Viking Ranges Reviews

The Viking rep I worked with was excellent. She showed me some of the features and demonstrated what it could do. Also, at the same time, the Wolf representative was there, and I was not as impressed with Wolf as with Viking. She demonstrated melting chocolate on a paper plate over a burner without burning the plate. Wolf did the same thing and they both said, "No other range does it." But the burners are the thing that sold me on the Viking, the precision, and the ability to control the heat so precisely. Price-wise, it's a lot for a range. But it's worth it.

I like that Viking has a fifth burner on a 30-inch range. I also like the look of the knobs and the front panel has an old-fashioned look. It looks very sturdy. It's a high-quality product. The oven works great. The stovetop grills are super heavy. They're cast iron and great grills. They never slide and nothing moves on them. The only thing I didn't realize was how many BTUs (18,000) on a burner. I've had to adjust cooking 'cause most of the standards are usually 12,000.

I've been using an induction hot plate for the last six months, and I finally went shopping and was so pleased to find Viking had a model for a residential kitchen. It fits right in where my old one came out. I love it. I'm still getting used to the burners because it's different than my old stove. I researched for four months. I listed everything I didn't want in a stove. And Viking fit everything I didn't want. And the extras it had that I liked were the separate knobs for the oven, that it didn't have a bunch of electronics. Also, I'm a huge baker so I love the three racks in the oven. And I like that one rolls out so I don't have to slide it and lift my stuff off it.

We ordered our Viking range from AJ Madison, and they were very nice. It's a very nice range too. The general build quality is quite good.

The Viking Range has good quality. We had two issues with the knob. But other than that, it's fine. We like that it doesn't have any electronics. It's all old-fashioned with the gas. The sales rep said they were having an incentive for the dishwasher too. So we got a Viking dishwasher. He was able to sell the product and give us a rebate on the dishwasher.

We've had Viking Ranges for the past 30 years. My wife is a very good cook and she won't cook on anything except Viking’s gas stoves. We love the range, which was why we chose the 5 series 30-inch Viking range over every other product on the market. We didn't want any digital because we had a couple of Viking wall ovens, and it cost us dearly because those electronic panels failed and there were no replacement panels. So, we were glad to see that this doesn't have any digital components. It's all the old-fashioned turn knob without all the bells and whistles.

The 48-inch-wide Viking range has a small oven and a large oven. The large oven didn't work at all out of the box. When you’re gonna spend about $12,000 for a stove instead of going to Home Depot and buying something for 2,000, you expect the best of the best. And we didn't get the best of the best. It’s brand-new so I called the dealer who sold it to us. They got somebody out there relatively quickly and they made the first repair. But it did not fix it. So, the techs came out a second time about two weeks later.

The worst decision we have ever made. My neighbor advised us to buy sub zero but we purchased Viking because they had a promotion at Best Buy. HUGE MISTAKE!!! We have had nothing but problems… our freezer is full of ice because there is a water leak in the ice maker. Viking and Best Buy has no sense of urgency! DO NOT BUY VIKING. Buy sub zero or Wolf!!!

I enjoy cooking on my Viking range. I've already recommended it to several people.

My Viking range is a cooking stove, like a restaurant stove. And there's no timer. I gotta be precise and on my game as to what I make. I like that because it's even-tempered. It's got good heat. And you don't have to wait on it. It gets there quickly. Also, I like the way it cooks. I had a little trouble at first with turning it on, but I see now how that goes and where you won't get the response. Because I would turn it on, and it would do a click, click, click, but I would smell gas. But I was just not setting it. And if I put the convection on, wait until I get that where it starts, and put the convection. So, I'm learning.

The Viking range looked like a quality build that's made of heavy-duty and substantial materials. It's great and because of the company's long-standing good name, I decided to purchase one.

I bought a Viking dishwasher and range. I like the way the range looks but the grills on top get worn very quickly from the pots and the pans going on them and I wish there was a way they didn't have to look like that. On the other hand, the dishwasher came with a broken spinner. I bought my appliances through P.C. Richard, so they set up the service for me and somebody's been out. I'm just waiting for the part to come in and for them to come back and fix it.

I had two ranges. With the first range, I had to have it repaired four times in under a year. A wire blew up in the small oven and made a small fire. Then the hinge on the larger oven door broke. Also, the griddle didn't work. It was just a hot mess. The vendor finally replaced it. But the second one has been great.

The Viking range that I have is high quality. It’s made well. Everything works and it's got a lot of features. It's a double oven with all the burners, heat lamps, griddle, overhead hood with lights and exhaust hood. It's high-end commercial grade. It also has a pullout tray for drippings in the middle of the oven. I was able to get the parts for the thing that broke down and the service technician came out to repair and get it running. But Viking could improve on the ability to clean it.

Only buy a Viking if you are ok with replacing it after 10 years. I was told mine would last 20, but I started having major problems with the parts including the main board which I foolishly replaced 3 times. After spending over $4,000 repairing it, I wish I had purchased a more reliable brand with better customer service. Once the short warranty is up they will not help in any way. Since I did purchase many Viking replacement parts and none of them lasted past a year, I thought they would offer a refund for failed parts or a discount on a new oven. Had they done that I would buy another Viking, but the customer service is terrible - it is certainly not worth the price.

I like the way the Viking range looks and it seems heavy-duty. It's expensive but worth it. An oven that cost that much works much better than any other oven I've ever had. Everything tastes different in there. For a normal electric oven, you gotta wait a while for it to preheat. For the Viking range, it's a minute and it's ready to cook.

Viking Ranges are very aesthetically pleasing with incredibly accurate and quality tools. I like the way that it is very straightforward and without too many bells and whistles. The only thing that's been a bit of a trouble for me is using the gas oven but I'm figuring it out. Viking is a very good product and I would highly recommend it.

