roaster for example "rated" for a ~20lb turkey will fit "lengthwise" in the small ovens. The large oven on Citeaux is significantly wider at 21" and will easily accommodate most pots and roasters, save for the larger ones with handles that stick out, or the larger baking sheets. The vertical oven is also one of our clients' favourite, and many owners end up using it a lot more than they originally thought as their day-to-day oven. It is important to remember of course that even the large Lacanche ovens are slightly smaller than the typical 30" or 36" North American oven, so there can be small adjustments' to make to one's cooking style. Instead of baking 50 cookies on 2 full-size sheets, it might take 3 sheets in Citeaux and 4 in Chagny, but they will taste just as good if not better :) There are a few Lacanche owners here who have either type of ovens, and I'm sure they'll comment soon with more real-life experiences !

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Reply to: Just want to comment about the vertical ovens... you can fit a TON in there. There are 4 racks in the vertical ovens. So if you’re baking cookies, you could easily fit 4 sheets at once. I do not have the vertical convection, mine is a warming cupboard. But I have fit at least 4 sides (for larger holiday meals) in my warming cupboard at once.

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Reply to: Hi Angelique, I just wanted to clarify, I regularly fix an 18"x13" half sheet cookie sheet in my Cluny ovens with no trouble. I also use my electric oven for baking my bread and my daughter also uses this oven for all her baking. The gas oven according to what I learned from Lacanche, is best for keeping meats from drying out. I hope this helps!

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Reply to: Hi! I just had an opportunity to visit the Santa Monica showroom in California. After my visit, I have decided to get the Chagny 1400. I was worried abotu all the same things and brought every big pan and cookie sheet that I use. The "Cluny" ovens (thats what that size oven is called regardless of the range it is on) fit everything just fine. The cookie sheet works, my giant All Clad roaster fist perfectly, and so does my giant round braiser. The warming cupboard, as mentioned by Heather in Oregon, will not fit a regualr cookie sheet, but it only goes up to 250 so no cookies going in that oven. However, I will be using it as a proofing oven since it goes to 80 degrees and I will be doing all of my slow braising there. I can imagine leaving my Bolognese sauce in there safely for 12 hours or more or doing long slow cooks of meats, duck confit and other confits, etc. The petite finishing oven will be used to bake caseroles and gratins and then at the end flipped to the broier to finish off or when throwing on crunchy toppings that need a final toasting. I can imagine that creme brulee and the like can get a crunch top too if you don't use a torch (I'm a torch guy :-) ) I was very please with how everything fits. You won't have to buy new pans. If my giant pans fit, I can't imagine much that won't. Of course a full sheet pan won't fit, but I've never used a full sheet pan except when I worked for a caterer 20 years ago. And unless you have a need for enormous batches of cookies on full sheet pans, I think you won't ever think anout a bigger oven. We considered the Sully, but I want the warming oven too much because of the ability to use it as a proofing oven since I bake 1 or 2 times a week. I'm placing my order this week: Chagny 1400, Anthrocite, Brass knobs, Classique top with the french plate additon on the side. Now, I only have to wait a year to get it!!! Ok,,, they did say 11 1/2 months so technically not a full year :-)

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Reply to: My kitchen is not completed yet...very soon. But here is a picture of my gorgeous centerpiece! I'm in love!

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Reply to: Jeri, we did a custom hood to match the cabinets and I tried several paint options before settling on Home Depot’s Behr ultra pure white. I bought it in a satin for durability and then after letting it sit for a 7 days I went over it with modern masters dead flat varnish to get the matte finish of the cabinets. You could buy eggshell finish or flat finish and I think it would match well.

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Reply to: Jeri, Behr’s ultra pure white is the closest I’ve seen.

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Reply to: @Ash Y, The “dishwasher panel” that IKEA sells for panel ready models is just a cabinet door. The 24x30 door fits standard 24” dishwashers and the 18x30 door fits 18” dishwashers. I know the IKEA 18” door will fit the both the Bosch and Zline 18” models. Because I considered a smaller dishwasher for about 5 seconds and went down the rabbit hole researching all the specs.

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