What was the outcome of this? Our 2010 Wolf Dual Fuel DF486G is doing this.

i was facing a similar dilemma not too long ago myself. more specifically i wondered if i were missing an opportunity at implementing more updated appliances in terms of power. my original plan was to use the larger, 60" range but i decided to move down to the 48" and add a speed cook oven. though not installed yet, i'm happy i explored every option and considered adding some new technology to my kitchen. the more i read about it the more excited i am about my turbo chef oven. it's all about the options at this stage of the game and they are seemingly endless. my plan was already drawn up when i decided to add another major appliance so rather than change the perimeter (similar to yours in symmetrical feel with the two windows) i had room in the island so moved some things around in there to incorporate it. i already know it will be a very useful after thought. so, my suggestion would be add a couple of pull outs for baking pans on that wall and use the saved $$ on the range to consider adding more updated technology to your kitchen. just wanted to throw that out at you in case you weren't already overwhelmed! good luck!

I haven't actually cooked on the Miele range, but I took a close look at one and agree that it looks very promising. All sorts of features plus very nice burners and what looks like something that's very like Wolf's "true simmer" capability but a burner that goes up to 19K BTUs (instead of 16K for the Wolf). However, all of the electronics right under the burners seem like that could cause trouble down the road (although I've been looking at dual fuel ranges, and they all seem to have lots of electronics). Haven't looked at the Bertazzoni, mostly b/c of the mixed reviews I read here and elsewhere. They do look very sleek, though.

If you like a regular gas broiler, electric can be much better but of course it depends on what brand you are talking about, how many passes etc. If you are talking about a gas infrared broiler it can be hotter than the electric broiler because it is a sheet of heat. Regular gas broiler top, more heat goes up. Infrared gas below. . Here are two electric broilers. The more the element zig zags the better. Sometimes the gas infrared broiler although much hotter in the area it covers covers a smaller area. Some electric ovens have a broiler element under glass. If broiling were important to me I would be looking for something with an infrared gas broiler with the element in one contiguous area. Having said that I have an Electrolux wall oven and it broils meat pretty well. I chose an electric oven for other reasons and it works well for me to have a wider area covered because I am much more likely to be cooking trays of appetizers or something like that.