We have some issues with one of our burners and the seal on one side of the range is a little bit off. It's working and we had a repair guy in looking at it, but it's a little bit off. It's out of warranty so Viking sent me to the appliance repair people. There's nothing that can be done with the door unless we replace the whole range. It wasn't manufactured right. It's a big, nice, effective range but those two things are a nuisance. Because of the cost of it, I expected it to be near perfect but the quality leaves a little bit to be desired.

I bought a new Viking range and oven a few years ago. At the time I thought I was investing in quality and so I was willing to pay 5 or 6 times the cost of a standard make/model. Since then I have needed three service calls to fix issues. Two of those have been linked to bad quality of the oven door causing it to not close fully. This in turns heats the range controls and causes the entire unit to shut down. This is a simple model. No wifi, bluetooth and all the other gizmos that some brands throw in (for a fraction of the price I might add.) You would expect a high end oven manufacturer to be able to make a door that works. So build quality gets 1 star. Then you enter the world of Viking support. My range is still on warranty so I went through Viking for my repair. 5 weeks later and I am still not able to use my oven.

I was looking for something that was in an upper tier from what I've gotten from regular box stores that are all over the country. We have looked at a few different brands. But I was specifically looking for something that was in that size and did not have the griddle plate in it. I wanted it to be all burners. Originally, we were looking at a range cooktop that was a Dacor, which is a little bit of a cheaper price range, but still a nicer range. But we decided to get rid of our wall oven and needed something that had both the oven and the cooktop in the 48-inch size without a griddle.

We were happy that Viking was in here when we bought a new house. There was a minor problem with the oven which someone fixed real quick. We're just having to get used to a gas oven. We never had one before. We baked things on 400. Now we gotta turn it to 450 to get it done in about the same length of time. Also, there's not a timer or clock on it. All the stuff my wife cooks is timed, so she would do it on her phone. That would be an addition that would be nice. Other than those, we're happy with the range. But we don't like the dishwasher at all. It's got spots on it. We read about it and tried to figure it out, but down in the space itself, it leaves stains and it doesn't clean as good as the JennAir we had. We're very dissatisfied with the dishwasher.

Our first experience with a Viking range was when we were redoing our kitchen and there was a floor model at a home show in Minneapolis that had been sold. We asked the distributor ahead, "Do you have anything else available?" They had a 5-foot, six-burner griddle stove that fit perfectly into our kitchen remodel. We bought that product and we really like the way it worked. We had a lot of issues with it, but almost all of it was covered under the warranty. When one of the thermostats was a little wonky, they replaced that. When the delivery guys broke a knob bringing it into the house, they replaced that too.

I chose Viking for the quality and the reputation of quality. My experience has always been one of the best for quality. We did the installation ourselves. Delivery was done through a local company in town and it went fine.

We've owned a Viking range for at least 20 years. We bought a new one to replace the old Viking. We like the ability of the oven to heat to higher temperatures. It has a commercial quality to the cooking that a lot of other ovens do not. The burners are gas and the oven is electric. We use the range daily. My wife is a cook, and she likes to cook. So, gas burners are important to her and the quality of the oven is important to her.

I just got four new Viking appliances as a replacement for old Viking appliances. I am very pleased with how the refrigerator, the dishwasher, the stove, and the beverage refrigerator work. What we were very disappointed with is that three of the four were delivered with problems. On the stove, the broiler burner doesn't turn on though. What happens is it turns on in a small flame. Then about two minutes later, we get an explosion and the door pops. It's dangerous. So, that was disappointing. Then there are a couple of finish things. One side of the stove was dented and it was made that way. They didn't get it in place on the bottom correctly. They bolted it on the top, and then they hit it with their hands to try and bang it in and it didn't go in. It was all warped. I was like, "How do you send it to a customer this way?"

The quality of our Viking range has been nice. I've heard of people who have issues with the convection gas oven, but I really like it. We cook a lot. So far, it's cooked evenly. We use the stovetop a lot and I love it. I've even had my mom, who taught me to cook, and a few others come and test it out. My mom loves it. I don't have any issues with it ever lighting. You can tell if the flame goes out. It re-lights almost immediately. It's very consistent, very pretty, and nice to cook on.

We like the dual fuel feature of our Viking range. The burners on the top run by gas, then the oven runs on electric. It enables a more precise temperature, whereas a gas oven usually has a 5 to 10-degree swing to it. Last night we had pasta, then we also made some bread. So, we used both. We also frequently use all the elements of the range. We use the griddle and make a lot of pancakes. And we've cooked steaks on that griddle.

My Viking range is cool and it's big and bakes quickly too. When you roast chicken with it, it's still moist. Most of the time, when you bake it in other ovens, it tends to get dry. I like the fun in it. It circles everything in there. Anything I bake or cook in it, doesn't come out dry. If I bake bread in it, it comes out all nice and has a perfect color. I also like that it doesn't take too long. If a recipe calls for an hour, in less than an hour, everything's going to be cooked and perfect.

Cooking-wise, the range is excellent. It has very good performance, as promised. They work to perfection. The heating elements and the convection oven work up to expectations. But they don't have any technology added to it or anything special. It's just a straight cooking and design. Cosmetic-wise, for the price you pay, it should be upgraded further. The bottom part of the oven gets roasted easily. The sliding and the grates also get roasted and look very well-used easily. I don't even have a year with mine and I have to change the burners because they were broken. So they can do better on that.

I got the eight-burner cooktop with a grill and two double ovens. I love it. It's worth it for the quality. I had trouble with the grill when we first purchased it and they replaced it.