If you can't find what you want, you might have to go with a separate cooktop and oven. Is there a reason you're set on a range?

You'll find more choices if you go with a 36" cooktop and wall ovens. Combi-steam oven is a popular choice for one in the stack. Miele has options.

The problem is that you're looking at the wrong size range. The sweet spot for induction ranges is 30" ranges. That's where manufacturers compete to provides the best products with the most features at the lowest prices. Thirty-inch ranges also have larger ovens than the surprisingly small ones on 36" ranges. Examples:

• Cafe CHS90XP2MS1 and CHS900P2MS1
• LG Studio LSIS3018SS

Can’t go with separates, unfortunately. I won’t go off topic with why… just the way it is.

"Can’t go with separates, unfortunately. I won’t go off topic with why… just the way it is."

Well, then, something's gotta give, so expand your search to include 30" models. My 30" LG Induction range with knobs (and convection) has a 6.3 ft3 oven, bigger than most 36" ranges.

Hi Tony - What did you decide? I'm in the same boat. Thank you!

I know this is an old post, but I’m also looking at the FM 36” Sofia Pro induction and can’t find a single review- can you please elaborate on your experience? How’s the induction- is not having a “bridge” option challenging or is the 11” burner enough? How’s the oven for evenness, preheat time, temperature control? I would really appreciate it.

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.

Very helpful, Tony, thank you. Mallory, have you made a decision? Also in the same boat!

Has anyone dropped to a 30" since there are so few good options?