Product review (5 stars): Incredible range well worth the money
Seeing the previous reviews I felt compelled to comment.  I previously owned a Dacor range and the commercial 15,000 btu burners are very large flames which heat up the outside of the pot creating hot handles and slow boil times.  Viking is a phenomenal improvement.  when this flame runs it curls around the burner putting heat more toward the center of the pot than any other burner on the market.  I completely disagree with the comment on simmering.  On my Dacor I had to use an accessory simmer plate and on this range I can do a true simmer on all burners.  I frequently melt chocolate and it is fantastic.  I feel they are disgruntled by a very common service issue of ignitors but the cooking performance is great.  Highly recommended.