In Love With My Lacanche Range

Not sure if it’s possible to fall in love with a range..but it’s happening to me. The new Lacanche Sully range in our studio kitchen is awesome! Talk about a pleasure to cook on..this allows me to really cook the way I was trained to in restaurants.

The Lacanche is a serious cook’s range…it has the power, the flexibility, the ease of use you’d expect, all wrapped up in a beautiful to look at package.

Lacanche Sully Range

We could have had any range here in the studio..but we choose this Lacanche range and we’re very happy with it.

The people at www.frenchranges.com have been particularly supportive and helpful. The salesman Ryan Chisum is superb, the tech guy Gregg Overman is great, and the owner Stan Barrett is as honest and ethical as they come. Need a part or add on??? They get them right out. They’re available to answer questions about our Lacanche range, and take care of my needs. The range is built like a tank, in fact I witnessed the craftsmanship that goes into these ranges at my factory tour this past January in the village of Lacanche in Burgundy France.

These babies are made to exacting standards and each one is custom made to the customer’s specs. My Lacanche (I own two of them) is outfitted with one gas oven and one electric convection oven with a broiler. Most ranges have only one convection fan but this Lacanche has two.

Two powerful Lacanche convection fans

It sounds like a jumbo jet getting ready to take off when it’s fired up.

And this convection oven can really do the job…roasts potatoes from raw to crispy golden brown in 25 minutes.

Crispy roasted Yukon gold potatoes

Try that with your home stove. Also, I can make fresh bread in 22 minutes,

Fresh baked bread

make pizza in 6 minutes and melt cheese in 2 minutes.

All in all the performance of this Lacanche is truly impressive. Another great thing is the ease in which you can clean and maintain it. The burners are designed in a way that NO FOOD can get inside them.

Lacanche sealed burners

Jut take them apart, (2 seconds) and wipe them down, easy as pie to maintain.

Also, I use a stainless steel polish and it shines like new. The grates are a very heavy duty but easily cleaned. They have some type of coating so they do not rust like other cast iron grates I’ve seen.

The Lacanche I have came with a grill pan and a flat pan(extra cost)..they go over two burners and they perform very well. They’re also cast iron and covered with a proprietary coating that keeps them almost non-stick..and they do not rust. They weigh over 20 lbs each.

I can produce true restaurant quality steaks and other grilled items with these grill pans. The perfect grill marks we love to see are easily attained. When not in use, they can be stored to free up burner space.

The Lacanche ranges are built without taking short cuts and without using flimsy, cheap materials. After comparing prices, you will determine that a Lacanche range is far and away a super value. You’re not paying for advertising and trendy design elements that focus groups determine are “in style”. They will last a lifetime if properly maintained and they will quickly become the focus of your love.

Lacanche Logo-the Mark of Quality and Craftsmanship

Well I’m off to bake some bread in my Lacanche..thanks for reading.

Chef Keith Snow