I have a 36" Wolf DF range and love it. I also have a wall oven(30" Electrolux) and love it too. I like the burners on the Wolf and they are fairly easy to clean. I have a griddle to lay over the burners if I want too but don't use it much. I occasionally use all 6 burners but like having all the room even using just 4 burners. I decided against the indoor grill because I would rather all that be outside and I didn't want to have to clean it. My husband does the outdoor cooking and has all his stuff for that. The oven being 36" wide takes a little bit to heat but it isn't too bad. I use the Electrolux most of the time because it is at eye level and heats very quickly. It seems most people really like their Miele ovens. I haven't had any blue flaking with the Wolf but did with the Electrolux. Electrolux replaced the oven-no quibbble.

We built a new home and put in the Wolf 60inch DF range a couple of years ago. I love it. I do use the griddle quite a bit - we are in SoCal so Quesadillas are a common food item. The grill is great but I find it kind of small for the quantities I seem to want to cook on it and it is a bit of a pain to clean - I recently started reading posts again on this site and it has led me to think I need to read up on the care and use of the grill as people love it. The cook top and burners are great, the ovens are great. Overall I love the range. Also, easy to clean around the burners.

I have had Viking and like this more. I have not had any problems or need for service calls as I did with Viking. We liked the beefy look of the Wolf - it looks great in the kitchen and really "goes" with the house. I have been surprised at how many comments it draws from people.

I have the 30-inch DF Wolf, and have had it since I remodeled my kitchen in 2005. So, 4+ years of cooking on, and baking in, it. I still love my range. I have not had a single problem with it, and the blue oven has never flaked. I have the sealed burners, and am very happy with them. I continue to be amazed at my low BTU out-put burner, and how I can simmer sauces without ever worrying about scorching. And, for me, the convection oven has been fabulous. I do a lot of baking -- pies and cookies -- and these turn out so incredibly well from this oven. Better than any other electric or gas oven that I have used in the past 40 years. I could not be happier with my DF Wolf range, and cannot imagine cooking without it.

wekick, lv r golden and beth4, thanks for your comments.

wekick, if you can do it again, would you pick the range again or a rangetop and separate wall oven since you rarely use the range oven?

Lv r golden and beth4, do you find it troublesome to use the range oven when bending down?

Why not the best of both worlds?
Go for the range top (open burner) and double wall ovens. Both brands are excellent, pick the one you like the look of and the price is right. The features and accuracy is close enough in the ovens.
Regarding the grill, if you don't mind cleaning it every time you use it go for it. Just think, if you have an outdoor grill, do you clean it everytime you use it?

Pucca,

Well, I'm 62 years young, and have no trouble at all bending down to use the oven, whether I'm baking/roasting something light or heavy. I'm 5'6" tall, in case that makes a difference.

I forgot to mention that as well, lifting has not been an issue whatsoever...having low ovens was never a consideration. I am 5'7" and 56 yrs young.

Seems the visual aesthetics of the design of the kitchen may be a consideration. We have a large L shape and the range was my first choice for many reasons including that I loved it, but also I did not want to look over and see a bank of wall ovens, something I have never found attractive. In some layouts you can kind of tuck the ovens away and not really see them much.

Speaking of layouts and chosing appliances - consider funtionality of the kitchen and also how you cook. I like everything close at hand. I can take three steps over to drawers that store the pans but when I have things going on the stove and in the oven I like everything that is cooking or being prepared right there. I have what would be considered a large kitchen but it is layed out perfectly for one cook. I am generally the only one "cooking" but when I have help there is plenty of room to spread out. I don't like to take many steps when I empty the dishwashers (two) and I am surprised to see how far some of them are from the cabinets that would store the dishes. The micro and warming drawer are the farthest from the main "station" and they are the two things I use the least.

As you come into family room and turn to see kitchen to right and kind of behind you:

The arched door is a walk in pantry

YouÂve probably read my posts before but here it goes.

>>>Wolf Dual Fuel Range owner...
How do you like your range? What do you like about it or vice versa? Repairs? Service issues?

