I have the 36 inch heritage model which has the oven with the fan. I used the range for about 7 months. IÂve cleaned the oven at least 3 times now. I get better or more efficient at it each time. I found out itÂs simple to remove the oven door which really helps while cleaning (but it is heavy). The ovenÂs floor comes out real easy (it also heavy). All the rack supports lift off the wall so you have bare walls to clean. Not a single tool is needed up to this point but if you want to take the fan cover off you need a screwdriver 4 simple screws (I think I going to trick my ride and replace the 4 screws with wing nuts screws). I guessing the oven model without the fan is a couple of inches deeper since the fan is actually inside the oven. The oven door does get hot .It vents the heat out the doorÂs top which makes the burnerÂs knobs get hot to prevent this I pull the burnerÂs drip pan out a little (over an inch) which deflects the heat perfectly you donÂt even notice ItÂs out ( I do not want to bake my knobs). I cook like a crazy man and have smoked (Burned) many thing in the oven. It happens before you even notice when using 800 +CFM hood. I have gotten smoke inside my oven door on the glass (ghetto smoked glass). Now I going to have to disable the door to clean the glass but it looks pretty straight forward it will require a screwdriver. The range is simple. You need to learn to work on it yourself. You practically disable it to clean.

Do a search on electric ovens noisy, and youll get an earful. The Bosch is probably your best choice, we returned another oven for the Bosch. We can hear the cooling fan (not the convection fan) for about 5 minutes after it shuts off, but it is quieter and shorter than the Whirlpool we installed first.

Eliza6eth, I would do as Winnetka suggests ... wait to see if you can locate a floor model of the older style AG. One poster on GW found one recently, so there may still be some out there. I would also make some calls on my own to other stores rather than relying on one dealer to find one for me. The older style Wolf AG still has the black shiny top that you aren't fond of. However, I've found that it is a snap to clean, and a final wipe with a microfiber towel gets rid of any smudges and fingerprints. The entire top comes off if you needed to soak it in the sink, but I haven't made any messes that required more than a soapy sponge to the surface. In response to your 2nd question ... is Wolf's new design a mistake for them? I tend think so, because a lot of people who would have been attracted to their old-style range are not going to appreciate the new, sealed burner model and are going to look elsewhere. Because they no longer offer that option, Wolf is going to lose out on that entire demographic that does not want sealed burners. Personally, I wouldn't want one of the newer Wolf AG ranges ... the top no longer comes apart and there are too many cracks and crevices on the cooking surface for food and liquids to fall into. The grates are gigantic! I prefer the single grates on the older version because they are easier to lift off, clean, etc. and I really like the beefy look and feel of them as opposed to the newer grates. The new style AG oven has a spark ignitor which "click, click, clicks" each time it relights, whereas the old style has the glowbar style that doesn't make any noise at all. I looked at every little thing on both the old-style and new-style Wolf's when I was shopping for a range, and IMHO, the old-style is far superior in build quality and design. I don't know if performance has been sacrificed, because I haven't cooked on the new version.

All ranges that have electronics today have a fan to cool the electronics. If you don't want a fan, then you have to find the very few ranges left in the market that don't have electronics, like Bluestar. Whether you buy a Viking range or another brand, if it has electronics it will have a fan. The fan will stay on long enough after you've turned off the oven until the temperature will not fry the electronics. Depending on how hot your oven was set at, that cooling could take 15-30 minutes after the oven is turned off. I am not sure why your range's fan turned back on after it had turned off.