Product review (5 stars): 73 years old and finally my true love arrived
I have written only two fan letters in my entire adult life. I am now a senior citizen and this is the second. I am beside myself with  praise and gratitude for the Thor Kitchen HRH3618U, 36 ProStyle 6-burner gas stove. I really mean it. I am recovering from disappointment over its clone, a Viking 6-burner. The Viking was my first foray into manly and industrial stoves and stove tops. It was all stainless steel, had  pronounced grates, and my guests would go Ahhh!. (It was known to cost a lot of money and it had them fooled.) In fact, the ignition was temperamental (matches were an important accessory), the flames were poorly controlled and uneven  from burner to burner, and the stove top never stayed perfectly level (please, the stove was mounted on a slab floor).

Now, into my new dream house comes the Thor Kitchen range and oven. Half the price but three times the quality of the Viking. It is a substantial looking piece of industrial art: Although it has the same looks as the Viking, it somehow has more gravitas. (Check them both out and you will see what I mean.) It stays as level as a pool table and its burners have a precision flame. Moreover, it has this concentric burner  thing on half of the burners which puts a flame within a flame and allows really slight and sustainable simmers. But it gets better! I got sloppy with a pot roast last night and made a horrible mess on  the inside of the oven. This is when I decided I had to write a letter of thanks to the manufacturers. Its really easy to clean! The floor of the oven comes right out with no fuss whatsoever and can be popped into the sink for a proper de-gunking. My mood went from black to bright in the 10 minutes it took to restore everything to new again. True story.

Frankly, if I had known  about the Thor Kitchen before, the names Viking and Wolf would just bring a sad-and-knowing shake of my head. Well done to all of you. I am a very happy camper.  And I can see that I am going to be for a very long time.