We couldn't find much in the way of reviews for the Fulgor Milano ranges either, but decided to gamble on them. With a full kitchen remodel, we went with the 36" Dual Fuel Sofia for $5499 at our preferred local appliance shop. Our last home had the 36" KitchenAid Dual Fuel, 2006 model. It had minimal issues, but a few things that were problematic like the thermal fuse that kept blowing but overall I have not complaints about it. Now 9 months into our Fulgor Milano and we are very happy we went with it. As I unpacked the unit for installation, I immediately noticed the build quality. They didn't skimp on the little things, like the 240V tail on this thing is massive. The metal around the knobs is thick billet aluminum, so if you bang it with a pot or pan it won't dent like stainless sheet steel would. And the knobs are metal, not plastic. The soft-close oven door is nice, you can literally close it with your foot. The all-brass burners perform well. There isn't a specific position to turn the knobs on the range for ignition, anywhere you turn them and the ignition begins. Once lit, the clicking stops automatically. The grates butt together well making a nice continuous plane for moving pots and pans around without spilling. But if you do, it is really easy to clean. It's like cleaning Teflon. There are two stages to each an every full range burner, so simmering only uses the inner ring, allowing you to go down to a very low heat. When on high, the inner and outer rings are active, giving you even heat distribution. My wife uses it fairly often and still says how much she loves it. I really only use it for scratch-made pizza and I feel my product has improved vs. the KitchenAid. Obviously only time will tell how durable it is, but it's not like any of the other high-end brands are known for never breaking down. Feature-wise, it is somewhat limited, but I'm the type of person that appreciates simplicity for the fact that it's less stuff that can break. Any of you ever owned a Range Rover??? One feature I like is the integrated meat thermometer. Pretty nice to probe your roast and just monitor the temp on the digital panel. Is this the best range on the planet? Probably not. But if you are looking for the best value in a range, this might be it. It's $700-800 cheaper than the KitchenAid we considered, and seems to be built much better. At 18,000 BTUs, it isn't the hottest burner out there but unless you are a professional chef, I doubt you will miss a couple thousand BTUs considering it can cost you $2-4k to get there. But all 6 burners go from a low simmer to the full 18k. As a consumer that appreciates nice things but doesn't have a bottomless bank account, I give this unit 5 stars.
Brandon M.