Favorite Stove?

I was dead set on the Bertazonni because I loved the look. But the bulk of the price is basically that. I even decided to overlook the downsides of the oven. It’s 3.7cu feet which is very small compared to your other choices. Oven size wasn’t really high on my priority as I am Chinese and we rarely use the oven. Also the temperature of the oven is not exactly super accurate. I was on garden web forum asking and reading threads about the stove and there are complaints that the oven temp’s vary. It’s definitely not as accurate as a bluestar or other higher end professional range. I even went to a dealer in the city and they confirmed the same thing. I also looked at NXR which seemed like great bang for you buck and you can also purchase them through Costco(I believe online only now) and you would get their warranty on it. Ultimately I was swayed over to a more modern stove. I got the samsung slide in which was on sale this labor day weekend. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Samsung-30-in-5-8-cu-ft-Slide-In-Gas-Range-with-Self-Cleaning-Convection-Oven-in-Stainless-Steel-NX58H9500WS/205336823 This is almost identical to their new chef collection stove so they are basically clearing them out. At almost 1K cheaper than the Bertazonni(1200 cheaper for me as I wanted the professional bertazonni), I couldn’t justify the price difference. The Bertazonni has a 18K btu power burner and so does the samsung. The oven is 5.8 cu feet which is much larger and the lower compartment is also a warming draw. The standard Bertazonni stove is just dead space and only on the professional model is it a storage draw. I still love the look of the Bertazonni and think its one of the sexiest stoves out there but the pros and cons just didn’t weigh out for me. Good luck hope this helps.