My new Hotpoint stove has been here only a couple of days, and I love it already, compared to my older stove that fizzled out on me! The new burners have a neat "pop-up" element feature; when you place a pot on them, it "centers" the pot or pan right where it needs to be for maximum heating. It looks exactly like the photo here. Thanks GE!
We were looking for just a basic stove/oven within a certain price range for an adults only home. This is only the 2nd stove in the history of our home. The first having lasted 40+ years since the previous owners. The Sensi-temp stove top has not caused us any issues so far. I have read other's complaints about that. The oven taking 20+ minutes to preheat (to 420) to me is just ridiculous. We have an oven thermometer and I checked it periodically. The temps appeared correct. The biggest issue I have with this oven is that the top surface is SO HOT when the oven is on you could not touch it for more that a few seconds!!! Where is the safety concern???? What happened to the insulation that was once used to shield the top from that heat???? We have no small children to worry about but I would not recommend this oven for those that do. Would we have to have spent more to get our basic expectations met? Who knows. In an adults only home we can live with it but I would say this is not a family friendly choice.