Doing a kitchen remodel and we are looking at 36" Dual Fuel range with 5 or 6 burner. Really like Wolf but it's out of our price range. We were looking at Thermador, Cafe, Monogram and Frigidaire Pro. Are there any other brands we should consider ?

In our remodel at our previous house we did a 36" fisher and paykel. My top choice would have been the Thermador, but the f&p was in stock and Thermador was months out.

Our current house was remodeled by the previous owners and they also did a 36" f&p. No complaints with either, really. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one, but, all things equal, I'd still probably choose Thermador.

Edit: I guess one complaint....Both f&p we've had don't/didn't have a great option for low heat on the stovetop. For example, almost impossible to get low enough to just simmer rice. It burns/boils over on the lowest setting of the lowest BTU burner. So we had to get a heat diffuser deal to put under the pot.

I have Thermador myself. My wife doesn't like red knobs, so Wolf wasn't happening. Other than the red knobs, I liked the features on the Thermador better.

I'd also check out Blue Star. If I ever need another range, that might be the one.

Have a 48" Fisher & Paykel that's been great. Unlike poster above, ours does have a simmer setting so it can get really low.

We also looked at Thermador (long lead), and Blue Star. We liked the Blue Star too, but it was a is bit more expensive for no apparent reason.

vmiaptetr said:

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I have Thermador myself. My wife doesn't like red knobs, so Wolf wasn't happening. Other than the red knobs, I liked the features on the Thermador better.

I'd also check out Blue Star. If I ever need another range, that might be the one.

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As a heads up, Wolf now comes with both the red knobs and another option of your choice, including plain stainless. Only thing I didn't like about the Thermador was the slight difference in simmer setting vs. wolfwhere the wolf got lower.

Dual fuel for Wolf also comes with quite a bit of tech I won't use but wife will. We're building new and I just decided to go overboard…. Went with the 60" Wolf. Thermador was only very marginally cheaper (a few hundred bucks).

Yeah. Wolf came with the stainless when we were looking as well, but I specifically wanted to have the red knobs on, and my wife didn't like them.

We have the 48" Thermador. I'm very happy with it, and I like the steam oven a lot. There is a learning curve with their extra low simmer that cycles on and off.

If we ever remodel our kitchen, I'll probably go range top with built in ovens. The aesthetics of a big stove though is what I went for this time around.

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schwack schwack said:

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If we ever remodel our kitchen

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It dang sure won't be anytime soon.