White induction ranges?
I am looking to upgrade our smoothtop ceramic slide-in range to induction (running gas to our house will cost several thousands of dollars plus the cost of a gas range!). The issue that I'm running into is that all of our appliances (and cabinets, etc) are white (and I'd like to keep it that way!). The only induction range that I'm finding is a $5000 Viking. Frankly, there is no way I can sell my husband on a range that's worth almost as much as my car and realistically, it's way overkill for the house/neighborhood.
Do any other manufacturers sell white induction ranges that are the slide-in style?
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I'm caught in the same dilemma, the closest thing I can find that'll fit with the all-white kitchen is the 30/36" induction "mirror finish" tops from Thermador. The only issue is that only the black version comes frameless, so they don't sit flush with the countertop :( sigh! ALMOST!!!!! I think the mirror finish will be the closest we'll get in the US market that'll go best with a white kitchen.
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In Canada, the Kenmore induction range is available in white (not the Kenmore Elite however). It is not a slide-in, the controls are on the back, but unless you're really against the look, it should fit into your current cabinets. Maybe you could import it to the US, depending on how close you are to the border? It's pretty strange actually that it's only available here, you got the Kenmore Elite at least a year before us...
I have that unit in SS, and love it! It was one of the most afffordable option for induction, great control, a few options in the oven, ...
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re: rewok
Good to know! It's definitely an option, but I really do prefer the look of the slide-in (it's much cleaner and a hair higher end looking) and would require that we have someone out to remove the back part of the countertop that goes behind the range, but it's better than no induction!
I guess we'll see what's available by the time we are ready to seriously start looking.
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re: LaureltQ
Hi...I'm very curious what you decided to do.
I too have a white slide in ceramic range, and want a white induction slide in range. No other color will work, period.
I also don't want to switch to a conventional range style with the raised back...I think it makes the kitchen look cheaper, I don't want to reach over hot pots to change temperature, shut off oven etc. (never made sense to me...seems like a safety issue), I would have to cut out part of the granite, etc. too much work, too much possibility of problem.
Also, as there is no cabinet there now. Ther is no place to put a cooktop and separate oven.
Sounds like we have the same problem...so what did you do???
Happy holidays.
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We would have liked a white induction cooktop as well to go with our white countertops. It seems the induction makers all think they're going to be installed on granite surfaces hence the black.
We don't care for dark surfaces in our kitchen so we went with white Corian. We went with a black induction unit anyway on them and it doesn't look out of place.
If you're unsure, take a picture of your kitchen and edit to the photo to color the cooktop black and see if you really don't like it. Or just get a piece of black paper cut to size and put it there.
Good luck
Jim
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re: mdgolfbum
All of our other appliances are white, the microwave over the stove is white, the cabinets are white, and the counter is that beigey blacky granite that everyone seems to have.
I don't want to put a cooktop in and a separate oven as that will involve modifying our cabinets and cost dramatically more than just a range. I'm not so much concerned with the surface of the range being white (although I'd prefer it - our smoothtop range is white now and looks great when it's clean!) but with the face and remainder of the appliance looking like it "fits" in the kitchen. We have NO stainless anywhere in the kitchen and the only black appliance is the espresso machine which is on the other side of the kitchen.
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