BlueStar and Wolf get a lot of love here, but I’m a fan of the Capital Culinarian. It all depends on what you want out of the range, and it sounds like you want the basics: you want it to cook well.

Don’t count out your 36” range. You’ll get used to the size in no time, and btw, GE Cafe gets a lot of love here too. I hope they can fix it for you.

Is the Capital Culinarian still sold? I did an on-line search at my two local appliance places and nothing came up.

A Bosch 800 induction. Here.

@Architectural Notice, Of course Capital is still sold! Try a Google search, or just go to the Capital web site.

You know, it’s so funny, when it comes to choosing an induction cooktop, I’m having such a tough time finding what I want, but ask me about a gas range or range top, I don’t even pause for thought. Maybe it’s a sign...

-The least expensive Capital range is still almost twice my budget. Nice, but no.

-when I was first researching stoves I was very interested in induction, but was weary of the newness or the technology. I would definitely consider it in 20 years when all of the bugs are worked out. My biggest deal breaker is that I can’t use it in a power outage. Last year PG&E cut off our power for weeks due to the fires (in CA). At least I can still use the gas stovetop with a match. I’d be SOL with induction.

-My ventilation is complete. I have a 900 cfm Imperial hood. Yes, if I had a 48” range I may need more but I think I’ll be ok.

-My $4k budget is the amount I would be refunded if I returned the current range.