I want to replace mine with the Google smoke detecters I can turn off with my phone when I know the toaster just set it off!
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I would take some pictures of your kitchen and get some suggestions from realtors or kitchen designers in your area on how to improve your kitchen for resale. Then decide if you want to do rework and enjoy the changes, or do the rework before selling.
We had a built in GE double oven, and we only found another newer model GE double oven that would fit the spot w/o cabinet rework. DH installed it, while I assisted, holding the cords, helping guide it into the spot.
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I just pick up something to fan the area (like a metal cooking sheet) and clear up the smoke - probably quicker than phone turn off.
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I hated our all connected smoke detectors. When one went off they would all go off. Almost always in the middle of the night. We would struggle to find the one that was actually having a problem. It always seemed to be one of the ones that required the tallest ladder. At some point we disconnected the system and installed the individual ones with sealed 10 year batteries. They still sometimes go off for what doesnāt seem like any reason. They usually stop if we vacuum or remove any spider webs. Sometimes itās just easier to buy a new one. The problem I see with all the malfunctioning is that when they go off no one even considers there might be an actual fire. If my fire sprinklers went off Iād be up and out.
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Adding that I used to work for a property management company and whenever I went in a vacant home most of the smoke detectors had been taken down.
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My husband likes to tinker with electric stuff and electronics, too. He fixed the control panel on our old double oven in house1 back when the display went dim. Then a few years later the control panel went kaput again, but this time it was a major deal. Sadly, the manufacturer stopped making parts for these ovensā¦ Mr. found a replacement part for a wider oven and suggested cutting it to fit or having it hanging off the side 
but that was a hard no. As a consolation prize, he got to pick a new oven. We decided that we didnāt want to deal with a heavy beast ever again, so the double oven was replaced with 2 separate ones. And as a bonus, we got a warming drawer to fill the space. / There, fixed the typo. Lol
The new ovens have a fan that cools the electronics when the oven is on.
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Yup. BTDT! Apparently, that is suggested maintenance for those smoke detectors! Who wouldāve guessed?!
Ours are all hardwired into a circuit, but each has a 12v battery as a backup. Twice a year we change those batteriesā¦ it is an overkill, but if power goes out, which happens rarely, a weak battery can create a lot of headaches!
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I want a warning drawer! I can only imagine the usefulness of that!
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When we moved into our house 28ish years ago, the second oven had been replaced with a built in microwave. We soon figured out that built in microwaves are hard to replace as sizes are all over the place and not consistent. We converted that to a cabinet with a lift door similar to this:
It was a good call as microwaves seem to fizzle out quicker than any other appliance, IME.
We also converted a drawer under the oven to install a warming drawer. While we donāt use it all the time, I really appreciate it when weāre entertaining or juggling different oven temps and timing. It also proofs bread.
OMG it must be the 27" one! Iām looking at a kitchen remodel next year and will need to replace my ovens with the newer larger size which requires a rebuild of the cabinetry. I donāt know why they donāt keep a smaller size, itās plenty big - especially with 2 of them.
We have a warming drawer, and our convection oven has a bread-proofing feature, but Iām jealous of Bunsenās new appliance and eager to hear how it works. 
Iām envisioning, āDanger! Danger, Will Robinson! The rolls are burning!ā
ETA: Darn. Bunsen fixed the typo just as this thread was getting fun.
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Interestingly, our double oven in House1 was 27ā, but the cabinet was designed to fit a 30ā oven. The 27ā Thermador oven was neatly framed around to cover up the empty space. Imagine our happiness when we realized that we did not have to hunt down an oven of a not very popular size! We took a couple of photos of Mr. in the frame and then disposed of it.
Our steam oven is 24ā. Miele (and many others) make a framing kit to make their 24ā ovens look like 30ā.
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I just need to replace the wall ovenādonāt need to redesign the kitchen or improve it for resale. Iāll probably go with the Miele wall ovenāwe recently replaced a Wolf range with a Miele range, which has a great oven.
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Bummer I fixed the autocorrect suggestion! It was a good one.
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Probably the best solution. There arenāt many alternatives to fit into that openingā¦ and one canāt have too many ovens around the holidays if one likes to entertain!
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Iām getting used to my new induction cooktop. It heats the pan considerably faster than gas! So it takes less time to fix my staple dishesā¦ which means I need to make some changes in my cooking routine! It appears to be very energy efficient, so not going to make a dent in our electricity consumption, but will definitely reduce our gas consumption! Iām tired of the power co shaming us about using gas outside of their imaginary āefficiency zone.ā 
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These I can totally agree with!
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I like the article. I know the small square tile counter and backsplash has all those grout lines. We only have our kitchen island with glossy 3 1/2" square tiles and only a few spots where the grout needs to be regularly cleaned. Our cooktop is on the island, and you can set hot things on the tiles, although I tend to always use a hot pad.
My mom had beautiful cherry cabinets and black Formica counters, and the counters had to be washed down for all dust that shows, but that was a quick and easy task.
On the one picture, they still had the open shelving above - and that is maintenance.
Our bathrooms are timeless - and we only have to put white/light quartz on our other kitchen counters to replace the white Formica to update our kitchen. If we were not selling the house, I would still keep the Formica - they look as good as they did when installed in 1992.