Collecting Ideas for a kitchen remodel

We live in a 200+ year old farmhouse with an incredibly complicated floorplan.
The kitchen was built in the mid-80s by a previous owner and we added a
living room addition in '99. Its now time to rework the floorplan of the house to
make the entire space work better as a whole. Its gonna be a big job and will allow
rethinking appliances & materials (no need to retrofit)

So... I'm collecting input.

Oven - anyone ever have a gas fueled oven (not cooktop but oven)? It would
be an advantage when the power goes off & we run on generator but I've heard
conflicting info on how well they control temperature. (we have natural gas).

Combo microwave & convection oven - anyone think they are a bad idea?

Refrigerators - After seeing cost differences, I'm planning to use a standard depth
stand alone fridge rather than the counter depth ones 42" or wider. Anyone think
the super wide ones are in fact worth the extra cost?

Anything you really love about your kitchen that is a bit unusual? Or advice you'd
like to share for someone working through the planning stage?

Thanks
Tam