The manual on line says you can use a 40 or 50 amp power cord...that's all it says. the sum of the oven, broiler and all 4 burners if on at once would be 15,700 watts. 40 amps is 8800 watts. 50 amps is 11,000 watts
Table 220.55 of the NEC allows ranges 16 kw to be installed based on 9.6 kw. This is because of the diversity of the load. The oven is on a T-stat so it is on and off and the eyes are rarely, if ever, burning at full capacity at the same time.
If this was a cooktop then the load would be figured as the nameplate states but a range (oven &cooktop) is figured at 9.6 kw... 40 amps and #8 is all that is needed. Interestng to note that a 9kw range and a 16 kw range can both be wired with #8 and a 40 amp circuit.
It certainly won't hurt to run a #6 and use 50 amps.
always best to go with worst case......I've yet to see #8 fail on a 50 ft run or less . duty cycle and all plays in
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