We had friend who had Viking and there was no end to problems for them as well.
#Thermador range 48 cracked#
I had issues with inconsistent heating of the burners, difficult to clean and the knobs melted and cracked over time, so I had to replace them 2x during that 7 year period. I had a GE monogram gas cooktop for 7 years-bought it new and did not care for it.
I know that Thermador also has a great reputation, and that was our second choice, although they are made overseas (I think in Turkey) and we were told that sometimes that means that it might be a little tougher to get parts quickly, depending on where you live. I also like that wolf/subzero is made in Wisconsin. I did extensive research on it and decided that was the way to go for us. We are getting the wolf 48" gas rangetop.
#Thermador range 48 full size#
The full size (30") set of double ovens will allow me to cook multiple things at the same time and also place them in the warming drawer if some things are ready a bit earlier. Open the oven doors and see the interior sizes and whether they would fit your needs. I would suggest going into an appliance store and actually testing the appliances. It also seems a bit excessive for a home. We considered the 60", but again, the bending down issue, massive venting needed overhead, and the reviews were not great for the oven portion. Having to bend down with pets and kids underfoot and only having one and a half ovens would not work, even though we love the look.
#Thermador range 48 professional#
The 48" professional gas or dual fuel ranges just did not work for me. We also splurged on subzero fridge/freezer. I cook every night and love to bake on weekends and we love to host family holidays. I am not a fan of GE, so looked around and settled on 36" wolf gas rangetop (due to great reviews on btu's and sealed burners) and the wolf double wall ovens with convection (again, great reviews on these and ease of use, ease of repair in our area), a warming drawer and microwave drawer in island. After 5 years, the convection oven was about 50 degrees off, and the knobs broke on the cooktop. I had a 30" GE monogram gas cooktop and electric double wall ovens (one of which was convection). We too went through this issue when building our house. My GE ovens are electric convection and bake evenly and beautifully now, the range top is gas.
I think when you hear people complain, it's due to the problems of not having duel fuel. If you really like the look and the idea of a 48" range/oven, get duel fuel (of whatever brand is your choice). However, if I'd designed this kitchen myself I would have had double wall ovens so I didn't need to bend down every time I get something out of the oven or just check on it - but the countertops and cabinets already had that 48" cutout, so I had to replace it with something similar. GE was way less expensive than that Wolf was and it works so much better. I'm sure there are loads of people who would shake their heads at what I did, but I sold the Wolf, and replaced it with a General Electric Monogram 48" duel fuel oven/range. For example: gas ovens are terrible when you're baking rolls that only bake for 6 minutes and the temperature keeps dropping and rising as it tries to stay in a range of 350 degrees. I struggled with the oven burning everything, which is a problem with any gas oven if you're a "baker" not just a "cook". I'm the right person to ask! When I moved into the house I currently live in it had a 48" Wolf, all gas (not duel fuel).
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