IÂm donÂt own a duel fuel because I could never justify the extra cost for what I consider to be a marketing gimmick. The range burners are very good, no repairs or service needed on two different stoves over 15 years.
>>>I like the griddle but I heard great things about the infrared grill too. Is it hard to clean?

To clean the grill:

1) Turn it on high let it run for 10 minutes
2) Brush it off with a grill bush

Mine is a high use one, I clean wipe out below the grates every 2 weeks, that takes about 2 minutes with a wet cloth and then do a through cleaning twice a year.

NOTE: The griddle is harder to keep clean than the grill.

Grill or Griddle????????

That depends upon YOU and what you cook. Write down a list of what you would cook over a month and then see which one you will use more. If itÂs not a huge difference than get the grill and buy a griddle that sits upon your burners and have the best of both worlds.

The wolf infrared Char-broiler is one of the main reasons I brought this unit, it is a top of the line unit that is not comparable to any others except American ranges.

>>>From another GardenWeb thread, Miele oven seems to be superior over the Wolf; do you have problems with your oven below the stove? (i.e. some had mentioned the blue oven interior fading/flaking)

Could be, any electric oven that is self-cleaning undergoes high heat for several hours, that puts extra strain on the coatings and the parts themselves, personally it is another gimmick I donÂt see a need for.

I have American Range double wall ovens (gas), if I went electric I would seriously consider the GE Profile series.

>>>I am also considering a wolf rangetop (open burner) and a separate wall oven ( partly because I find it easier to operate the oven while standing upright than bending down; however, my husband prefers the grand look of a 48" or 60" freestanding range.

ThatÂs a personal choice, if I went the cooktop route and no grill I would probably get a Bluestar and one of the ovens I mentioned above. If I wanted a great grill I would get the wolf.

Have to admit - I feel complelled to thoroughly clean the grill after each use, I do the 10 minute thing but then I take it all apart....apparently overkill on my part.

>>Have to admit - I feel complelled to thoroughly clean the grill after each use, I do the 10 minute thing but then I take it all apart....apparently overkill on my part.

Not overkill. I like mine clean too.

If I regularly needed an indoor grill and the grill is as good as hotchpotch says (and I have no reason to doubt), it would be one of the few reasons I'd consider an open-burner Wolf over a BlueStar.

Sfjeff

Thanks,

The grill is awesome, but bluestar has better burners so IT IS a compromise.

Where I live we can only grill about 6-7 months outdoors so my indoor grill gets a major workout and was a key factor for me. When I say I use it 5-6 times a week that is a conservative number, but that is my style of cooking and thatÂs why I favor wolf over the other ranges.

As far as cleaning goes, since I use it so much I donÂt mind the inside of it being black, most people think it comes that way. ItÂs only overkill to take it all apart if you hate doing it, if you do it out of pride of ownership and wanting it to sparkle than go for it. To me itÂs about the grill grates being clean. I wipe out charcoal bits inside and keep the front stainless recessed area shiny, but other than that I donÂt bother, besides thatÂs what the shiny stainless steel cover is for ;-)

PS Beautiful kitchen lv r golden  thanks for posting.

Thank you for all your input.

lv r golden, you have a lovely kitchen; that 60-in wolf range is gorgeous!

I've purchased the 48"dual fuel w/griddle, but it hasn't been delivered yet. Should I change it to a grill? I would use the grill more often, but I didn't like the idea of cleaning it (labor intensive?) & was worried about too much smoke in the house. Does any one have a problem w/the smoke?

We built an apartment off our home for our son. We decide not to do the dual fuel because we seem to be having more power outages and this way - we can always cook either in the oven or on the burners. We have a backup generator but I'd rather use that for heat , lights and TV.

I purchased a DF 30" Wolf range because I thought it was the best. First time a used the self-clean, the heat coming from the bottom of the stove onto my wooden floors blistered the surface of the wood. After several visits from Company representative they told the the 160 degree heat coming out the bottom of the stove onto the floor was acceptable to them. I recommend, before you buy a Wolf, you heat you existing oven to 160 degrees, then grab the oven rack. That's how hot your floor will get in the self-cleaning mode. If you have small children, I would not recommend buying a DF Wolf range.