"I’m never buying anything from Blue Star, formerly Viking. Mine is an overpriced, poorly designed piece of something."
Have to chime in. BlueStar is a Prizer-Painter product. It's the company that produced burner components for the sterling line of Garland professional ranges. The BlueStar's appeal is that it has the same burners Garland was lauded for. I've had my BS range top for 16 years. No issues with grill, griddle or burners.