Thermador - Professional 36" Gas Rangetop with 4 Pedestal Star Burners, Griddle and LP Conversion - Silver

Having gotten 31 years out of our last Thermador cooktop, we turned to Thermador for a replacement when the cost of repairs justified getting a new and updated unit. The new model fit in easily to the space of the old unit. Unfortunately, the center grill option is not available, at least in California. The unit works perfectly, although the electric griddle that is where the gas grill used to be in the older unit takes considerably longer to heat. But the sealed burner pans and absence of a grill mean for easier cleanup. The burners have the unique ability to drop to very low heat suitable for melting butter or chocolate, or holding a sauce, by turning themselves on and off automatically to achieve the low temperature. The appearance is austere with very clean lines. The recessed lighting open the controls is a nice feature, although the light is darkly white, whereas the rest of the kitchen has a softer color. An option of using a less blue-white light would be nice.

We like everything about this except the high heat. We swapped out a cheap whirlpool thinking this would be powerful to boil water quickly, but it did not perform any better than the whirlpool. We converted it to run on propane, so perhaps it's more of a propane problem than the burners themselves. It was an expensive upgrade for minimal performance increase. But it looks great!

Nice product. easy to use and give good look as well. Very useful and very easy to clean.