I am doing a full kitchen remodel and am trying to decide on a cooktop. I thought I was sold on the Wolf CG365PSX drop in model, but I A) hate "losing" the space to knobs and B) there's not a large capacity burner in the center for large pans (I cook a lot using a 14" pan and I can a lot during the summer, so having a large burner that my huge pots and pans won't infringe on the other burners seems like a good idea). I was sold on the Wolf line because they seem to have much better quality and customer service than other high-end brands like Viking.

I was looking around and I saw the GE Cafe five burner cooktop which has a large 20K btu center burner (but I'm not convinced my huge pot still won't infringe on the other burners LOL).

I'm replacing a horrible Kenmore range, so anything will be an improvement, but I really want to make a good choice here. I could also go with a slide-in/range top instead of a drop in, but I'll have to have my contractor customize the cabinet I bought for a drop in.

Thoughts or advice? (FYI I'm really not interested in an open burner, and I've had too many problems with Thermador products in the past to even consider them.)

Thank you!