Customer Reviews for Whirlpool - 36 in. Wide 5 burners Built-In Gas Cooktop with EZ-2-Lift Hinged Cast-Iron Grates - Stainless Steel
Customer Rating
3
Unsafe Cooktop Grate(s)
on March 15, 2024
Posted by: Dr B
from Gainesville, Virginia 20155
I purchased this Whirlpool 30" Gas Cooktop approximately six months ago. I am a former Country Club Chef. After using this gas cooktop for a brief period of time, I found it to be very dangerous of you are cooking a liquid substance in a sauce pan with a diameter less than eight inches on the four exterior burners. The pan or pot could accidently tilt and spill over onto the cooktop causing severe burns to the person. The cross sections of the four exterior grates are factually to short. The two top grates need to be re-fabricated with larger cross sections over each burner that will hold small pots more safely. That is my opinion. I have been cooking for over fifty-nine years.
The cooktop itself is fine. My only complaint is that the front right burner, when used on high melts the knob closest to it. Why in earth whirlpool chose to use a cheap plastic and engineer it so close to the burner is beyond me. Hopefully I can get some replacement knobs made from better quality materials because it’s very unattractive with cracked and peeling plastic knobs. Also kind of makes them a pain to clean.