And these appliances' qualities are more than skin deep. For instance, Gaggenau sells a built-in that is 20 percent larger than conventional ovens, has a temperature probe, rapid preheat, brighter light, rotisserie option and even comes with a baking stone. Higher, more precise temperatures make cooking three or four racks at once a breeze. Perhaps it's speed you seek. He says one company talks of offering a cooktop that works by magnetic induction, which means you could be boiling water, take away the pan and touch the burner.
Many culinary experts opt for another oven below the first.
For those times when the meat has to be broiled, and the angel food cake can't be disturbed, two built-ins are a dream. Warming drawers sometimes take the place of the second oven. Along the same line is the refrigerated drawer. They can be placed anywhere, near a wet bar or in the master bedroom suite. For the wine lovers, Sub-Zero offers a wine storage unit touted to maintain a constant set temperature and nearly ideal humidity.