KA 36 ' rangetop vs Wolf rangetop
beth7353
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beth7353
15 years agobreezy_2
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Dacor 6 Burner Rangetop vs. Wolf 6 Burner Rangetop
Comments (1)Buy the one which has the knobs that feel the best to you or looks better. Both pretty much the same for cleanup. Wolf has more cache FWIW....See MoreKitchen Aid vs. Wolf rangetop
Comments (11)I have the Wolf sealed burners and love them but I have't cooked with the KA cannot compare them directly. Here are some things I would find out about. Just looking at the configuration, the KA has the assorted burners while the Wolf has them all the same except one simmer/melt burner. This is a matter of preference. I am curious if the Ka "dual flame " burner is like a dual stacked burner. I can't find a picture of it. A big strength of Wolf is the dual stacked burners. They are two burners in one, the regular bcurner on top and the simmer below and the same diameter as the top one. This makes for a great simmer on all the burners. The KA has higher Btus though which maybe helpful if you stir fry a lot. We stirfry for two on ours with no problems. The simmer on those is quite a bit higher but you would have the one 5k btu burner. If simmer were important, I would ask for the btu range on all the burners. Wolf lists this info on their website. I use the low end of heat daily so it is important to me. I would also look at how the control of the burner is. You almost need to try them live. The wolf has great control and range. Wolf often has a place with their appliances live and has demos. Service can be a difference. KA is owned by Whirlpool. We have a Ka 48 inch frig and while it works great and I like the layout the fitt and finish isn't so great. The gaskets on the doors are two different depths soone door sticks out a little. The tried to fix it but they can't because the gaskets are different. Kind of sad for such an expensive appliance I would pull the knobs off and look at them and the fit and finish in general....See MoreNeed Help: ventilation for Wolf 36" 6-burner Rangetop
Comments (3)What is the CFM for the hood your wife likes? W/ Wolf gas, I would suggest at least 900 CFM. What I don't like about that hood is the MESH instead of BAFFLE filters. Baffles are so much easier to clean. --- Suggestion: get a 42" wide hood, so that gives an overhang of 3" on either side of the range top, which helps capture in a lot more steam (less damage to the side upper cabinets). My DH has been caught w/ the induction cooktop steaming away, when he's preparing his morning coffee, not remembering just how quickly water boils on induction. ----> can I persuade you to consider INDUCTION cooktop? I love my Miele 36". --- May not apply to ALL Broan, but my gf's Broan hood is wicked loud, so loud that she hardly turns it on. --- Remote blower = more expensive, when I was researching for one to go into my 42" copper hood. So I switched plans and went with a 42" Kobe 1100 CFM. good luck, Amanda...See MoreTrying to decide between the 36" GE Monogram rangetop or the Wolf
Comments (6)It is very common to market a burner as simmering @ 140°F but this is a meaningless number. The simmer temperature will depend on cookware, what you are cooking and the configuration of the burner. To compare simmers, look at the low side of the BTU rating. Wolf now claims that their burners are all about 300 BTUs at the lowest end of the simmer burner, the bottom part of the stacked burner. I would call GE and try to get the BTU rating on their burners to compare. You might notice in going to a prostyle range the flame is much wider, especially looking at capped burners. Some brands have a really wide flare on high heat. Wolf and maybe Monogram are a little better because of the stacked burners but if you have a way to compare, there might be a difference there. I have a Wolf range and would not want to be without a small pot burner. I have a couple of 5” or so pans but hardly use anything with less than a 7” diameter and then it needs to be a pan that conducts heat well. “It’s the low temps that matter most to people who cook a lot” It really depends on the type of cooking you do.YesWolfwill melt chocolate chips on a paper plate and I have not used a double boiler since I have had mine. There are work arounds though if the simmer is not low enough but you can’t get more BTUs if you need a lot of heat fast. There are people that do a lot of high heat cooking like stir frying who want higher heat. There are other aspects to the burner in getting heat to the food. Both of these burners are capped ring burners, so pretty similar. To really compare with something different, there are burners designed without a cap, so that the flame goes in a more straight up direction. This brings the heat closer to the center on high heat so more heat gets to the pan on smaller pans. I always use 12”-14” skillets, that conduct heat well on high heat so the flare with a capped burner works out for me. A very popular burner on this forum us the BlueStar star burner. The burner is star shaped so you get a more even dispersal of the burner ports. It has higher BTUs. This is a good option if you cook with cookware that is not a good conductor of heat like cast iron, steel and some clad cookware. It is also marketed with the simmer rated by temperature and I have never seen what the simmer BTU rating is. Anecdotally people say the simmer is adequate. This is a comparison of the two burners, the BS on the bottom. Another difference is that the burner tray in the BS breaks down for cleaning. The Wolf and Monogram have sealed trays....See Morerhome410
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