I just had my Five Star dual fuel 36" range installed this week. So... I've had it for a few days, lol. I opted for sealed burners.

I had the same thing installed about 25 years ago in my previous house. I loved that thing and hated to leave it behind. It's still kicking. This one is much better, though.

There are a few differences between that one and this one. The grates are lodge cast iron and are much beefier than the previous version. I think the main upgrade from 25 years ago is the griddle/grill. It used to be a huge unit that you had to lift out and switch out. If I remember correctly, the griddle used to be steel, more like a smooth commercial kitchen grill top. Now it's a solid piece of lodge cast iron that you flip over to switch between the grill and griddle. I haven't used it yet, but I will likely use it this weekend for pancakes and maybe some homemade english muffins. We do grilling outdoors, and really the griddle was what I was looking for, and I cook with cast iron all the time so I'm thrilled to have a larger surface griddle. The four burners have an audible click-click when the gas lights, but the griddle/grill does not. It's going to take some time to get used to. The grease drain seems to be similar to the previous one; I expect that to work just fine.

If I'm being honest, I might have preferred six burners. I can during the summer, and having more than four burners would be nice. That being said, I'm quite happy to have the griddle back in my life.

There are no local companies that carry the line. When I bought the one for my old house, the local high end retailer carried it. They don't now. I obviously didn't get to see it or touch it before buying it. I called them to order it. I chose to pay an extra $150 to have them move it into the garage, else they were going to drop it at the curb. I don't have a pallet jack, so I was fine with paying that extra fee. The unit was shipped to the West Coast (I'm in Oregon) and arrived well crated and in perfect condition. That was my biggest concern - shipping it across the country from Tennessee to Oregon.

My appliance installers picked it up from my garage with their truck and moved it into our other driveway and installed it in the kitchen. It was a fairly easy install for them. They even removed the ridiculously large sticker on the front of the oven door, using goo gone to remove every last bit.

The install instructions probably haven't been updated since the last time I bought it. The space between the cabinets is supposed to be 36 3/16". I had to have our cabinet installers come out and provide that space, as they only gave me 36". Then the counter people were supposed to leave the ends of the soapstone even with the cabinet edge, and they didn't, which chewed up the 3/16" .... so in the end, I only had 36" width. Five Star confirmed that it was fine to only have 36" (and the unit measures out at 35 7/8") and they were right. It was a tight fit, but it's perfectly fine.

The oven is quiet. The convection fan brings in a bit of noise, but it's pretty quiet.

Only issue I have is that the wok ring is apparently not in stock. I had to send an email to them, letting them know I wanted it. They'll mail it to me when it is back in stock. Minor detail really.

Before I purchased it, I asked Five Star for the name of the local repair shop(s) that would service it. I called one, and spoke with them. They said they see a few of them each year and they are super easy to repair. You're probably aware of the limited electronics. It's one of the selling features for me. I remember looking at the Miele with the tilt-out control panel and just silently screaming "nooooooo".

You do need a make up air system for the hood vent. I think the 36" dual fuel is 89k BTU, so it needs a 900 cfm fan. Pretty sure code across the country requires MUA over 400-ish CFM.

I haven't had to clean it yet. I haven't used the broiler.