If you have not already read them, you might find it helpful to review these threads on American Range stoves: http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/4413373/american-range-36inch-gas-or-miele-36inch-dual-fuel http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2343973/american-range-performer-experiences-of-recent-buyers With Miele, are you located where the company has factory service? Again, if you have not already read it, you might find this thread on Miele DF stoves helpful: http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2812367/new-miele-dual-fuel-gas-range-experience

Seeing that nobody has responded, I'll give it a shot even though I do not have one of the SC models. Looks to me that NXR's new"SC" line is just a rebranding of its lowest tier "Entree" line of stoves (with standard flat-capped sealed burners) which has been marketed through big-box stores like Home Depot. The new designation seems to be a line aimed at sales through vendors like eBay, NewEgg, BHG, and etc. As between an NXR Entree/SC and a Viking, it is pretty much a Hobson's choice. For most of the last decade here, Viking has had a truly bad reputation and, judging from the recent posts here about Viking equipment, service and support, it has not improved much since being absorbed into the Middleby group about six years ago. Here's the thing about NXRs (and the related brands like Thor Appliances and Kucht) having "a lot of problems." The thing is that these stoves are all built on mature, even old-fashioned technology. Rather like buying a knock-off of an old Willys jeep which uses off-the-shelf parts. Not a bad idea if you have a use for the 4wd, off road functions and have the time, skills and interest in DIY maintenance such as cleaning carburetor jets, re-tuning for altitude, etc. That's what you do with old tech. Getting an old tech vehicle would be a bad idea when what you really want is a Camry-like, comfortable daily driver for commuting, highway trips and errands. When you want that, why get a vehicle for ranch work for which you need the time, DIY skills and interest to do the required maintenance? I've had my NXR DRGB model for going on seven years now.. It has the dual stacked burners. The present model equivalent in NXR's current product lines would be the "Pro" line which is sold by the likes of Costco and Dvorson's. That said, I've had only a few niggling little bits of work over the years i've had it. I replaced an oven ignitor, found and fixed a loose connection in the wire to one of the oven lights, replaced worn-out silicon rubber stand-offs on the bottoms of the stove-top grates, adjusted the burner flames when our utility company varies the quality of the gas delivered (as it does), and occasionally cleaned out burners that get gunked up as a result of that and food spills. The biggest expense was $30 for replacing the oven's glow-bar ignitor when it started to weaken. Old style glowbars can and do wear out. I regard it as normal maintenance, like replacing spark plugs of my old truck. The part cost $30 at the local appliance parts warehouse (would have been a few dollars less on Amazon). Took me 15 minutes to replace the glow bar. I followed another NXR owner's writeup -- see the old thread titled "[If Susan fixed her nxr oven ignitor u can 2![(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/if-susan-fixed-her-nxr-oven-ignitor-u-can-2-dsvw-vd~2288437)" For somebody without the time, skiil and interest for such DIY self-service, this could have been a frustrating and expensive experience. First they would have to had to find somebody willing to work on a little-known brand. They would have to pay for a diagnostic visit. The servicer would then order an OEM part (which would cost five or six times what the otherwise identical generic Frigidaire part costs), and then charge for another trip to install it. You see how that would lead to angry postings about the stoves?

Yes, the installation instructions say 35-1/4" opening. I guess it's the thickness of the cabinet sides I'm unsure of. The countertop thickness won't be an issue. I wonder if you normally would put a 36" range top in a 36" cabinet? We are doing this job ourselves and I can't get a solid answer from appliance stores or cabinet people. Thanks for your reply.

@itsourcasa yes we did purchase the Verona Induction. We've been using it for a few months and absolutely love it. Easy to use. And it is even so much faster and powerful than our vintage gas range which was really great. We don't miss the gas "power" at all - there is plenty of power with induction. Plus the clean up is so easy. No burners to clean out the spills.