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Thread Number: 70584
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
Recessed range tops |
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Post# 935474 , Reply# 1 4/30/2017 at 11:14 (2,546 days old) by sudsmaster  (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Wouldn't that depend on the whim of the home builder, specifically, the cabinetry builder? The cabinetry can be made talller or shorter as desired. And the ranges may have extendable feet that can raise or lower them maybe 1/2" or more.
That said, I don't see much reason why a slide in or drop in range top should be appreciably higher or lower than the neighboring counter top. Preferably I think it should be flush, or slightly raised. Easer to keep clean that way, I would think. In the case of my 60's era Frigidaire Compact 30 drop-in range, the edges are about 1/4"above the surrounding counter top | ||
| Post# 935488 , Reply# 2 4/30/2017 at 12:17 (2,546 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida) | ||
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I'm referring to the range itself. On some older ranges the sides of the cooktop were level with the counter top, but the flat surface the burners were on was often an inch or two lower than each side. | ||
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Post# 935525 , Reply# 5 4/30/2017 at 17:00 (2,545 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 935550 , Reply# 6 4/30/2017 at 19:43 (2,545 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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I seem to recall our mid-70's Whirlpool had about an inch high lip on the sides down to the surface the elements were mounted on. I was looking for a photo of it and ran across a couple pics on Google images that show what Cole is describing
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Post# 935583 , Reply# 7 4/30/2017 at 21:37 (2,545 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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| Post# 935585 , Reply# 8 4/30/2017 at 22:01 (2,545 days old) by PassatDoc (Orange County, California) | ||
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yes, the sides were raised and flush or almost flush to the countertop. And the cooktop was about two inches below counter height. | ||
| Post# 935598 , Reply# 9 4/30/2017 at 22:27 (2,545 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR) | ||
Can't locate the pic right now, but there was one infamous (to me) range design which is pretty much what Cole describes. Was a 70s/80s Kenmore copy of the Jenn-Air cartridge system ranges. The Kenmore work surface was much lower than the side edges of the range's cabinetwork--and had ventilation grilles/ductwork canted up at an angle away from cook surfaces and ending near the actual countertop. That woulda driven me nuts…
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| Post# 935599 , Reply# 10 4/30/2017 at 22:30 (2,545 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR) | ||
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Samples of Kenmore mess...
No sooner did I reply than I found my pic folder. Here they are:
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| Post# 935602 , Reply# 11 4/30/2017 at 22:42 (2,545 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
Often, older ranges from the mid-1950 or earlier had flat tops (first picture shows my 1950 Frigidaire), the recessed part (many were recessed just a quarter inch) was introduced as an improvement to avoid containing boil-overs and spilling stuff on the sides (many top-loading washers and dryers also had that feature in the 1960s and 1970s).
Some ranges also had a more recessed surface like the GE drop in range that Phil posted above to make it a bit easier for short people to reach above pots. Westinghouse also had the Terrace Top ranges that had two levels, the front burners were also sitting lower for the same reason (last picture). | ||
| Post# 935616 , Reply# 12 5/1/2017 at 02:35 (2,545 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Kelvinator Introduced the recessed top I think, theirs was about 2 inches lower, don't forget Westinghouses Terrace Top, the best of both, the front units were lower than the rear. | ||
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