I find that cleaning the Bluestar is a breeze. I usually just wipe the cast iron grates with a papertowel and then quickly clean any grease off of the stainless steel bits around the cooking area.

This will leave you with a natural patina on the cast iron grates. I don't mind that. It's a working stove. It doesn't need to look as if it was fresh off the factory line. But if you want to perfectly wash down the grates after each use that's certainly possible, but also a lot more work.

I previously used to own a different brand stove, which had both cast iron and enamel'd steel surfaces in the cook area. It was a major pain to keep clean. Also, it didn't have the nice and open star shaped burners, which allow bits of food to fall through into the cleaning tray. That probably contributed to cleanup being so much more work.

Here are a couple of videos about cleaning a BS.

Cleaning BS by an owner

Cleaning a BS by BS

Some people put foil over the crumb tray to make it easier to clean.

Wolf is just a matter of removing the grates and wiping them down. If I have a bad spill I move to a different burner so stuff doesn't cook on.

The BS is self healing because of the cast iron. Wolf has the black enamel which some people feel will get scratched. I have not had any problems with that but don't use green scrubbers on it. Most everything comes off with a soak with a wet cloth if you have a big mess. The only damage is a dime sized area that is etched probably from burnt sugar. Some people like that the BS comes completely apart for cleaning. Wolf has a few crevices that gets stuff in it.

Which is better?

BS has higher BTUs on one or two burners which is good if you stir fry. It will also heat water a little faster for pasta. You have faster heat recovery when adding food to a pan. Wolf has the dual burners so there is a separate burner for simmer with very low BTUs. I use the low end a lot so like that. I almost never have the heat up all the way but others want the high BTUs. Wolf is raising the BTUs to 19-20K but only on the DF which has the problems with the blue enamel. The gas range does not have blue enamel. BS claims its simmer in degrees instead of BTUs which is a meaningless number and prevents you from comparing to other ranges.

BS has uncapped burners. This is less flare of the burner on the highest heat. Wolf has capped burners so more flare. I mostly use big skillets with highest heat so it works for me but other people like that the BS burner stays the same size as you turn up the heat. Some capped burners have a lot of flare but Wolf keeps that down with the dual burners compared to some other capped burners.

BS has star shaped burners so the heat source is spread out. This is great if you use cast iron or steel pans because they have poor heat transfer but the pan must be sized to the burner. BS has different sized burners for this reason. Wolf has single ring burners and all the same size except one small pot burner. If you use good heat conductive pans like heavy aluminum or copper, the burner shape won't matter much.

Wekick....I just want to complement you. You are so knowledgeable about ranges, cooking, etc.. Each time I see a post like this one, I always assume I'll see a response from you. I have learned a lot from your posts.