I recently purchased a Wolf AG 48" (4 burners, charbroiler, griddle)...it was installed at the end of July and I finally turned on the burners this weekend...and I am having problems...I turn on one burner on high and another (or all) igniters go off, constantly clicking...if I turn the burner on low, they stop. This will happen with any of the burners, including the charbroiler and at times, all burners will work fine and will ignite properly. Called Wolf and they directed me to a service repair company in my area (Toronto, ON, Canada)...called for an appt., next week is the earliest. Hopefully they can solve the problem. I was quite disappointed that I am having a problem with this range. We just completed building our house and I hoped and prayed (after so much stress, disappointment and delays with the building of the house) that the appliances would not cause me problems...if anything, I was worried about the GE Monogram side by side...but no...it had to be the range...I hope the issue can be fixed...for such an expensive product, I would expect perfection. Will let you know what happens.

Unless you're a serious baker/pastry chef you'll do fine with a gas oven and you're right, the broiler is a lot better in a gas oven. Personally, from all I've read over the years, I'd stay away from Viking. At the high end consider Capital, Wolf, DCS, but you need to decide whether the premium for one of these ranges is worth it over something less expensive. Bosch would be a good choice there.

I researched several ranges extensively, and recently bought & installed a new Wolf AG range. I almost bought a Viking since Viking has supposedly addressed all of the problems they've had for years, but the salesman asked that I buy an extended warranty on the Viking while he said I wouldn't really need one for the Wolf. I also called several major appliance repair stores in my state that are factory trained. I'm not sure if they got more calls for Viking repairs because of the ubiquity of the Viking, or whether the Wolf is less repair-prone. The repair guys said that the Wolf is made from better quality stainless steel, double-walled unlike the Viking, and more solidly made from higher quality components than Viking. Like the difference between a GM car and a BMW. BTW, if you're thinking of selling your house soon, every salesman at every store said to get the Viking because that's what high-end buyers want. I'm staying put, and simply put: I love the Wolf!!! I'm a serious cook, so I've used everything that this stove has to offer from convection fan baking, high BTU wok cooking, to the lowest simmer. The Wolf is a tremendous workhorse and delivers on every promise. BTW, my daughter was bummed when she returned to university and had to use her "crummy and slow" range in the house she rents with other students. That only heats to 10,000 BTUs and identical recipes turned out not as well on her range. While the Viking was definitely eye candy and appeared easier to clean, I have not regretted buying the Wolf for one moment. It's been a snap to keep clean. And I've grown to love the signature red knobs.

Just saw this quote on applianceadvisor.com Submitted by Appliance Stallion on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 6:16pm. As I stated ,I took a survey of 103 dealer/distributor types who spoke on the record as long as they would remain confidential as to who they are. Typical for surveys I guess. Here are the results.Best is first...1. Thermador. Most comments on the PRD364EDG 2. Kitchen Aid. A surprise.3. GE Monogram. Another surprise.4. Wolf.5. Dacor.6. Viking.For the top rated ones people liked the look but more importantly ease of use and service response.For the others it was a matter of service response and product difficulty in some of the uses. Apparently they all assume each company will have some problems and it is the response and corrective action that is most important. Funny , but the look was not as important as in earlier years, a surprise to me . Nothing terrible to say. Just their opinions' Here is a link that might be useful: Appliance Advisor forum on Dual Fuel Ranges