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Originally Posted by squiggs96
When I worked in kitchens, a lot of the appliances were Viking. I loved them. Several years later I bought a townhome, with one main reason being the appliances were all Viking. I had nothing but problems with them. The dishwasher died. The ice machine in the freezer stopped working. For the gas cooktop, only the front right one would work properly. If any of the other ones were turned on the back left burner would try and start, even if it was already on. It was super annoying to be cooking for an hour and hearing click-click-click. I tried every solution I could find to fix it, and customer service was terrible. That said, I'm sure there are people, like yourself, that have owned Viking appliances with zero problems.
In my house I'm putting in a Miele gas cooktop, with griddle, convection oven, combi steam oven, hood, and dishwasher. When I tested all the products out, I thought they were the best. I like the look of the Wolf products better, but the Miele ones still look sharp. I went with a Samsung fridge, with the main reason being the dimensions, and a close second being the features.
I prefer gas over induction, especially if you are sauteing. The utility charges are cheaper, and I like the precision. I also like how I don't need special pots. I'm sure induction is great, but I believe gas is better.
For those saying the gas cooktops are hard to clean, what are you doing? When I had my Viking for six years, and I cleaned it after I used it. It didn't take more than a few minutes. Every now and then I'd pull it apart and give it a deep clean. If you are creating that much of a mess, you should watch the pots a little more closely, or turn the heat down.
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I had the professional 36" six burner Viking gas cooktop prior to switching to the 36" six element Viking induction cooktop.
I hated the Viking gas cooktop. I had the same problem as Sliver with handles heating excessively and the burners routinely malfutioned...so I switched the gas out for induction and would never go back.
However, as I mentioned above, the Viking induction has given me stellar performance.
And my Miele pales in comparison to the Viking, both for power and for settings. It is not a bad cooktop...it is just not as good as the Viking...which is now sold as Brigade in Canada.