The racks are a big consideration, as weiss528i pointed out. I thought I noticed that the Profile ovens were smaller inside than the Monogram, but I can't be sure of that. (I see in looking at the websites, they both claim the same size, but check 'usable size' for the pans you like to use.) Now that I've had the full-extension Monogram racks, it would be hard to go back, but if you've never had them, you might not notice as much. One disadvantage is the room they take up... You get 7 rack positions in the Profile, but only 5 in the Monogram...in case that might matter. But I also MUCH preferred the options in appearance with the Monogram ovens...and prefer knob controls over touch screens. I seriously considered the single and Advantium, because I think we could do with the 1 1/2 ovens, sizewise, and I thought the speed oven option might be fun and nice to have. But the cost prohibited it...At least $1000 more to have a sgl and the Advantium than have the dbl. And we already had a microwave we like that will only be $200 to replace if needed. So we stuck with the dbl oven and regular microwave. Best wishes!

Wolf I believe makes their own hood in WI and buys blowers from Broan/Best. They use 16 guage 304 SS vs thicker 14 gauge SS in MA. MA uses arguably best external blowers in Abbaka. Their inline blowers are kinda loud. I think their internal blowers are from Best/Broan.MA made in Southern CA. MA has better design baffles for bigger area and smooth edges for lower noise. For the same money I would get MA. Wolf customer service is nice and all else being equal I would buy Wolf but they are far from equal in this case. The Best hood says they use 304SS OR EQUIVALENT. They don't guarantee 304 or 300 series SS. They don't specify gauge thickness. They don't say where hoods are made. The hood linked uses 4 speed blower vs infinate variable speed in Wolf and MA. I don't like Best waffling on specifications. I would cross them off my list for that reason alone.

Quote: "Disclaimer: *MY* soon-to-be teen boy will not be stupid. (If I repeat that 100 times will it be so?)" Of course it will (see below for disclaimer). I have four kids, three of them boys, and the baby boy is 22 and a senior at the Univ of Florida. So I speak from experience. Promised Disclaimer: Length of time for avoiding stupid actions may vary slightly with age, but shows a high correlation with the quantity of similarly aged onlookers. Studies show their ability to hold back stupidity will, for average mid-teen boys, last approximately 3/4 of a second. For "good boys who listen to their mother", the time has been seen to rise to almost a full second in some rare cases. Unless a REALLY cute girl is there to witness. In which case, and for every boy studied thus far, the retention time falls to such a short interval scientists aren't able to accurately measure the value.

GreenAcresAli...It depends on how open your breakfast area is and what might be across from the table, or hem it in. In other words, it would help to see your layout. In the dining room in our last house, we did well with placing the table 30" from the window wall...That's close to Marcolo's measurement. If you did that, and if the room is open to a decent aisle, you have plenty of room for a table. If, however, at the edge of 7 ft is a wall or cabinetry, you will be pretty tight. One option would be to build in a bench on one wall, so there is no space behind the seating, which then allows the table to be more like 24" from the wall to give you a bit more room. There may be other options. How many do you want to seat? Newbie, I'm not a particular fan of the spindly legs, but that's personal style and otherwise, I like the table. I do agree with LL, that even without the banquette, that pedestal tables make for easier/more comfortable seating, especially if the space is tight. As I said above, we had 30" behind our table in our previous house, and thought it worked great, but we served and bussed from the front side, mostly, which had a wider aisle and a large doorway. 30" on both sides may be tight to move around once everyone is seated. The room around it partly depends on chair style and size, too.