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On 2/18/2025 at 3:04 PM, AlaMoi said:poorly designed ovens that allow the heat from a self-clean, or other, to destroy their electronics . . .
question on that....?
the biggest decision should hinge on who, within my local area, will service this device?
I have a "Professional" grade Viking. the nearest company that will service the junk wants one hour travel time to, and one hour travel time from, plus on site time to 'diagnose' and order parts, plus one hour to/from, plus repair time.
some modern junk is much more expensive, long term, than other modern junk...
I love my Viking. It is now over 30 years old. We have needed service on it twice, neither time major, although of course service calls don't come super cheap, but that shouldn't be too surprising. It's a workhorse with heavy duty cast iron grates, Very high flame to very low simmer, easy to adjustl. We bought it with a cast iron wok grate that can be subbed in and that's fantastic. Since the Bay Area is a big city it isn't hard to find independent contractors who know how to work on Vikings. Maybe that would be challenging in a small town or in the countryside. Really my biggest complaint is that the marks on the oven dials are getting hard to read after so much use. Not critical yet, and I assume it can be remedied one way or another.
I don't know if the new models are as reliable. But that goes for many appliances.
