I am not sure how useful this will be. I replaced an electric smoothtop (I hate them!) in my house in Oregon with an Electrolux Wavetouch 5 burner dual fuel LP range. I only lived there full time for about a year with the range before relocating to Maine. Am not sure what the fascination with smooth tops, but I ended up with another one in the place I have purchased in Maine, its dual burner died after 4 months of use. I decided to replace it with the 30" all LP Berta range and am taking advantage of the hood promotion (BTW, they retail for $1,200). My place is heated with an LP based European type hydronic radiant heat units and a LP fireplace, so adding cooking should not tax my 300 gallon LP tank, LOL! I was looking for a range that is decidedly "manual" without an electronic interface due to the wind and subsequent power outages that are to common in this part of the state. I was also advised of service problems with the electronic interfaces on the Electroluxes, even though my range in Oregon has not had a service problem as of yet, knock on wood (am a reluctant landlord). Initially, I planned to purchase an Electrolux dual fuel floor model but could not pass up the hood promotion Bertazzoni is currently offering. I am only hoping when the range is installed, the oven temp will be adequately calibrated. I previously owned a Viking, but really did not want to spend the extra money for what I thought would be of marginal benefit. I also do not miss cleaning the Viking grates which were an exercise in weightlifting too! I visited friends of mine a few years ago in Europe and I believe they have a Berta (the knobs are pretty distinctive). I do about 70% rangetop and 30% oven cooking. My old Viking had gas convection and an infrared broiler and I really liked the oven and understand that the Berta is similar, though I believe the heat control is different (regulated by flame instead of on and off).

From my experience, GE has very good cooking products, OK refrigeration & laundry products, and not-so-good DWs. When we built back in 1995, the builder only provided GE products, but allowed us to upgrade - so we upgraded to all Profile appliances: Smoothtop Convection Range, DW, Refrigerator, and washer & dryer (OK, the last two were our purchases...). Or experiences: Range...Wonderful! It was still going strong and looked like new when we remodeled in 2008. We donated it to our church for a family who was in desperate need of a new range. We heard through the grapevine that they were overwhelmed and couldn't believe how it was in such perfect working condition & appearance. (Yes, we used it all the time for the 13 years or so that we had it.) It was so easy to keep clean (it had a speckled gray top that never looked dirty even when it was!) Refrigerator...For the most part, very good. It is a 36" x 36" top freezer...very large and spacious. It's still going strong in our basement (almost 17 years - of course, it's not energy star rated...) My only complaint is the ice maker & dispenser (one of the few top-freezer Refs that had one back then.) The dispenser kept freezing until we finally stopped using it. We had GE out several times over 2 or 3 years and they admitted they had had many problems with them...none that anyone could solve...other than to tell us to occasionally defrost it with hair dryer. They did replace the entire refrigerator once on the off chance that we had a lemon, but it had the same problems. After about 8 years, the water line to the ice maker sprang a leak and rather than get it fixed, we just disconnected it. The rest of the refrigerator has been very good. I love the fairly large meat compartment, the two crispers, the large tilt out compartment that I store cheese and similar items in, etc. GE customer service, in my experience, was very good to work with...at least back then. I have not had any dealings with them in the past 10 years or so. Dishwasher...This one was a disaster. We had to replace the motor twice in about 5 years. The third time we scrapped it and got a Maytag. Like the GE Profile range, the Maytag DW was wonderful! Everything came out clean no matter how much we crammed into it! :-) It was also going strong when we remodeled and it was also donated to our church for another needy family (never heard about their experiences though - I do not know who got either of our appliances). Clothes washer...OK, but not great. It did last 7 or 8 years, as I recall. But, we had to replace the bearings (??) once. (Not sure what it was!) We also had to replace the switch that allowed the spin to be on or off depending on if the lid was closed or open several times (we learned how to do it ourselves after the second replacement). The second time we started having major problems, we bought a Whirlpool Gold - it was fine. No problems for about 8 years or so. When it died we replaced it with a Kenmore Elite front loader. It's OK, but it leaks if even one hair is on the door...even other times as well. It didn't start happening until it was out of warranty, of course! Clothes dryer...Again, OK, but not great. The sensor dry died after about 3 years, but it worked fine on timed dry. We finally had to replace it after about 10 years. We gambled and got another GE b/c it was a great sale. Other than than the sensor not being the greatest at detecting when something is dry, it works fine. I find that if I put it on "extra dry" and then "extended tumble" everything is dry when it's done. I probably won't get another GE dryer, though. ... Fast forward to 2007 when we were ordering appliances for our remodel.... I started looking around at various manufacturers, primarily GE, Wolf, Viking, Dacor, and, once I discovered them, Miele. I did look at KA and Whirlpool, but dismissed them pretty quickly for cooking appliances based on reviews and what was available (functionally). Cooktop...We have a GE Profile cooktop that is OK. It works fine, it's just that with the all black surface, it's harder to keep looking clean than our range was. Ovens...Initially, I was just looking at double convection ovens. As I was researching, I discovered the GE Profile & GE Monogram Trivection ovens (GE's speed cook ovens). I watched Alton Brown's video about it and was hooked when he baked potatoes in 17 minutes - with crispy skins! I looked at other manufacturers, but based on cost and my great experience with my range, I ended up with the GE Profile Trivection double ovens. I also looked at Advantium, but preferred the Trivection ovens. At that time, both the GE Profile and GE Monogram lines carried the Trivection ovens (today, only Monogram has them). I researched both and other than looks and cost, could not find anything different. I even called both GE Profile and GE Monogram customer service to ask if there was any difference other than the external look. Both told me the internals were identical. The only differences were (1) Monogram came with a broiler pan, (2) different external look, and (3) price. I preferred the Profile look to the Monogram and I didn't need yet another broiler pan (nor was it worth the thousand-dollar or so difference in price). I will say the GE Monogram rep was a little offended when I told him I didn't think the look was worth the price difference. He seemed to think the "prestige" of the Monogram name was worth the extra money...NOT! I have been very happy with my ovens and would definitely buy them again! Refrigerator...We have a 36" french-door bottom drawer freezer, counter-depth, water-in-door refrigerator No complaints. Dishwasher...I was very adamant about no GE DW. I wanted a Miele, but I couldn't convince my DH that we should spend the extra money for one! So, we ended up with a KitchenAid....everyone was raving about KA here at that time. Since my DH does most of the dishes, I let him pick the DW (and cleanup sink). Our experience...not so good. It doesn't clean very well. We have to put it on "Heavy Duty" for every wash and be careful how we load the DW...and some silverware still comes out dirty most of the time as well as the occasional dish if we haven't rinsed them well enough. This may be more than you wanted to know, but I got on a roll! Sorry it's so long-winded!

I still love it. It is very sturdy and I really like the way it looks. The burners work well. It boils water quickly, but also does a very low flame for simmering. The layout of the burners is perfect and pots never feel cramped. The grates are very sturdy. I’ve used the proof function and baked bread that turned out great. I haven’t used the WiFi connection. My model is all gas, has 6 burners, front controls, a single oven and a storage drawer below. I highly recommend this range.

"I want a black or stainless inside" Black? That just makes it hard to see the dirt and clean the interior. LG Studio LSMC3086SS LG LMV1831SS Whirlpool WMC30516HZ Whirlpool WMH31017HZ