When you’re set to remodel your kitchen, there are a number of appliances to consider, including the oven/stove, refrigerator, and dishwasher. And today, we’re taking a look at one of the most important parts of the kitchen: the cooktop.

Since there are a number of types of cooking, from electric to gas to inductive, it’s important to understand how the different types work, what they’re known for, and how each type would best suit your home.

It’s also important to take a strong look at a variety of models in each type of interest. Comparing prices, features, and sizes can result in knowing the best model for your home.

To help along with that, we’re looking at a particular smaller model gas cooktop from a well-respected brand: Bertazzoni. Below you’ll find price, features, specifications, and comparisons with three similar cooktops in a similar price-range and style.

The Bertazzoni Professional Series PM24400X 24-inch segmented cooktop is housed in a sleek, low-profile stainless-steel maintop. It offers ergonomic design, and loads of features designed to make cooking easier and more efficient than ever.

The 24-inch cooktop has four burners, with cast iron grates, and one hand ignition for easy lighting. There are two different gas burner configurations available. Choose between them for your best cooking style.

These cooktops are also perfect for pairing with a 24-inch Bertazzoni wall oven for compact high- performance cooking.

Bertazzoni produces all of its products in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, a region world-famous for its food. Each product is designed precisely by the Bertazzoni family, who’ve been manufacturing these beauties since last century.

The Bertazzoni company claims an “unwavering commitment” to quality for every product they make.

The Bertazzoni cooktop is a gas burner stove, used to produce heat for cooking.

In general, gas stoves can use electric ignition systems, or pilot lights to keep a flame going for easy lighting. Burner controls allow the user to adjust the amount of gas flow, which in turn adjusts the amount of heat applied to the cooktop burner. The more gas, the higher the flame.

The burners on top work in combination with a larger burner that heats the oven beneath it. These are often paired with a heavy metal sheet that helps to spread the heat evenly throughout the interior of the oven.

Gas ovens often have broilers as well, and these are positioned below the standard oven space. Broilers use the same flame that heats the oven to heat and broil the food below the oven. Some models have a secondary burner at the top of the oven, much like electric ovens do.

Not all gas cooktops have ovens, however. These are sometimes sold separately to suit the needs of the kitchen space.

The Bertazzoni cooktop is one such cooktop sold separately from an oven, which accommodates different kitchen shapes and needs, as well as lowering the price of the unit from what a combination stovetop/oven would be.

Appliances that use pilot lights maintain a gas feed to the small flame next to a burner, and those are kept lit constantly.

When the gas valve is opened, as done by the burner knob, the natural gas floods out and the pilot light ignites it. If the pilot light goes out, it has to be re-lit.

Electronic ignitions work like a sparking mechanism in a lighter, and create a series of small sparks when the burner is activated.

Some stoves mix these two ignition systems, using both a pilot light for the oven, and electronic igniters for cooktops.

The Bertazzoni Professional Series PM24400X has a 24-inch wide stainless steel cooktop, stainless steel professional knobs mounted on the front. There are four gas burners in two different configurations available, designed to suit different styles of cooking.

The cast iron grates are high-quality, easy-to-clean design, and the cooktop has a single one-hand electronic ignition.

An LP Conversion kit is included.

The basic, non-sale list price for the Bertazzoni Professional Series PM24400X runs between $715 to $3,300 depending on where you purchase the cooktop.

You may wish to add extended warranties to your purchase as well, so consider the additional cost of that as you determine where you will purchase the cooktop.

The Bertazzoni Cooktop has a 2-year parts and labor warranty from the manufacturer. You may purchase an extended warranty from almost any retailer selling this model.

The Bertazzoni is a four-burner gas cooktop, so we’re comparing it with other similar models from different brands, in a similar price range. Each cooktop has four sealed burners, and similar basic functions as the Bertazzoni cooktop.

You may purchase the Bertazzoni Professional Series PM24400X at AJ Madison, Goedekers, Appliances Connection, Designer Appliances, and other similar websites and retailers across the USA and Canada.

The Bertazzoni Professional Series PM24400X is an excellent cooktop, made of fine quality materials, with high quality manufacturing standards. The company has a reputation for excellence and quality, often ranked as one of the top luxury brands for major appliances for the kitchen.

The front mounted knobs, cast iron grates, and stainless steel top help not only appearance, but the quality of the cooktop overall.

The two different configurations available for the burners is one of our favorite features for this particular cooktop. This means that you’ve got more versatility than others offer. The one-hand ignition is also a key feature for this model that helps it to stand out from many of its competitors.

There are a few features we wish the Bertazzoni cooktop had, for safety reasons, but overall, the cooktop is an excellent choice for any kitchen.