Last year, the Bertazzoni family started selling its cooktops and stoves in the U.S., coinciding with the Italian firm’s 125th anniversary. The 36-inch gas range has six burners in five different sizes—including a tiny simmer burner and a triple-ring burner for high heat—and comes in eight race-car colors. From $3,900; bertazzoni-italia.com.

Published May 2008