Product review (4 stars): attractive consumer-grade stove
There are many things a Bertazzoni is not: it is not a Viking or a Wolf, and it does not approach their price tags. Nor is it a Blue-Star, with four jet-engines where burners should be. If you need 22k BTU burners, this is not the stove for you.

This is what the Bertazonni is: a fully-mechanical, all steel gas range with attractive Italian styling, a convection oven, and a storage compartment that can double as a warming cupboard given that the main oven flame is a couple of inches away. There is no control panel to go wonky in this range. There is no "Chicken Nuggets" button. No power? No problem. You can light the burners with a match; the gas line is kept open with a thermocouple, which means that if the flame goes out for any reason (even if the power is out!), the gas will immediately shut off. Yes, the mechanical nature of the thermocouple means that lighting a burner takes a few more seconds worth of attention than stoves you may be used to-- you have to hold the knob in to keep the gas going until the flame heats the thermocouple enough to keep the line open.

The top is all stainless-steel, with sturdy continuous grates. The steel cleans up incredibly easily with a damp microfiber towel. The flame is closer to the pots than on american stoves, so despite the top burner rating of 15,000 BTU, much less heat is lost than on a comparable GE or Frigidaire. The gas is remarkably easy to control, and the stove holds a simmer exceedingly well. One thing I love about the Pro versus the Master are the knobs; yes, they are more stylish, but the fact of the matter is that it is very easy to tell from *across the room* if someone has left a burner on. With more than one person in a household, this can happen more often than one might expect. The reassurance to be able to glance up and easily tell that all the burners are off is really wonderful.

Unlike the higher-end stoves, it is possible to pair this stove with a recirculating hood; you do not need an outside vent, make-up air, or remote fans, which is handy for those of us trying to remodel kitchens in old city buildings. The oven compartment is not as capacious as a GE or Blue-Star. I've not run into any problems due to this, but as with any kitchen remodel you should assess what your specific cooking needs are before evaluating ranges. OTOH, if you're going for looks, well- it's a very pretty range. We also happen to enjoy cooking on it very much.