Reply #4: Technically, you can ... ***but*** ........

[Stinky The Clown]

they're dangerous in a residential application and none of the manufacturers recommend them for residential use.

Two issues:

1 - heat output. They're not insulated the same way a residential unit is. The sides can get dangerously hot, particularly if you have little kids. Also, there is a slot at the back (flue riser) that vents the oven. It can get up to 1000 degrees. They also have to be kept at least 6" from any flammable material - like your walls!

2 - ventilation needs. Restaurants are required to have ventilation hoods over their cooking equipment. And they're not the wimpy little hoods found at Home Depot. The hood a commercial range needs would have so much power it would suck the paint off your walls and lift the comb-over off a bald man. Further, this hood has to be protected with a commercial fire suppression system. All told, that hood and fire system will set you back $4,000 to $6,000, just to cover a single range. The hood is needed to vent off the massive amount of heat the stove rejects to the room. To do otherwise is to invite a fire. Add to the hood the cost to bring in air to make uip for that is exhausted. Then you have to heat or cool that make up air, only to see it sucked right back out the hood!

Now, I know many people like to have these stoves, but in all but a few cases, they're simply dangerous and impractical.

Several manufacturers make very similar looking products to their standard commercial items specifically for home use. They have more insulation and less total heat output. They also cost about twice as much as the same model in commercial trim.

In short, there's no real place for these in a home. Sorta like buying an over-the-road Kenwood 18-wheel tractor-trailer to haul the kids to soccer.