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The so-called professional ranges are significantly different from those used in residential kitchens. Although upscale kitchens may feature ranges that look similarly like professional ranges and may even have some of the features of the ranges being used in restaurant kitchens, they must still be modified to meet residential building codes. Most, although not all, of the differences between residential ranges and professional ranges have something to do with fire safety.

Another very important feature a professional range has is the ability to produce high temperatures to be able to meet the demands and requirements of fast-paced restaurant cooking. For this reason, the fuel supply lines or gas feed lines of a professional range are larger than that of a residential range. Professional ranges consume more fuel than residential ranges, even when not in use because they work on pilot lights. Professional ranges are also larger than those built for residential kitchen use. Home ranges are usually 24 inches deep to fit flush with standard cabinetry while professional ranges can be as deep as 32 inches. Manufacturers of professional ranges nowadays offer rages with as few as two and as many as eight burners in order to give commercial and restaurant kitchens the most flexibility in designing their cook lines which may include other equipment such as steamers, fryers and grills.

Because of their larger size and cooking capacity, it is not surprising why professional ranges are generally much more expensive than ranges used for home kitchens. Thus, when thinking of installing a professional range in a residential kitchen, it is advisable to consider important factors such as price, practicality, features and residential building codes.

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