I have only had my Viking double oven about 10 days. It is easy to see and understand. I bought the professional only because I liked the looks. I did not think I was getting the clock but digital which would tell me oven temp. The oven works great so far at least for 10 days. I probably would not order again only because you do not know when the oven is at the correct temp. They said the light would go off but the light goes on and off as it is adjusting temp. So unless you stand there and wait you have to guess when it is at correct temp. I should have made a bigger fuss when they ordered the wrong oven but I had waited so long I felt it would not annoy me as much as it does. I did have a complaint about the knobs on the double oven did not match the range top. The store and distribution center both told me I would have to pay an addt'l $189. for the black knobs to match my range top. I called the Viking Corp office and they apologized and sent me out the matching knobs no cost. I received in about 7 days. So as far as that is concerned they were excellent with the customer service. Hopefully that will be the only time I need to contact them. I know my Mom who is 80 would understands and be able to see the clock and knobs and how to use my oven.

I think I would go with two smaller ovens rather then one huge one. A 36" one would take forever to preheat, even if you were cooking something small. My friend with one now almost exclusively uses a high-end toaster oven instead- and her expensive oven sits most of the time. Maybe an additional oven with a special function- like the Advantium or Miele steam oven.

NO! Run,dont walk, away from Viking oven. Lab nerds at CR are really cluless when it comes to cooking equipment. They judge an oven by how well it bakes store purchased chocolate chip cookie dough. Ovens 1)Gaggenau 2)Wolf L Series 3)Electrolux,choose the interface you like the most. Highlights to Gagg oven. Side opening door so you don't need to reach over a hot oven door or pull out racks. Air Catylyzer that vaporizes grease before exiting air into kitchen which helps keep kitchen clean and fresh smelling. Fussy pastry chef heat evenness. 36" Gas Rangetop 1)Capital Culinarian 2)Bluestar RNB True commercial type open burners not semi-open burners like Viking.Power burners are 22-23k btu for residential portions not 30-36k btu burners like on commercial ranges. Even and efficient burners that direct heat directly to the bottom of the pan not to the side and up like on sealed burner and semi-open burners. Much more detailed discussion on Appliance Forum.

“How do folks do a mix and match of ovens and cooktops?” They don't. They buy a range instead. Or they install the wall oven in, well, the wall. Not under a cooktop. For the few that do try this arrangement, we get the posts on here complaining how difficult an installation it was, or even not possible at all due to clearance issues. And the ones that manage to get it installed complain that the oven is terribly low, with the door being barely off the ground.