The Ferrari of ranges/stoves

Just did the kitchen, and this is the centerpiece. A Bertazzoni 48" Professional. 6 burners and an electric griddle, two electric ovens. Wife got this, I got the 348. Seems fair. Actually not. This is the 458 of kitchen appliances. When the installer saw this delivered (he'd never seen one), he said "Man, this is the Ferrari of ranges!" And that was before I got mine.

Like the Ferrari, it's Italian, exotic, beautiful, high-performance, and has a distinct exhaust note. Yes, exhaust noise; it has a loud cooling fan for the ovens, in addition to what's used for convection. And it costs as much as a major engine-out service at the dealership .
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Before setting out to cook a big fancy meal on it, we thought we should get a sense of burners' heat (we're accustomed to electric) by cooking something simple. My wife would be horrified if she knew I was showing this to the world, but I don't care, it's one of my unrefined palette's favorites: Chili-mac!

It's just a 5 ingredient chili, but she uses fresh Anaheim peppers and very good Hempler's chorizo. And the pasta is fresh-made from scratch, using a Kitchenaid extruding attachment.

This isn't pretty, and it's not very healthy, but it's soooo gooood.
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Well Tom, like they say, now we're cooking with gas. This double burner feature is nice to get things to a boil fast. I'm still not sure how I feel about the oven cooler fan noise. It's really reminiscent of the 348's radiator fans when they switch on. I tell myself that's a good thing.
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Oh, and here's the "quick reference guide" to the ovens' multiple, multiple settings. I've taped it up on the cabinet over the range until we learn it. Dizzying. There's a back page to this sheet for the second oven, too. Half the features for that one.
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Thanks, Andrew! Tile were handmade in California. We were lucky our tile guy could work with the inconsistencies. Our designers thought we were crazy to choose black grout, but we felt like it made the tiles pop, tied in to the black soapstone countertops, and the grout wouldn't show grease stains with real use.

Wife grew more bold, and made a big pot of beef and green bean rice. Yellow from turmeric. It's a Persian comfort food. Side of smoked eggplant and yogurt dip. Keep in mind, my wife is American. Maybe I should start another thread of foods she cooks...
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