Don’t know about others but whatever brand of appliance I buy I always check beforehand how many people there are in my area authorised to repair said item, and what kind of reputation they have. Might not apply to you if you live in a big urban area with lots of choices.

The $4200 Fulgor Milano F4PDF366S1 36" dual fuel range is $1800 less than the Fulgor Milano F6PDF366S1. Some of its burners are less powerful.

@wdccruise Thanks! I already looked at the accento series and got to see the 36" in person. My wife did not like the accento. It had too thick of a spacing between the front edge and the start of the actual grate. She felt it was closer to being a tiny little prep space than it was to being a trim.

It also doesn't have the brass burners, soft close doors, or ball-bearing slide oven grate.

@Ryan Danielson@User I live in DFW and have service providers in my area. One of my salesman said he'd even give me the extended warranty on the Fulgor half off because I'm not likely to use it.

There's also the Electrolux ECFD3668AS ($4500) which appears to have that stuff.

@wdccruise I looked at it earlier on, but the brand seems to lack reliability and has consistently poor reviews. I know that's true of every brand, but I'm not finding the positive reviews for them as well.

Appreciate the help though

I'm going with the Fulgor Milano INDUCTION range top as that's the only one available. That being said, I was told that FM's parent company makes the induction parts for Thermador, Bosch and Miele as well as some others. Im outside NYC and have heard that FM is a better product than Bertazonni.

I have the Bertazzoni 36" Master induction range. I love it. It was installed in Nov. 2019 and I have had zero issues. It gets used hard as we cook every day multiple times each day. It is a workhorse. DD is not the easiest on appliances so I would say it has had it's share of hard use.

When I was researching appliances, I called Bertazzoni customer service with some questions, they were the most responsive of all the manufacturers I called.

@Justin Hassan what did you end up getting?

@cerienawasmycreation In the end, 1100$ of savings pushed me towards the Bertazzoni. I took my wife to the only store with both on display and while she spent most of the process in the "yea that's a stove too" mindset in terms of opinion, seeing the FM and Bertazzoni in person made her really favor the bertazzoni. Comparing the two side by side, they are both clearly quality builds by appearance, but the Bertazzoni is definitely a looker. It's counter depth, classical styling, and built with aesthetics in mind. The FM has a very prominent, large, and kind of attention drawing square logo, as well as the digital screen. I'd definitely be happy with it, and it's far from ugly, but the Bertazzoni is just such a step up aesthetically.

People say it isn't a cooker, but I cook literally every single night on it and it's a beast. Heats quickly and evenly in the oven, while the gas range is quick, responsive, easy to use, and I've never been happier. Super easy to clean as well. Cast iron griddle accessory (~250$) is great in the center, the soft open/close oven is amazing and the soft slide bearings are helpful. It also came with a drip tray and what looks to be a digital thermometer attachment that I'm not quite sure how to use but haven't felt like figuring out/calling in about. If you do get the griddle accessory, it rests atop the grate; not in place of it.

If anyone is looking, I bought from Ed Kellum & Sons, and they were 20% cheaper than anyone else offered. At first when I checked, they said it could be here by end of June when I needed it (ordered in mid-May), but then received an automated update for mid August instead.

I called in and my sales rep said he'd check on it. When I asked Capital Distributing if they had a better lead time (because they said come back with any other prices and they'd match), they said they couldn't beat that price and I should definitely stick with them. Luckily, EKS got back and swapped my order with one from a builder lot, since they love sticking these in high end apartments.

Had mine about 2 1/2 months with no issues until yesterday, when the temperature dial appears to have inverted. So it rests at the high end of the range and then starts to travel further right as temp increases. That makes it slightly difficult to know where the temp is at, but if you're preheating your oven you still get the beeps letting you know when it works. I need to call in and get that fixed because it seems like an install error.

Overall I can't compare it to a mielle or a thermador or a wolf that I haven't used. I can say that I am very satisfied with it and have very few complaints.

@Justin Hassan thank you so much for this update! I plan to cook on my range every night and I'm very glad to hear you are liking the Bertazzoni. It's the range I like most, as, to your point, it's absolutely beautiful. Appreciate the time you took to respond. Please let me know how the repair process goes if you get a chance!