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KitchenAid - Architect Series II 30" Self-Cleaning Freestanding Gas Convection Range - White
Average customer rating
4.5
(638 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 638 reviews
5 Stars
416
4 Stars
162
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
15
1 Star
15
91%of customers recommend this product.
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559 out of
611)
Customer Reviews for KitchenAid - Architect Series II 30" Self-Cleaning Freestanding Gas Convection Range - White
Customer Rating
5
Great Professional Looking Stove
on December 8, 2014
Posted by: Foureverman
from Southeastern PA
Verified Purchase:No
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is one great looking and great performing gas range. The varying size of the 5 burners is a great feature for all different types of needs. The convection oven is awesome. And perhaps best of all, it is a real professional looking range that really sharpens up the look of our kitchen.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting kitchenaid.com
Customer Rating
4
Good features mostly well built
on July 26, 2014
Posted by: bobb2
from Bay Area, CA
Verified Purchase:No
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this product because of the double oven feature, that it was entirely stainless steel construction, the grill gurner on the the top and the convection feature in the lower oven.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Great quality
on December 26, 2014
Posted by: waad544
from Ohio
Verified Purchase:No
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have owned this range for 4 months & am very pleased with the quality & usability. The high BTU burners are wonderful in how quickly foods are heated, I never had water boil so quickly. The smaller top oven was a god send when I baked cookies and prepared dinner for Christmas. Everything went so much quicker. I also love the ease of the touchpad controls--very simple and self explanatory.
One down side is that liquids seep between the two glass sections in the upper oven and cannot be removed, making my oven door look dirty all the time. Also be prepared to be on your hands and knees when removing things from the bottom rack in the bottom oven. The first is just a flaw in engineering the second a downside to having 2 ovens. Even with these two issues I would buy this range again. I highly recommend it to everyone, definitely one of my smarter purchases.
One down side is that liquids seep between the two glass sections in the upper oven and cannot be removed, making my oven door look dirty all the time. Also be prepared to be on your hands and knees when removing things from the bottom rack in the bottom oven. The first is just a flaw in engineering the second a downside to having 2 ovens. Even with these two issues I would buy this range again. I highly recommend it to everyone, definitely one of my smarter purchases.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Janet43
from Raleigh, NC
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm delighted with my range. I wish the two ovens were "switched" with the small one on the bottom just for ease of removing a large or heavy pan - especially a steam table pan of lasagne or a huge turkey - it would be easier on the back. So far I've done most of my baking in the small oven and look forward to roasting a 12lb turkey "Martha Stewart's spatchcock way" were you flatten it and roast it for 70 minutes. I love the fact that the oven heats up so fast, and I can bake in the summer without the house getting so hot.
I love the burner controls on the front of the range instead of on the backsplash, wish the backspash didn't stick so far forward. I also love that the two big burners are on the front.
I love the burner controls on the front of the range instead of on the backsplash, wish the backspash didn't stick so far forward. I also love that the two big burners are on the front.
Pros: easy to use, Convenient Features, Performance
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Double oven feature is great but....
on August 19, 2014
Posted by: lcander
from Illinois, United States
Verified Purchase:No
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I debated whether I wanted to spend the extra money to get the model with the 2 ovens . My sister-in-law had recently purchased one with double ovens and said it was a feature she liked so I went for it.
She was right. I've had this range for a few months now and I love being able to use that top small oven --heats up quickly, uses less fuel and less bending over to get food in or out. It does seem to cook things quicker than the recipe/instructions indicate. I really like the glide out rack of the lower oven. Makes getting at things much easier.
I like the digital readout for time/temp. Seems fairly easy to operate. I have not used all the features yet so some things may be more difficult to set. I have used the griddle and it cooked the items well. At first I was concerned about the grates not having deeper indentations in which to sit, but they don't seem to move around much once they have the weight of the pans/skillets on them. The high BTU front burner really gets things cooking fast.
So far I have found no quality issues with it. Everything is working as it should. The build quality seems very solid.
For me there are two big problems with this range. The first one is the smaller area of the cooktop. It seems that a lot of 'real estate' is missing compared to my old range. I can not put 2 large pans on the same row of burners (front & back). This has been frustrating for me at times when I need to use more than two of the burners. I think part of this problem goes along with the second thing that concerns me. That is the knobs are so easily turned. Sometimes just bumping into them causes them to move. While none have been turned so far as to ignite the burner or to cause the gas to come on, it is still a concern for me. The knobs have a good deal of space between them and the cooktop which is probably due to them being at a slight angle. This may be why some of the cooktop space is missing. Or maybe it is as some others have pointed out that the backsplash could be thinner so that would allow the pans to go farther back. I would really like the designers to re-work these two things then it would be a near perfect range. So for that reason I couldn't give it 5 stars.
She was right. I've had this range for a few months now and I love being able to use that top small oven --heats up quickly, uses less fuel and less bending over to get food in or out. It does seem to cook things quicker than the recipe/instructions indicate. I really like the glide out rack of the lower oven. Makes getting at things much easier.
I like the digital readout for time/temp. Seems fairly easy to operate. I have not used all the features yet so some things may be more difficult to set. I have used the griddle and it cooked the items well. At first I was concerned about the grates not having deeper indentations in which to sit, but they don't seem to move around much once they have the weight of the pans/skillets on them. The high BTU front burner really gets things cooking fast.
So far I have found no quality issues with it. Everything is working as it should. The build quality seems very solid.
For me there are two big problems with this range. The first one is the smaller area of the cooktop. It seems that a lot of 'real estate' is missing compared to my old range. I can not put 2 large pans on the same row of burners (front & back). This has been frustrating for me at times when I need to use more than two of the burners. I think part of this problem goes along with the second thing that concerns me. That is the knobs are so easily turned. Sometimes just bumping into them causes them to move. While none have been turned so far as to ignite the burner or to cause the gas to come on, it is still a concern for me. The knobs have a good deal of space between them and the cooktop which is probably due to them being at a slight angle. This may be why some of the cooktop space is missing. Or maybe it is as some others have pointed out that the backsplash could be thinner so that would allow the pans to go farther back. I would really like the designers to re-work these two things then it would be a near perfect range. So for that reason I couldn't give it 5 stars.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting kitchenaid.com
Customer Rating
3
Bakes great but have had several problems w/ it. Only have i
on November 5, 2013
Posted by: Neecee
from North East Pa
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased this unit 2 months ago and already have service man out twice. Oven and control panel shut off. Also black cooktop surface is very hard to keep clean always looks dirty. Oven bakes great when it works. Top burners are very powerful. Can only simmer on one burner.
Pros: Performance, easy to use
Cons: tuff to keep clean lookint
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting kitchenaid.com
Customer Rating
5
Great features that are easy to use!
on September 2, 2014
Posted by: tosamom
from Wauwatosa, WI, United States
Verified Purchase:No
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I LOVE this oven. I need to do a delayed start this past weekend and it was so easy the display walks you right through it and clearly displays when it's going to start cooking. The top oven is great for smaller items and it heats up so quickly. I love the griddle for making just a couple of pieces of bacon (I know 'who only wants a couple of pieces?'). Everything cleans up so easily and it looks great. LOVE IT.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Love cooking with convection oven
on April 28, 2014
Posted by: Kimmy2
from Boise, ID, United States
Verified Purchase:No
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] At first I wasn't sure I would like cooking with this oven but then started using the convection option and have no regrets.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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