I keep reading and rereading these posts about installing a Rational oven in a home kitchen. Thank you all for describing your experiences! Could you please give me some further advice?
For the past year, I have been dreaming of installing a professional oven in my home kitchen and am wondering if the Rational SCC 61 would be too big. I also always have been wishing for 2 ovens, so that I could roast meat and/or vegetables, say with onions or garlic, and bake a cake or a dessert at the same time. We are now about to completely renovate our kitchen, and this would be my chance to go for it.
I use my normal Bosch oven nearly everyday for baking, roasting, grilling, more than most home cooks. We are a family of 6, and often have visitors, and for most
holidays and special events, I cook for 20-30 people, on average. My Bosch definitely does not perform like it used to, and I spend hours baking in small batches because I don't trust my oven to bake evenly when I need to use more than 1 or 2 racks, depending on what I'm baking. I also often feel that this 60 cm oven is too small, although there are also times when I only bake 1 loaf of bread, or a single tray of bread rolls.
I have been thinking of the Rational XS, but I wonder if I could roast 2 turkeys or 2 geese at a time in the XS oven? A couple of years ago, I managed 2 turkeys by using my neighbour's oven, as well as my own. But that isn't always an option for me, and we no longer live near those friends.
Considering my needs and desires, does it sound reasonable to install 2 ovens -- a Rational XS and a 90 cm domestic oven, such as an Ilve or Miele?
Or would it make more sense to have just a Rational 61? Or Rational 61 and domestic 60 cm oven?
Any thoughts or advice on these matters would be greatly appreciated!!