I think it's the nature of the appliance.

The control panel on my Bosch, which is glass, gets really hot when I convection roast around 400 or 425. I've read about people saying their doors or knobs get hot but you can't hold your hand to it as it would cause a burn.

I have a 2 year old Wolf DF, 30". The control panel does not get particularly hot, not even when the oven is cranked up to 450 degrees. The door also stays relatively cool --no where near hot.

My 30" DF Wolf is 6 years old....The range never gets hot, even when I crank it up to 550 (the highest setting) for baking pizza. If this is a sudden development, it sounds as if something has gone wrong and needs to be addressed. I have had excellent response from Wolf...I'd call the Wolf service department and ask what they think, explaining that you've already had 2 techs come out and check out the range. I'm assuming the 2 techs were certified Wolf repair techs, right?

Thanks Beth but no one seems to know why this is happening. The tech's called Wolf several times but with no help. The panel on front of the range is "burning hot." Hopefully we can find out the cause and I was hoping someone else had the same problem and could help me.

Beth4 , can you please put your hand on the front panel ( hidden electronics ) of your wolf range after the oven has been off for approx. one hour. We are still trying to resolve this issue and I feel most of us do not touch our oven after turning it off. I feel this may be the way this appliance functions.
Thankyou.

er -- I baked/roasted a pot of beef stew in the oven for hours and hours yesterday afternoon. I turned the oven up to 350 to finish it off with some last minute vegetable additions. I pulled the pot out of the oven (using hot pads), shut the door (I could easily touch the door and handle with bare hands), and then I closed the electronic panel with my bare hands. All of this was done within a minute or two of turning off the oven. No heat at all on the door, the handle or the electronic panel. (I always keep the panel closed, unless I'm using the range.)

So, I did have an opportunity to touch the front of the range with my bare hands, and everything felt well within normal limits. Not uncomfortable or hot-to-the-touch at all.

Thanks for the input Beth4 but after the oven is off one hour minimum please then touch the electronic panel. Mine is cool during and after cooking and then later, one hour boiling hot.
My wolf range was 4 years old, with many problems and this being the main one. I have just received my new replacement by Wolf and it is doing the same thing. I think it happens all the time but most of us don't touch the appliance once it is turned off.
Thank you again.

Hi Erpatches, I am baking white chocolate macadamia nut cookies in the Wolf DF right now.
The electronic control panel (both open and closed) in cool/room temperature. In an hour I'll check to see if it is hot.

Erpatches,

Just so you don't think you are the only one, I did the test.
When I turned off the oven the electronic control panel was cool, both flipped open and flipped shut.

Now, 45 minutes later it is warm/hot. It isn't scorching hot -- or hot enough to burn a hand. But it is hot!
It seems that as the oven cools down the warm air in the oven must vent in such a way that it warms the electronic control panel.

I don't now if this is a problem or bad design.
Maybe it is not a problem at all.

Thank you so much francoise47 in letting me know you have also experienced this problem. I was worried since the electronics are so warm and about an hour or so later it just seems so hot.
It makes me feel better that my wolf range is working the same as yours. How old is your range?
Thanks again for doing the hand test!

My range is almost 2 years old. I got it in January 2010.

I baked some cupcakes this evening. 20 minutes at 350 degrees. I kept checking the instrument panel as the range cooled. At 40 minutes after turning the oven off, the instrument panel was the hottest...it was very warm to the touch, but not dangerously warm. I could hold my hand on the panel indefinitely. It then began to cool down.

So, like Francoise47 wrote, my panel did heat up AFTER the range had been turned off. Throughout the baking, it was cool.

I don't think this is a problem or an error. I'm guessing it's one way the oven vents the heat. I know that heat is released at the bottom front of the oven because I have a cat who cuddles up as close to the oven door as she can get, and sticks her head as far back and under the range as she can reach, so she can soak up all that wonderful heat. You know what heat-seekers cats are!

Thank you Beth for doing this for me. I was worried about the electronics and the heat issue. I think it does get "hot" and not just warm, but maybe that is our perception of heat. Even the glass readout is hot and I can melt butter on the panel.
Well, it seems all wolf ranges does this so I am sure it will be fine.

I just moved into a home with the same double wolf ovens. I noticed tonight that the control panel is VERY hot hours after turning both ovens off. Is this normal for Wolf ??

We are experiencing the same issue - did you ever figure out what is is?