Has anyone bought a Bertazonni gas range recently?

8 years ago

Has anyone bought a Bertazonni gas range recently? I am deciding between a Bertazonni 30" Master series range- and a Viking. It seems the newer model of the Bertazonni has a temperature gauge on the front. I love the look and price of the Bertazonni but I know the Viking has greater name recognition. I am concerned with some of the older reviews of Bertazonni's. Have they corrected the issues that people were having? Thanks much for any input!

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friedajune

7 years ago

Stay away from Viking. It has been getting horrendous reviews for years, maybe getting on to a decade now. The name recognition is barely hanging on from circa 1998.

Bertazzoni gets some poor reviews too, though everyone agrees it's a looker. Usually when people say they love their Bertazzoni ranges, those ranges are 7 years old or more. Recent purchasers are not as enthusiastic. The more st common complaints are that the oven is small, the oven temperature knob is not a precise dial, and the burners are underpowered.

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Aunt Arctica
7 years ago
Would love an answer too, but sadly this is likely not to happen on these threads.
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delray33483
7 years ago
these would probably be the last two ranges i would buy. Bluestar, Bosch, Miele

Viking because of service issues. Berta looks great but is barely functional with an almost on/off oven control
Aunt Arctica
7 years ago
Can you say why on the Bluestar and Bosch?
delray33483
7 years ago
Bluestar and Bosch have some level of service available. The units actually work
Andrew Cooke
6 years ago
Hi - we bought a Bertazonni 30 inch range when we re-did our kitchen earlier this year - installed it in May - and I love it. I'm not a baker, so I can't speak to that, but I cook ALL the time, and it's behaved like a dream. I'm in my early 60s, so I've owned/used many different ranges in my lifetime, and I would say without hesitation that I would buy this very model again. (I believe it's their least expensive 30 inch.) I'm roasting a large pork shoulder as I type this. I, too, read lots of negative reviews before purchasing this range, and was halfway expecting to get to know a service repair person well, but we've had not a single issue after constant use these past 6.5 months. Best of luck with your decision, if I'm not already too late.
Andrew Cooke
6 years ago
PS - I forgot to mention that the oven is not cavernous, but certainly ample for a 24 pound turkey, and the burners seem to be plenty powerful - very hot and fast. The oven has a temperature dial next to the temperature knob on the front panel, and the readout it gives is extremely accurate (one of the first things I checked when I first started cooking with it). It's more accurate than the indicated temperature knob settings, but so are most ovens, in my experience. (It tends to run a little hot.) I've yet to run into an oven that is 100% accurate; that being said, this oven was very easy to get used to, and the entire range has been a pleasure to cook with. It's sort of my pride and joy in the new kitchen.
cryslunsford
6 years ago
@Andrew Cooke thanks for the review. I am seriously considering this brand and am a professional baker. I've read they have mad a lot of improvements since 2018 so any review prior to 2019, is no longer relevent to their current line.
Shirley and Steel Turner
5 years ago
cryslunsford I'd love to hear if you went ahead with the Bertazonni? I'm considering the 36 induction range. Thanks