La Cornue range repair, Château to CornuFé
La Cornue traces itself to Paris in 1908, when Albert Dupuy built an oven with a vaulted ceiling that moves hot air around the food. That vault still defines the Château. We repair both La Cornue range families on Oahu.
Château and CornuFé side by side
The two lines share a name but little else in the way they are built, so the first question on any call is which one you own.
| Point | Château | CornuFé 110 | CornuFé 90 Albertine | Repair note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How it is made | Built to order by hand at Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, numbered | Smaller-format line | Designed for the US market | Send the ID plate photo |
| Width | Seven sizes, 30 to 71 inches | 43 inches | 35.4 inches | Measure before booking |
| Ovens | Vaulted gas and electric, depending on the build | Two electric convection ovens | One large convection oven, seven modes | Tell us which oven fails |
| Top | Burners, French top, teppanyaki, induction or lava-rock grill | Five gas burners or five induction zones | Five gas burners or five induction zones | Gas or induction decides the recall |
| Weight uncrated | Varies by build | About 350 lb | About 315 lb | Moving it takes planning |
Is my CornuFé part of the test cap recall?
It may be, if it is a dual fuel CornuFé 90 (model LAC9) or CornuFé 110 (model LAC1) built March 19, 2025 through July 24, 2026. CPSC announced the recall on September 10, 2026: the cap on the gas manifold's test port may be missing, which can let gas leak. About 3,992 units are covered, shared with two AGA range lines, all made by AGA Rangemaster Limited in the United Kingdom. No incidents were reported. Induction models are not affected.
La Cornue at a glance
Sources: La Cornue USA story, Château and CornuFé pages; La Cornue parts and service page; CPSC 2026 dual fuel range recall
Utility gas or propane under your La Cornue
Gas cooking is a minority choice in Hawaii, about one home in ten, so a gas La Cornue is a rare range here. Homes on the utility pipeline get a blend that can include synthetic natural gas, renewable gas, propane and LNG; homes off the pipeline run on propane from tanks. Tell us which you have. EPA advises running an outdoor-vented exhaust fan over any gas stove, and La Cornue sells matching CornuFé hoods for that job.
