Ovens are essential tools especially for those who love to create tasty food in the kitchen. Most of us are satisfied with simple ovens, which cost about $2000 on average. And then there are ovens made by brands like La Cornue, Bertazzoni, Viking, and Thermador, that sell ovens to the extremely rich, with their ovens having prices over $500,000. The question is, why spend that amount of money when you can buy a house with it? For Antoine Bassoul, president of La Cornue, buying their oven is like buying a luxury car.
“You can get from point A to point B in a Honda, so why should you drive a Mercedes? Yes, it’s more comfortable with higher horsepower, but with a kitchen range, there’s an intangible element. People see the kitchen as the heart of the home, and, in a sense, the range can become a part of your family.”
Of course, the ovens aren’t priced that high for no reason; they are made with premium and durable materials, and can be customized, too. Bassoul considers their ovens to be family heirlooms, as they could last for over 50 years and could be passed on to the next generation.
Valentina Bertazzoni, the style and brand director of Bertazzoni, on the other hand, reasons that aside from the performance, big spenders want the items inside their home to match their interior taste.
But what do you think? Are these ovens really worth the price?
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(Image Credit:Nathan Kirkman/ La Cornue)
(Image Credit:Nathan Kirkman/ La Cornue)
(Image Credit:Ziyan Zhang/ Thermador)
(Image Credit: Bertazzoni)