I'm in same boat as you. I have narrowed it down to 2. Bertazzoni and Electrolux Icon. I will probably go with the Electrolux for a couple of reason. Larger oven, 6 burners instead of 5, and I think not positive the Electrolux top might be easier to clean then the Bertazzoni. Also the Bertazzoni ovens especially in height seem small I can't picture fitting my 22lb Turkey in there for thanksgiving lol. Also Electrolux has 3 racks I believe 2 of them are on nice rollers. Bertazzoni has 2 racks and I don't think they have as nice of a roll out. Due to having such a large oven on the Electrolux I won't want to use that for quick small meals. So I'm actually considering the Bertazzoni Microwave/Speed oven. I've posted in the appliance forum recently about it, if you check over there I attached a YouTube video of it, it looks good to me but can not find any reviews on it at all! I also love to cook and bake and have an ancient magic chef but I hate it! Lol I know didn't really answer your question directly. But figured I'd let you know what I know. This post was edited by nyrgirl35 on Tue, Apr 15, 14 at 21:40

In February we were making a decision about the AG ranges and were looking at American, Bluestar and Wolf. We did tons of research and looked and looked. At that time I was also thinking I wanted a color range rather than stainless, so that narrowed it down to Bluestar and American. We decided the American was a better value than the Bluestar and were ready to order until we did a final measurement and discovered that the extra depth of the Performer would not work in our particular configuration because a drawer on an adjacent wall wouldn't open. So, much as we would have liked it, that eliminated that possibility. Then, we found an AG Wolf floor model on clearance (one of the old models with the open burner) and bought that. I like it, but personally I wouldn't want the burners on the new model Wolf. And, there have been a couple times (maybe only 3 or 4) when I thought to myself I would have liked to have one of the more powerful burners from the Performer. In your shoes, I'd save the money and get the Performer. This doesn't mean I don't like the Wolf; it just means that I don't think it is worth the extra money now, especially considering the fact it has sealed burners.

You might also want to consider the Cafe CGY366P2MS1 36 in. 6.2 cu. ft. Gas Range.

@itsourcasa yes we did purchase the Verona Induction. We've been using it for a few months and absolutely love it. Easy to use. And it is even so much faster and powerful than our vintage gas range which was really great. We don't miss the gas "power" at all - there is plenty of power with induction. Plus the clean up is so easy. No burners to clean out the spills.