Mallory, overall I’d say I’m happy with the Sofia Pro. The induction top works fabulously. The individual hobs have great control and also have fast heat settings when you want to get things going quickly. I only need more than one hob for one pan when making pancakes or French toast. In these cases I do need to place my griddle over both the center and one of the front hobs, so kind of going diagonally across the cooktop surface. I do not notice any problems doing this even though there is no bridge. Is the temperature in the middle of the griddle less than the parts over the two hobs? Yes, but not enough it seems to really matter - at least for the stuff I cook. It may be different if someone is doing something needing super-critical temps across the entire cooking surface. The oven is pretty good. Part of the reason I decided on the Sofia Pro is that it has one of the largest oven capacities among the 36” brands I looked at. And it does. It’ll take anything I can throw into it with room to spare. The gliding rack is a really nice feature, even if it does use up a bit more vertical space than a regular wire rack. It can always be replaced with a standard wire rack when necessary. Oven calibration works very well. If I remember correctly the range is -35/+35 degrees of calibration adjustment. Pre-heat time when set to Fast (a button press activates this when desired) is quite fast. Comes up to Bake 425 in about 10 minutes, give or take. Evenness is reasonable when using non-convection settings. I still have to rotate pies and the like to get perfectly even browning across the surface, but I can tell that it’s better than my old 30” KitchenAid gas range. Evenness for convection settings is better. Beyond that I can’t say much as I haven’t done critical temperature testing over the oven space. I have had a disappointment with the self-clean, however. Do a search for that here and you’ll see it. Apart from that I’ve been happy with this purchase. Hope this helps.

Note that these are all the same so you could look for reviews of all these ranges: Smeg SPR36UIMX ($4949) Frigidaire Professional PCFI3668AF ($5443) Frigidaire Professional PCFI3670AF ($5843) Electrolux ECFI3668AS ($6099) "I recently learned, that in spite of the fact that induction heats up really fast the size of pan has to be the same as the magnets underneath." No, induction elements have pan sensors that will prevent an element from turning on if the pan is too small. See page 16.

Several fairly recent threads on this exact topic. I'm very happy with my Wolf FWIW. Freedom vs wolf Freedome vs. Wolf #2 Freedom vs. Wolf range

I am trying to make sense out of your numbers and of your project. Are you doing an entire kitchen reno, or just replacing the range? If you have an existing 36" range, and replace it with a 30" range, how will you fill in the 6" gap? Or are you doing a kitchen reno - you didn't say. The type of 30" ranges that have 2 ovens are measured differently and the interior space is laid out differently. You need to compare apples to apples, i.e. a 36" gas range's oven and a 36" induction range's oven. Even then, the way the cu.ft. are reported by manufacturers is not consistent, and not something I would rely on when trying to compare an oven's usable interior space. Sometimes the manufacturers use every every inch of space including areas where you couldn't cook such as the the area below the bottom rack, or sometimes they change the cu.ft. according to the number of racks that fit. The published cu.ft. is just not that reliable. The best way to see if you are OK with the interior space of any oven is to go see them on display - it does not have to be the exact same model number, but within the same brand's line that you are considering and of course in the same width. Bring your favorite roasting pan and casserole pan with you, and stick them in the display models. Seeing that, and comparing with other models that way, will tell you if the oven interior is sufficient. Typically the oven width is fine whether 30" or 36"; it's the oven's interior height that can cause difficulty - imagine a big Thanksgiving turkey not able to fit height-wise. BTW, are you aware that you will need an electrician to run the wiring for your new induction range? It needs a grounded, 240 VAC, 60 Hz, 50-amp dedicated circuit.