I have been living in my country house during the pandemic, and I miss my BS 36” RNB more than I can say. I love that range. For me, it is all about those burners and the fact that they are open and cast iron and powerful. When I need a giant oven, it’s wonderful. I do have a 24” speed oven though, which I use most of the time because the 36” takes so long to heat up. If this will be your only oven, then that may be something to think about, although I don’t think the preheat time is longer than for electric.

We installed out a Thermador Pro Harmony 36” all gas range 2 years ago. I love it. Last I checked, the oven heated to 400 degrees in about 12 minutes. It is a consistent heat, unlike my previous electric ovens which required nearly thirty minutes to preheat. We cook lots of stews and soups, so the extra low simmer on two of the burners is used every day to get a true simmer.

I think most of the newer ranges and wall ovens have a fast pre-heat feature now. Definitely worth checking on, because my 14yo 36” Wolf range oven takes a long, long time to properly pre-heat. It’s a huge oven and so we very rarely use it.

Cafe CGY366P2MS1 (about $5500) is well-liked by owners.

• Appliances Connection
• Home Depot
• Best Buy

But is has a blue interior. Any known problems with it?