Take a look at the Capital Culinarian Series ($3200), open burners. We just installed the Capital Culinarian CGRT366, 36" 6 burner rangetop. We could not be happier with or decision. Very glad we went with to open burner design. That aside we also looked at the 48" rangetops, in the end we concluded the extra burners were not going to be used and with the extra cost or the rangetop and added cost of the larger hood made no sense. Most all pro-type rangetops are going to be very closely priced. I can say the Capital is very much the equal if not superior to other brands. The Capital generates huge amounts of BTU's and the standard simmer burner works very well. We got the 6 burners and added the wok ring and bought a Chef King 12âÂÂx23â Steel Griddle. The Capital Wok ring works great, we use it at least twice a week. The Chef King Griddle once seasoned works great also, though it is heavy. In my opinion we have the best of both worlds, 6 usable burners and a griddle and a rangetop can the can truly get a wok hot enough. Cleaning is a snap. Hope this helps. This post was edited by DJ493 on Thu, Jan 23, 14 at 10:43

I have no clue about our duct work, we vent at 90 degrees to exit house, about 8 feet. Our "quiet" 600 CFM sounds like a locomotive when on high, and our smoke detectors always go off when I cook steaks inside. I have the wolf df range, and I also suggest your hood be at least 6" wider than your cooktop so that it works on your outside burners. Working within the confines of HOA will probably determine your appliance choices. At least you have some existing hood/duct work, rather than a recirculating filter system. Huge plus!

Hi, After doing some searching on this neat forum, I did not fund much pertinent information on the Electrolux 36" Icon Professional slide-in range. I am looking for a 36" rangetop for my kitchen remodel, and liked the price point and features of this grill (although it does not have the single 17.500 btu wok burner my existing DCS does, it has two 16,000 btu burners which I think should suffice) I will be getting a year or so older model which has been discontinued and can be seen in the link below. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140349430753&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT Any input from people who own the ICON cooktop or those who considered buying it would be helpful. The DACOR Millennia is also on my shortlist, which is a few hundred more. I have checked out the Bertazzoni as well, but the lower BTU output of the grill has somewhat turned me off. If I am overlooking any slide-in cooktops that perform well, please let me know. Thanks in advance!

I purchased the Wolf when we remodeled our kitchen and I loved it. Performed flawlessly for the 10 years I used it before I moved. I don't can but I have used a huge canning pot for other purposes. At some point a big enough pan is going to encroach over other burners on just about any cooktop. Will you need to use all the adjacent burners when you're using the largest pots/pans? Personally I would never buy any GE appliance other than a microwave based on the problems people I know have had.