Bells and whistles with a Wolf range?

[Anonymous]

I am getting a 48" Wolf range. Getting 8 burners - should I get the griddle instead? Anything else I should consider?

This is for a coop in a prewar building. Induction is not an option.

TIA.

[Anonymous]

BUMP

[Anonymous]

I got the griddle on a similar range and I never seem to use it. If I could pick again I’d choose more burners instead.

[Anonymous]

We never use the griddle. Get a le creuset griddle pan for flexibility and just get all burners

[Anonymous]

Love my griddle (especially with kids) and being able to control the temp, but I'd never use 8 burners (or 6) at one time.

[Anonymous]

I had the griddle plus 6 burners. Honestly the whole thing was overkill. You are right not to get the griddle. We never used it and it was a pain to clean. I rarely used the other six burners at once and I cook for a big crew. I can’t imagine why I would need 8!

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t get the griddle. I have it and never use it.

[Anonymous]

I use my griddle, and can't imagine ever using eight burners instead of the six I have now, which are plenty for my needs.

There are two big performance advantages with the Wolf griddle: you can set it to a precise temperature, and it retains evenly distributed heat amazingly well. It does take a long time to cool down sufficiently to be easily cleaned, but I find that once it is cool enough I can clean it mostly with a few lightly moistened paper towels. I follow that up with a bit of high-temp tolerant cooking oil on another paper towel for seasoning.

Every now and again I use a product called Stera-Sheen Non-Caustic Hi-Temp Grill Surface Cleaner, which works very well for more thorough cleaning. A grill pad and pad holder can be used with the cleaner to really clean any heavily soiled surfaces, but that's all more of a production and does not seem to be needed with any frequency.

[Anonymous]

We got the Wok burner, love it and use it often. If you cook for a larger family and are doing breakfast, burgers, grilled cheese, steak and cheese etc often then I’d get the griddle.

[Anonymous]

I have 6 burner Wolf and thankfully just bought a griddle to put on burners when needed. Way more pragmatic

[Anonymous]

I would get an AGA instead. It's far superior. We have 2 Agas, one in a house in the US and another in our house in Europe and we adore them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would get an AGA instead. It's far superior. We have 2 Agas, one in a house in the US and another in our house in Europe and we adore them.

But you don't own a Wolf, and still can assert the AGA is superior? You're remarkably well-informed for a non-owner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would get an AGA instead. It's far superior. We have 2 Agas, one in a house in the US and another in our house in Europe and we adore them.

But you don't own a Wolf, and still can assert the AGA is superior? You're remarkably well-informed for a non-owner.

NP - I recently shopped for ranges, and heard multiple times that Wolf is basically the equivalent quality to a GE Profile. More options, but you are really paying a lot for those red knobs. If induction is not an option, an open burner range is a far better choice for heat control. We have a Blue Star, and it's great. If you're looking at 48", I'd get a French Top with 4 additional burners. I have no experience with the AGA.

[Anonymous]

The griddles are a total PIA to clean. And to folks with the 6 and 8 burner ranges... do you EVER use that many burners at the same time? I think I can count on one hand the number of times I have used 4 burners at once... and I throw large parties, always cook from scratch, host holidays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The griddles are a total PIA to clean. And to folks with the 6 and 8 burner ranges... do you EVER use that many burners at the same time? I think I can count on one hand the number of times I have used 4 burners at once... and I throw large parties, always cook from scratch, host holidays.

+1
I have a HUGE family and I just can’t imagine ever using 8 burners.
We had the Wolf Range and I had to have it repaired twice in the first five years. I am redoing a kitchen and will not buy another one FWIW! Going induction this time.