Hi everyone,

I have an older Wolf 48" gas range that came with the house when I bought it a few years ago. The Wolf is dying and slowly falling apart, and that is the excuse I've been waiting for to get a new range. At first I thought about a Viking 7 Series but now I think I want a 48" Bluestar Platinum. Anybody have any feedback on the following:

1) Reliability (I know the Platinum line hasn't been out that long, but maybe owners can speak to 1-year/2-year reliability)
2) Clean-up (I've never had an open-burner range before)
3) Oven insulation (I've read a few posts on the web that say Bluestar ovens are not as well-insulated as Wolf or Viking)
4) Oven hotspots or evenness (I am not so sure about the so-called PowR ring in their ovens. Does it actually work? Won't it tend to burn the food closest to the "ring of fire"?)
5) Burner ignition (Maybe it's just due to age, but my Wolf's burners sometimes don't ignite right away, making me have to blue any residual gas away before trying again.)

Thanks so much for any help you can give!