I've been wanting a ceramic top stove for quite some time, and I finally took the plunge and bought myself one. I'm a little paranoid about scratching / cracking the top, but it's great to not have to worry about a huge mess to clean up when I have boil overs. No more removing burners and having to clean out the burner liner and the inside of the stove top. I find that the elements don't seem to heat up quite as quickly as coil elements, but that's just a small trade-off. Both the elements and the oven can make funky noises when they're on. I really like the indicator light that shows me when the stove top is still warm after I have used a burner. If I had young grandchildren, I might be a little bit concerned about having the control knobs on the front of the stove, but that's another trade-off for not having to reach across steaming pots to reach the controls. I've only used the oven a couple of times so far, but it works great.
A reliable stove with a big oven, easy to clean, and straightforward to use. I somewhat miss the timer and how the oven light came on when I opened the door on my old coil range, but I love the flat cooktop of the new! My pans don’t slide off the coil anymore.
Very interesting feature of control the heat. Due to the slow heating speed, I normally prefer using gas stove to stir-fry chinese dishes. But I believe this one might work well on stir-fry.
on June 25, 2024
Posted by: Still nostalgic
Bought it just months ago. First we preferred another one very similar to our old one, then my wife found it. Looks more fancy and has 5 elements, one dedicatedly for keeping warm, it sounds more advanced than our old one. Though we have not use the keeping warm or try to stir-fry on it yet, the other normal cooking we have done on it are very good, at least not worse than our old one
I bought this stove as a surprise gift for my Mom. She did want to part with her previous stove of 46 years. Now she tells me it is the best thing I could have done. Everyday she calls me to tell me how great her stove is.