As they should. You're paying an expensive premium for what essentially amounts to a larger Whirlpool, maybe with a bit extra style, but really with less capabilities and much less room.

Testing is one thing. Using day to day is another.

As a former Bertazzoni owner, I didn't have any issues with the range. I didn't need a gigantic oven. The burners work as they work -- it is well known. If you don't like the way the burners work there are other ranges to buy. The double-tier 18K burner did an excellent job. The simmer was very good.

The Berta doesn't try to compete with Wolf. It does what it does at a certain price point.

It would be far more useful to compare ranges at the same price points to each other rather than to lump ranges together because they are Italian imports. And if a test lab is doing that where are Ilve and the others?

>As they should. You're paying an expensive premium for what essentially amounts to a larger Whirlpool, maybe with a bit extra style, but really with less capabilities and much less room.

You could say some of those things about a lot of pro style ranges, I would even venture to say the majority of them.

Interestingly enough, their top rated pro style range is a 36" KA... a larger Whirlpool!

(Old thread, but....) Consumers Reports does not even mention that Verona and Bertazonni appliances have a flameout protection that NO American brands have. So, if the gas flame goes out during use and does not have a flameout protection, the kitchen/house will fill with gas and explode! Flameout was once mandatory on all appliances, but are no longer included in most. How does Consumer Reports miss this?