The flexible combination of a wall oven and cooktop has become more affordable. In fact, some combos cost less than some standalone ranges—especially pro-style models—though installation can add to the cost. Unlike a range, a wall oven allows you to put the oven exactly where you want it: at waist- or eye-level so that you won’t have to bend to pull out heavy pans. Cooktops can go wherever counter space allows, including on an island or a peninsula. That lets you face out into the kitchen rather than in toward the wall. Here are three combos to consider from Consumer Reports’ cooktop and wall oven tests.
Speedy pair
The GE Profile PHP900DMBB cooktop delivers fast heat and precision simmering. Two large ovens in the GE PT9550FSSS wall oven let you bake and broil at once; both ovens also have a convection option. The Wi-Fi-enabled ovens can be controlled from a smart phone, allowing you to save time by changing settings without having to be in the kitchen.
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Affordable duo
Two of the four elements on the Maytag MEC7430WS cooktop are high-powered for fast heating and boiling. Low-heat cooking is also superb. The Maytag MEW7530AW wall oven outperformed models costing two and three times as much thanks to its large capacity, impressive baking, and excellent broiling.
Cooking with gas
This combo mixes brands to tap the top models in their categories. Fast heating and superb simmering made the Thermador SGSX365FS our best 36-inch cooktop; three of five burners are high-powered. For the Whirlpool WOD93EC0AS double oven, oven space and convection in the upper chamber are potential time-savers.
—Adapted from Consumer Reports' Kitchen Planning & Buying Guide
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