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Any experience with the Wolf 15" multifunction integrated module?

11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago

Does anyone have experience with the Wolf 15" multifunction integrated module? I canot find a live one.

Can you please share your experience?

Although the module is decribed as multifunction, dual stacked burners, and has two grates (regular and wok), the description says that it sculpts the flame into a plume which is perfect for woks. Not clear if this is on one setting and then the flame spreads out if you turn the dial or whether the flame can only be concentrated in the center. (I called Wolf customer service but they did not know either.) There is also a reference to heating/simmering a big of liquid. There is no mention of searing or sauteing in a big pan.

1) Is this unit good for cooking a 13 inch pan (base size) of hamburgers or pancakes or will the heat be concentrated in the center and be very uneven? (Even a good pan can only compensate so much...).

2) How low does the heat go? Can one use it to hold a big pot of soup warm without a simmer plate or will it burn on the bottom? What about a small pot of liquid (min. recommended pan size is 6.5 inches)?

3) Any other quirks, limitations or strong points of this unit?

Ideally we would like to find either (A) a unit a 15 inch gas module that would have 2 burners that look like half of a wolf 30 inch range (burnerwise, but as a cooktop) or (B) a 24 inch unit that would have the burners on the wolf 30 inch range but in a 24 inch space (ie without centerpiece). We want to have both gas and induction and have limited space (15 inches for one and 24 for the other with 2-4 inches in between). I can find induction units to meet the rquirements (either in 15 or 24 inch size), but it is hard to find gas. Most gas modules seem to be very limited burner range (not simmer to sear) or limited space Iie knobs in the way). Suggestions for anything else that might fit this requirement would be welcome as well.