New Gas Stove Top

[E61Silver]

I am about to buy a new gas stove top.

I am thinking of getting the Thermador SGS365CS


Does anyone have expirence with gas stove tops?

[fln8tive]

Relatives loaded up a custom kitchen with Thermador products a few years ago and have not been overwhelmed, but that's just a unique sampling.

[Chip]

I got LG appliances and I am not happy. Half of them don't perform like they used to and have just become a burden...

[SANguru]

been pretty happy with my GE Monogram stuff.

[B&DCalgary]

Viking or Wolf, you can't go wrong with either. They're top of the class. I have a Viking Professional Series and it's amazing. The flame range is from low enough to melt butter on a paper plate, to high enough to launch a hot air balloon.
http://www.vikingrange.com/consumer/...?id=prod110138

[rayxi]

We have a Dacor gas cooktop and we've been happy with it.

Pros: continuous grates, extremely easy cleanup, reliable starter, griddle plate is awesome, doesn't look industrial (if you don't like that look)
Cons: Flame pattern isn't great for smaller pots/pans, doesn't look industrial (if you like that look)

[JCL]

Originally Posted by B&DCalgary

Viking or Wolf, you can't go wrong with either. They're top of the class. I have a Viking Professional Series and it's amazing. The flame range is from low enough to melt butter on a paper plate, to high enough to launch a hot air balloon.
http://www.vikingrange.com/consumer/...?id=prod110138

+1. Add my vote to this very concise and accurate summary.

I would also ask whether you are getting a gas cooktop so that you can cook better, or for the look of it in the kitchen. As a cook with both a six burner and a separate four burner gas cooktop, I won't go back. Make sure you get a commercial vent hood as well. If you don't care about the performance as much, don't spend the money for a commercial-looking cooktop, there are lots of decent home ones.

[E61Silver]

Originally Posted by rayxi

We have a Dacor gas cooktop and we've been happy with it.

Pros: continuous grates, extremely easy cleanup, reliable starter, griddle plate is awesome, doesn't look industrial (if you don't like that look)
Cons: Flame pattern isn't great for smaller pots/pans, doesn't look industrial (if you like that look)

Dacor Looks nice and so does Wolf, Consumers rates Thermador higher, what do you think?

[B&DCalgary]

Originally Posted by x54.4blue

Dacor Looks nice and so does Wolf, Consumers rates Thermador higher, what do you think?

I never put much faith in Consumers Reports (or any of the other rating mags) because they miss the point on many of the things that really matter. They would give a Honda a higher rating than a BMW, but we all know which provides the best driving experience and which of the two you would prefer to drive. If you want the best, look at what the professionals use. Probably 90% are using Viking or Wolf. If you want something that's second tier, but better than most, look at something like Thermador, Dacor, etc.

[rayxi]

Originally Posted by B&DCalgary

I never put much faith in Consumers Reports (or any of the other rating mags) because they miss the point on many of the things that really matter. They would give a Honda a higher rating than a BMW, but we all know which provides the best driving experience and which of the two you would prefer to drive. If you want the best, look at what the professionals use. Probably 90% are using Viking or Wolf. If you want something that's second tier, but better than most, look at something like Thermador, Dacor, etc.

The only reviews worth reading are the ones by enthusiasts. The people at Consumer Reports aren't enthusiasts of anything.
As with most things you get what you pay for. Viking and Wolf are top notch but you pay for it.

If your budget is in that range (no pun intended) consider Bluestar. My sister has one and she says it's on par with Wolf and Viking but priced much better because it doesn't carry the big name.