depending on how the transition from counter to "cooking doohicky" is made, cracks/gaps present dirt traps.
I have a 36" six burner Viking. I like the cooktop design for cleaning (sealed burners, transition, etc) but Viking has proven unreliable and high maintenance (cost&effort)
after 2-3 yrs the ignition sparkers are iffy - they work when they want to with no apparently reason(s) why / why not. parts are extremely expensive - and only available through brick & mortar "authorized dealers"
at the time I preferred the overall design of the Wolf, but they did not offer sealed burners (then) - that may have changed.
'the name' is indeed a selling point, but I would not recommend Viking. it may not be your problem, eventually, but customer happiness is a point of recommendation should you rely on that. |