I went with the Profile double-oven gas: here are my reasons. I like the smaller-size top oven for daily use, and the lower oven will only be used on occasion, so I'm ok with its location. (There's no room for a wall oven in my tiny kitchen -- and I have no plans to tear out cabinets and rearrange.) I'm a good cook, and I honed my skills on low-end domestic ranges because that's what was available: I don't need a commercial range to cook what I like, and I'm too busy with other aspects of my life to change my cooking style now. I also prefer not to deal with "pro" level BTUS and the ventilation complications they might add. I also am not willing to give up self-cleaning ovens -- which puts many pro-style ranges out of contention. I liked the slide-in setup and the angled control-knob location on the Profile, so that, and the price advantage, led me to choose it over the Cafe. Re: price, I bought mine from a local dealer, and I got the price down a bit by asking them to meet the ajmadison.com price. They didn't quite get there, but I was willing to pay a little extra for local sales/delivery/service reliability. Everyone's situation is a little different, but I found that the Profile slide-in fits best with my kitchen and the way I use it.

Oh Man, this input rocks ; -) I can't tell you all how much I appreciate it!! We are sitting right now brainstorming on this knotty subject. It's good to hear that the bridge burner is making you all somewhat happy. I am seeing that the 8000 btu is an issue and I can see why. When I sear on my griddle/grill I crank up the two burners and even if it is a bit uneven on the heat distribution I am burning around 19,000 btu (two 9,500) so yeah 8000. That is something to think about. I mentioned I have been in this kitchen for a long time, I didn't mention the heavy use it gets. We have 4 full time adult residents, and most weeks we have at least one more person for 1 or 2 nights. When college is on break extra children and their room mates put us to 6 or 7. Over holidays the count climbs right up to 12. It isn't unusual for us to seat 16 for a holiday meal and I have done buffets for up to 30. For all that it is small it is pretty functional. That long run of counter allows me and my favorite sous' (the Spouse ; -) to really rock and roll in there. We call it the kitchenette two step. I run the DW almost everyday. That stays. I don't see the trade off for a 24" range giving me much advantage. The 6" cabinet gain would not be worth it, for me at least. We are looking hard at the undercounter wall oven and the countertop stove, but wall ovens have some issues; size mostly. You pay alot for SQ footage in those things, for what you get!! The spouse is looking at the Wolf M and saying it would fit. I know about the chipping issues. ARRRGH, The input about the replacement griddles is great to have. I had wondered about the lightweight alum with the non stick... Not surprised to hear it gives up pretty fast. The only non stick I really use is egg and omelet pans. If I could find cast iron with nice slopey sides for sliding omelets out I would prolly ditch all the non stick. Anyone have a bridge burner with enough BTUs to make them really happy? I have read about replacing burners, is that an option for the bridge (I would guess not, but you never know) How about countertop stoves with the 5th burner? anyone have a model they like? Again, can't tell you how much I appreciate all this!!

I am watching my Samsung refrigerator's electronic panel fade away...it also cools unevenly. In the past, when I've had other appliances that needed repair, my very reliable repairman would always recommend GE when it was time to replace anything. The store he works at sells all the major brands, but he still recommends GE. I have a GE range in my current house, and in my last house. They've worked reliably without fuss. I've also had reliable performance from Kitchenaid built-in appliances. Still, I'm not willing to write off Samsung: they continue to sell affordable, innovative products that tempt me.

Thank you for asking. I've owned both the Samsung slide-in gas range and cabinet depth refrigerator for approx. 3 months, and must say I love them. The slide-in range has exceeded my expectations. I love the two front power burners and the oven bakes and broils very well. I'm least excited about the 5th burner griddle, which I don't use it much, but still glad to have. Only wish it had more than 10.5 btus, as then I could really grill a steak. I also haven't used the warming drawer, which was a must have, but now find I don't need. I almost didn't buy this stove since there is a strip of rubber in between the range top and the front panel which I worried might wear out, but find its a non-issue. Regarding the fridge, its shallow like any other cabinet depth fridge. The first or 2nd day of operation, it started making a loud whirring sound - so I was certain it needed to be returned, but now think it may have been undergoing a warm-up period and is fairly quiet. I like the alarm that goes off when the doors are left open, and I also like the meat and cheese drawers. I was uncertain about the bottom freezer but find I like it. We did buy insurance on both appliances. Overall for the price, these excellent appliances. LMK if you have any specific questions and I will do my best to answer.