Short version: buying a 'prosumer' gas oven these days is a gamble. Can we please start a new forum category and report on our pros and cons of our gas ovens? (Ditto electric, separate category).
TL;DR:
I bought a new all gas oven, a Fulgor Milano, 36". My old FiveStar was not sparking anymore. I had replaced the spark generator once but after awhile the spark plugs began to wear out and they were obsolete parts and I tried and tried but could not fabricate them so that they would work properly. I live in an old house and did not want to invest in the cost of running a 240 volt line into the kitchen, so I stayed with gas. Doing due diligence on the web did not come up with bad reviews so I bought it.
I have to say that the six burners are beautiful: easily adjustable for their entire wide range, unbelieveably hot but able to control a precise simmer, as well. However the standard bake setting is hell. Uneven from side-to-side and crazy up and down excursions of temperature during the bake.
I am looking now for a replacement and really closely scouring the web for reviews of all sorts. Of course trouble spurs people to post while normally operating equipment is not such a spur...but negative reviews seem to be universal for every range on the market, be it Monogram, Viking, Thermador, Wolf (my neighbor hates his), Signature, LG, Zline, KitchenAid. I do not want to spend $10,000 on a range but I want a reliable oven for baking.
I would love it if the moderators would create divisions on the forum where we could discuss our ovens, gas and electric separately. And limit it to ovens that are more recent, since models change in quality so commonly. (Not so helpful raving about my 15 year old FiveStar) We have a division for niche ovens like earth and brick, and it is very interesting but most of us use appliances and we will have to replace them some day. In looking through the www there is no one place that can be a good forum for oven appliances but The Fresh Loaf is perfect: in one respect we are our ovens. Oven spoken here.
How about it?
Start one - there is such a place. Enjoy!
It's called the Baking Equipment forum.