We use the oven frequently for baking (cookies, home made pizza) and also for roasting chicken and vegetables. We don't eat red meat so would generally not be cooking meat in the oven. We use the stove all the time but probably only use the oven 3x a week.

Capital does offer a line with sealed burners if that is what you really want. I think it's their precision line. I'm currently debating between a 48 capital, blue star and Miele myself, or just going with a range top and separate ovens.

Those ranges should be equally good for pizza and roasting. The Miele may have an edge on evenness for cookies and other baking thanks to the 3rd element convection. If you ever bake bread, you would probably appreciate the moist assist feature in the Miele.

Based on your reply though, I am guessing that you would be very satisfied with the Wolf gas oven. The other advantage to the Wolf is that it is a proven and time tested product, unlike the Miele. However, the fact that you wouldn't have to find room for a separate microwave with the Miele could be significant factor in the decision. Also, the Miele oven will heat up your kitchen less.

Also consider that both those ranges have extremely different oven controls. The Wolf ovens turn on with a simple twist of the knob, and a switch for the convection fan. The Miele will have you navigating through touchscreen menus to do even the most basic things with the ovens. Personally, I would be content with either control system, but I know many people who can't stand complex electronic controls.

Finally, I would urge you to try cooking on both these ranges if you can. Do you have Miele or Wolf showrooms in your area? Or, are there any dealers that have live units hooked up? I get this is tough to do some areas, but if you have the chance, do not pass it up.

I played with both the Wolf AG and the Miele 48" ranges yesterday. I have been selecting between the two and my last range was a 36" Wolf which I loved and would buy again regardless of the chipping concern I have heard here. I should note that I brought this up with the sales person and they noted that this was a historical issue that Wolf has addressed and that the wall ovens had the majority of the issues. I know that some folks here still have a concern, but based on all of my research on the forum, looking at several Wolf ranges that are in the family (to see if they have an issue) and talking to sales people, I decided not to make that a real factor in my decision. That being said, here is why I decided to go with the Miele over the Wolf (I should note that we have not bought yet). The Wolf is a beautiful range and I personally would get the DF over the AG. My biggest issue is that the design is old and has not kept up with their technology in the M series ovens. The new design only really has better burners over my old one which was a 2004, otherwise there does not seem to be any difference. I really don't understand why they can make such a nice M series oven and they don't put this cooking technology back into their flagships $10k+ ranges. This is where I think Miele excels. From what I can see, they have taken their wall oven technology and created a range around it. I don't see this as unproven, but rather a combination of cooking capabilities they were already producing in their highly rated lines. I played around with the 48" range and was impressed on how well it worked and easy it is to turn on the oven, etc. The interface was very nice. I really wish I could do the 48" in my house because it gives you two real ovens, plus a microwave and and warming drawer. If you are space constrained, it is awesome because you don't need another place to put in a microwave (a 24 to 30 inch appliance). The only reason why it won't work on my end is that it is killing too much wall cabinet space, but perhaps I can find a way to fix that! The Speed Oven was the cooking appliance we used the most as it heats very quickly and also cooks very fast.

I admit that I am into technology, so it is very hard for me to swallow buying a range for over $10k and realize that they are not putting the technology from their ovens in the range, that you are getting a very basic oven in comparison. If Wolf had put the interface from the M series oven in the range, it would have been a very different evaluation on my end. Good luck with your selection, as I really think either are a great choice and I would be happy either way.

The salesmen have been saying the chipping issue has been fixed for years. Actual recent owners have reported otherwise. Who is more trustworthy?

I really don't want to get into a debate here about this since it's not the topic of the thread. I think that if you personally want to take the risk on a Wolf DF, that's great as long as you know the facts. And there is nothing wrong with rationalizing the purchase to yourself by considering that the chipping may very well not happen to you. But I think to describe the issue as you did to someone else shopping for ranges is a bit misleading.

Anyhow I'm glad to hear you reached a final decision on your range, I think you made the right choice!