We have a 48" Monogram (to get a griddle with the 6 burners) and I love it. Cooks beautifully, no problems with burning, although it did take some getting used to. It cooks much hotter than our old range so I have to keep an eye out and not totally trust estimated cooking times in recipes. Yes, it takes some cleaning, up, but only when we cook a lot- but that's what we bought it for. Cleans up nicely.

That being said, we are currently building a new house and we are going for the Bluestar. Not because of any issues with the GE, but because I wanted the higher BTUs in the Bluestar and hubby wanted a 24" built in griddle. If not for those extra features I definitely would have bought the Monogram again.

I went through the same process and chose Wolf. Am very happy with the performance, the fact that all burners have the same BTUs, and the customer service. Monogram wasn't on my list when I was shopping, because at that time, they only offered a converted natural gas appliance to use LP, which resulted in a loss of BTUs, and, also, I wanted 8 burners, and that wasn't an option. Beautiful looking stoves, though...and made by DCS, I think, so should be a good performer, too.

If I had to do it all again, I'd still have a hard time between Wolf and BlueStar. I dislike the black shiny underpans on the Wolf that always seem to look dirty, and I believe the more open style and the cast iron pieces of the BlueStar might be better. I've never been able to try one, though...It might just be a case of 'the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.' :-)

We have a 36" Bluestar and love it. Like Rhome, our two top choices were the Wolf and the Bluestar.

We have a 48" Bluestar rangetop with 4 burners and a 24" char broiler. We love it. The char broiler is fine, but the burners are great! The even heat distribution from the star burner is evident when you season a wok. I started using a new wok on our temp stove (15K ring burner). The sides seasoned nicely, but the center of the wok remained unseasoned for 2 years. After a 2 weeks of stir fry on the Bluestar the entire wok is a lovely black. You can see the same effect when boiling water. With a ring burner you see a ring of bubbles, with a star burner the entire bottom of the pot is bubbling. If you care about such things is a personal descision.

Yes, the 22k burners, on high, will burn things. However, properly setup you have a wide range of heat available. When you add the ease of removing or elevating the grates I have not had any problems with the burners being too hot, or not hot enough. I have 3 22k burners and one simmer burner that really is a small pot burner. This is the perfect setup for the way we cook.

Doesn't Bluestar come with only one simmer burner? We are going with Monogram - I like that all burners are the same, from 140 simmer to 18,000 BTUs.

I gave Eroustoves the configuration I wanted and they made it happen. My impression was that you could get any configuration you desired. I know that the 24" carbroiler was not a standard offering.

Buildinginva, although BS has one smaller designated "simmer" burner, all os the burners go down to the tiniest wisp of a flame. So all of the burners simmer very low.

I don't think Monogram has open burners. Mine are sealed. I love my Monogram, though.

Monogram has sealed burners now.

I installed a 30" RNB 4 burner, two years ago. I love it! I know some people have had issues; we've had none. It boils fast and sautes faster. It only needs to be cleaned a few times a year. Just throw all the cast iron in the dishwasher (except the burners). If you love to cook, you'll love a Bluestar. If you're getting a stove just to show off, get something else.

wolf, 6 open burner + griddle - LOVE IT

Monogram professional rangetop burners have terrible adjustabiltiy. Seriously non linear makes knob movement meaningless. You cannot adjust flame without bending over and looking under pot to visually verify what knob is actually doing. Flame adjustment occurs in a tiny limited amount of knob rotation so fine adjustment is impossible. Monogram refuses to repair stating this is the way the valving is designed. What???? Monogram is a distaster waiting to burn anyone who buys it.

Monogram professional rangetop burners have terrible adjustabiltiy. Seriously non linear gas valve design makes knob movement almost meaningless. You cannot adjust flame without bending over and looking under pot to visually verify what knob is actually doing to adjust flame. The flame adjustment occurs in a very limited range of knob rotation so fine adjustment is impossible. Most knob adjustment results in no flame change at all!!! Monogram refuses to repair stating this is the way the valving is designed. What???? Monogram is a distaster waiting to burn anyone who buys it.