After owning a capital Precision 60" gas self cleaning range since 2008, I would say, AVOID CAPITAL. I was the biggest capital fan because I thought they had the best and most innovative product. Upon delivery and installation, we were burning everything we put inside one of the ovens. We went back and forth with Capital for months, they sent out repair people who swore there was nothing wrong with the oven. We were even blamed for not letting the oven warm up for enough time before we put our food in. We had to threaten them with legal action before they finally had a proper technician fix our range. As the years progressed, our issues continued. The rotiserrie went out. They sent the parts and I fixed the motor myself. Our grill always heats only the left side. I had a gas leak inside the range and Capital did not respond to my requests for help. I had to get Trevor from Eurostoves involved and then they responded. The absolute worst is they offered to fix my grill and wok burner (useless) for free as long as I paid for shipping both ways. A few days later, they sent an email and said, they were wrong when they told me they would fix it for free and would charge me for the repairs. I AM DONE WITH CAPITAL.

We chose a Capital Precision over the Wolf Dual Fuel - couldn't be happier. My better half bakes and I roast, so we needed a self cleaning oven. I wanted gas all around, and Capital offered all the features we wanted. We got the 30" with the central 25k btu burner. I love the way the burners work - I've never had a range that offers so much control. Our last range, a GE Profile, was a huge disappointment despite the fact that it offered two high-output burners. The flame never 'held,' so browning and searing were impossible. Simmering a large soup required constant adjusting of the burners. We knew the Wolf would work for me - I've cooked on several owned by friends - but cleaning the oven required "body english" we can't do. We bought the Capital - it felt like a bit of a risk - but now we're glad we made the purchase. We live in Central NJ and bought ours from H&H Appliances. They were easy to work with and did what they said they would do. We matched the range with a Kobe hood which also works well (and looks cool). There was one installation challenge; in our old, hand built kit house the gas line comes up through the floor making it difficult to set the range flush to the rear wall. But the installer met the challenge and also leveled the range perfectly. Now oil doesn't collect on one side of the pan. Along with even heating I'm able to do all the things I enjoy like pan-roasting. The rotisserie is a blast and easy to use. We roasted a duck using the rotisserie. We had to keep an eye on the fat and drain/replace the pan under the duck a few times - but it turned out great. Chickens and other roasts are much easier and require little attention. Finally, the range looks good and the stovetop is fairly easy to clean. I hope this helps and good luck with your new range, whichever you choose.

to jerod6 yes and no! let me say my husband has been selling high end appliances for 30 years, in his showroom and on line. this is my biggest pet peeve, the quality of stainless on products and what gauge of stainless they use.i am not involved in his business, but we talked about this all the time. when i picked out my appliances (i could get whatever i wanted) i have different vendors in my kithcen and selected by who had the richest and best brush stainless. the best quality stainless is expensive. i have owned franke stainless sinks in 2 houses now and believe they are the best, and do not show wear due to their high gauge of stainless used, same with grohe faucets, they are amazing. i believe appliances are like cars, it depends what trim package your willing to pay for, and the exra conrols (bells and whistles) are the options.the box stores hmmmm do have some vendors make product lines just for them. even though sears has a vendor make sears products for them with the sears name, the same vendor with the same product, gets lower ratings in a favorite consumer guide? why? it is the same product. most box stores have some of these products created for them due to their target customer, who is not spending 12,000- 25,000 for kitchen appliances. stainless has been the look for 10 years now, with colored stainless coming on strong. but, to make a mainstream product you must cut back somewhere, and finish will be that area. the box store now can offer there customers that look. 5 years ago low to med end appliances were hard to find in stainless.some vendors,like viking, dacor, wolfe,and monogram will not budge and sell to box stores their current products, or create scaled down lines, but i guess eventualy they may, but hope they stick to their guns. even mercedes is bringing to the us the smart car used in great britain. they have a whole line of buget cars over there.i read here once a week. you are the first to comment on exterior appliance quality. i think most comparable appliances on the inside are made the same. outsides vary slightly.higher end is higher quality on the outside. most vendors have this in their upper lines, and these appliances come with all the bells and whistles. you were probably looking at a lower line in bosch at sears. the higher end my husband sells is very nice and good quality.he also carries the same vendors lower lines. the old saying you get what you pay for. sears still sells 55 percent of all home appliances. some vendors wil make them what ever they want to sell.

Should I confess? I cleaned the oven on our Viking about three months after I got it and then not again for the next 15 years of 5x a week use. As far as I can tell, nothing bad happened. Stuff that spilled or splattered quickly burned off while preheating the oven for pizza leaving a residue that is easily wiped out. The oven developed an even "patina" that was not unattractive, a pretty uniform brown. Time that might have been sent worrying about what the walls fo the oven looked like was productively spent elsewhere, no exposure to toxic chemicals, and no one but me ever came around to inspect the appearance of the inside.