We have the Bertazzoni Heritage series 36" range and I love it. I like to stir-fry and the double burner gives me plenty of fire. I also make frequent use of the lowest simmer for white sauces, etc. All of the components feel very heavy and solid and the oven is enormous! Could not be more pleased with our choice.

We bought a 36" 6 burner all gas pro harmony range and installed it last October. We adore this thing. I have not had problems with simmer -- the two leftmost burners do cycle on and off to get ultra low heat levels, but all four of the burners have a continuous simmer mode that really does deliver consistent, simmer level heat (in fact, it takes a little too long to slow cook garlic and often needs to start off a little higher before being turned down to simmer). The major liability of the oven is something that has been mentioned on this forum before. For some reason, Thermador opted to have a cooling fan kick on to preserve the electronics when the oven is on, rather than putting in enough insulation to protect the electronics. It's not obnoxiously loud, but you are constantly aware that it's there, it stays on for an extra minute or two after the oven is off, and you notice just as much when it turns off. Cleaning the star burners does take some doing, and anything that gets trapped in the nooks and crannies does need to be cleaned off before it gets burned in. We can get most of it off, though it does take some elbow grease. But I do like the fact that it heats in a star shaped pattern rather than a circle. For the price point, it does remain tough to beat, though I suppose if you have budget for a more expensive stove, you could look at Dacor, Capital, Wolf, et al.

Well, as is usually the case, the rest of the house renovation went over budget. So we kept our Thermador for now. I absolutely LOVE the cooktop. And the oven cooks very evenly but the fan is just so loud. It is super frustrating. However, we visited a high-end appliance showroom and looked at the newer 36" Thermador. It didn't seem near as loud, so I wonder if the Thermador engineers figured out a different fan mechanism. If you decide on the Monogram, I'd love to know what you think!

reliable and value ?