Rangetop users: Do you love/hate yours?

19 years ago

I'm posting this question in the Kitchen and Appliance forums in order to cast the widest possible net:

DH and I are considering a six-burner rangetop for our kitchen remodel. We have looked at Wolf, Thermador, GE Monogram, Dacor, KitchenAid, Viking, and Jenn-Air--some in showrooms, others only online--and are thoroughly stumped.

If you love your rangetop, please tell us why and the manufacturer you recommend. Conversely, if you are disappointed with your rangetop, please tell us your cautionary tales.

Also, if you installed your rangetop in a standard 24-inch-deep cabinet and DID NOT build out the cabinet to be flush with the control panel of the rangetop, did you have to modify the back of the cabinet to accommodate gas and electrical connections?

Thanks so much for your help!

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fairegold
19 years ago
We have a Viking because it fit with the Ikea cabinets, I wanted open burners, and we used the Viking downdraft and Viking will support the combination (many companies would not).

Excluding the downdraft, the electrical and gas connections are all below, not behind, so no trouble.

I love the look of the beefy rangetop, I love the facty that on mine, all burners work the same highs and lows, and therefore I can use any for boiling or for simmering.

We bought this more than 5 years ago, and everything has been perfect. We installed it ourselves. Cleans as well as anything else in my kitchen.... when I get around to it. (I am not a clean freak.) My burners only go to 15K BTUs, and many newer models go higher. But mine is adequate. I greatly dislike the models that have different powered burners, IMHO that negates one of the fine features of the rangetop.
alku05
19 years ago
We have a Bluestar rangetop and are very pleased with it. Our rangetop is in a standard 24" deep cabinet and like fairegold pointed out, the connections are all below not behind. Most rangetops are designed to be installed in 24" cabinets with the control panel extending further out. We placed a couple bump-outs on either side to accent this.
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glycera
19 years ago
BlueStar 36" rangetop here, and love it. See photo and my reasons on the Web site linked below. ---Margaret

Here is a link that might be useful: My New Kitchen --- The cooking area
maydl
Original Author
19 years ago
Thanks to all for responding.

fairegold: Thanks for responding at Kitchens, too. It seems Viking owners really like their rangetops.

alku05 and glycera: Thank you for the nod to BlueStar. I do not even have a link for them but I'm sure it won't be hard to find.

alku05, I wish we could do the bumpout like yours, but it would mean giving up space in the flanking drawer bases, and I don't want to do that. We will have doors under the rangetop (with pullouts behind), and that may serve to visually differentiate the area from the flanking drawer bases.

Glycera, I've seen your Web site before; it's awesome!
vicnsb
19 years ago
bump...I'm looking too, anyone else want to give any pros or cons to what they have? For those with the Bluestar rangetop...how's clean up? Thanks.
alku05
19 years ago
With my Bluestar rangetop, I love being able to take it apart and clean the top in the sink. Sure beats scrubbing away at the stove. But even better, because the grates etc are a matte black instead of a shiny black, they hide a multitude of sins! We only occasionally need to wash down the grates vs having to wipe all the smudges daily on a shiny black surface.