We are putting a gas cook top and electric oven in our new house. Replacing the free-standing 30" range with a 36" cook top. We have a Bosch in our current house that we are very happy with and wanted another one. The 36" version is $999 on sale at Lowes (link is to 30" version).
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Bosch-800-Series-5-Burner-Gas-Cooktop-Stainless-Steel-Common-30-in-Actual-31-in/50176269?cm_mmc=SCE_PLA_ONLY-_-Appliances-_-StockBuilt-InCooking-_-50176269:Bosch&CAWELAID=&kpid=50176269&CAGPSPN=pla&k_clickID=d01dde2e-bedd-4941-a5d1-af40c07d624c&gclid=CjwKCAiA-KzSBRAnEiwAkmQ15_dVEutnYSPIRqP13wvtYvf_1z5pHVMOSQZ icc84Rim1JBOh48U2xBoCjnUQAvD_BwE
While searching Craig's list for something else I stumbled on a NEW 36' Bosch 800 cook top for $600! Had to drive an hour to get it, but saved $$$.
I thought I could have a section of stainless steel counter top made that would allow me to use the cook top with the existing counter top and it would look like the top of a regular stove. I sent a place that makes custom stainless steel counters a sketch of what I wanted. The estimate was ridiculous - $1770 for a 39 inch section of counter. We can replace the entire laminate counter top with quartz for not much more $$. The laminate is kind of cheesy, so I'm not unhappy about replacing it. I have a guy who hand makes custom cabinets to make drawers to fit under the counter top.
This is the space the old 30" stove came out of.
Sketch of a stainless counter top that would accommodate the counter top - $1770 bucks!