Corner Housing For Double Gas Oven

[Mosaic]

hello all, I'm hatching plans for the kitchen makeover. I've seen some interesting-looking corner solutions for built-in ovens (not hobs) but these have all been from US companies. Does anyone know of a UK company that makes these?

Also, in a room complying with ventilation regulations, does a built in gas oven have to be located on an outside wall? This was something I read in a 'Stoves' specification but haven't seen elsewhere.

Thanks in advance.

[hc4361]

The oven doesn't need to be against an external wall.
Putting an oven in a corner would waste a lot of space. I don't know of any UK company that makes them, but no harm in asking larger companies.

[Mosaic]

Thanks HC - your answer kinda solves the dilemma. Certainly in drawing out the plans the 'oven corner' dominates.
You see, I'm future proofing the place against being too old to bend down and lift, so need an oven and grill that aren't built under. I also much prefer cooking with gas rather than electric.
In view of your reply I shall do another version and play around with outting the hob or sink in the corner.
I'm trying to get solutions that reduce the dead space in corner base units.

[boxtops]

I wouldn't put the hob in the corner either, it'll be a reach to get to the corner of the hob to life pans etc from the far burner.

[hc4361]

What shape is your kitchen?

I ask because is long and narrow and originally had the sink under the window with dead space either side, and wall and floor cupboards along the other two walls in a sort of U shape.

I reclaimed the dead space by moving the sink to one of the longer walls and not having any cupboard under the window. This has given me extra floor space and more cupboard space.

My cupboards are now in two parallel lines, the full length of the longer walls.

[Mosaic]

The space is about 4.70 x 2.60 with a large window on one long wall
At present there is an L-shape with the short wall (party wall) having a slot-in cooker and the sink under the window
I think that by having one long wall with oven/ grill / microwave, fridge/ freezer and tall pantry, then the rest base and wall units, I'll be able to effectively reverse the L, get more space, and (alternative plan theta) convert the window into French doors opening onto garden, allowing in more light and a pleasant dining area.
Watcha think?

[hc4361]

I think it sounds good :)

As you are buying a new oven consider a pyrolytic self cleaning oven. I can understand you preferring to cook with gas but an electric oven is better than a gas one, in my opinion. It really does work - turns all the grease to ash which is brushed off the bottom of the oven. And of course that sort of cleaning gets to parts you have no hope of reaching, such as awkward crevices and the fan. You will need doors and windows open but then you should when you nearly kill yourself using an oven cleaner with your head in the oven.
You could still have a gas hob, although I prefer my induction hob. Reacts as quickly as gas, heats up quicker, safer and much, much easier to clean.

[Mosaic]

I use that paint-on oven cleaner from lakeland, which works like magic and no fumes.....so I'm not easy to convince when it comes to pyrolitic ovens. I'll have a look at the induction hobs, but don't you need to get special pans for them?

[hc4361]

You do need special pans but there are plenty available.

[The Builder]

If you have a gas hob, Mose, try and fix that on an outside wall, so that you can fit an extractor hood over. If not, then ducting would be needed to fet rid of the smell/vapour.
When gas burns, it produces a lot of water in addition to cooking water. It's really quite important to get rid of it (condensation problems etc)

[Mosaic]

Thanks Builder! At present the slot-in cooker is against the party wall and under a recirculating hood, and that seems to work quite well alongside the door and window ventilation for the room. But I will look at a way of extracting as well as simply recirculating as part of the big build.