Time to replace the stove any suggestion ?

[lokringbob]

A friend is replacing his BOL 30 inch range. Price is not a great concern, but the sky is not the limit.
Do any of the members here have suggestions on a great replacement stove.
I suggested that he should replace it with a Hybrid, Gas cooktop/Electric oven. Other than that, I was not able to offer much advice. Would any of you have recommendations on a realy good performing 30-inch range?
Also, any suggestions on what you would consider a poor performer i.e. "ones you would not buy". I have read the threads other people have posted here and it amazes me the great information people respond with on this web site.
Thanks for your help.
Bob

 

[qsd-dan]

Do any of the members here have suggestions on a great repla

New or vintage?

 

[cleanteamofny]

Usually I recomend GE since their stoves are built well and breakdown are little to none within a 12 year span.

Here's a pic of my range.

 

[whirlcool]

A few months ago we bought a Maytag MGRH865QDS 30 inch range. We absolutely love it. It is gas with convection, it has a lot of features. It also has a very large oven, and it keeps a very even temperature. And it has a price that won't break the bank.
A lot of range for the money.

 

[ttuee2006]

If you were going Electric...

I can honestly say AVOID THE GLASS COOKTOPS!!! God....this house has a Whirlpool made glass cooktop and I have never hated cooking on a stove so much in my entire life!!!! It takes forever to heat up, temperature regulation SUCKS, I can't use my cast-iron cookware (since it has a ring on the bottom), and cleanup is a PAIN! I mean I know that "easy cleanup" is supposed to be one of the selling points for a glass cooktop, but I find it's MUCH easier to clean the old style stoves with the exposed elements and burner bibs. Certainly quicker, and no "polish" required, no scraping or anything. Just spray with 409 and wipe up! I miss my old 1972 GE pushbutton stove from my apartment......REALLY MISS THAT STOVE!!!!

 

[toggleswitch2]

Funny I loveed my smooth-top electric, and that is from having had gas all my life.

Interesting how cast-iron cooklware is considered a "must" in the south where all is fried.

If you are going with gas, even the "White-Westinghouse" branded el-cheapo is decent; it's really a Frigidaire. Had one of those (Frigidaire) and it was great at a low price paid of $430 back when (1997). Standard 30" (75+/- cm) self-cleaning (pyrolytic), waist-high broiler with "HI" and "LO" settings, sealed top-burners and a storage drawer.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Remember a good chef/cook can do with ANY heat source.
My granny had the oldest 1920's gas Royal Rose brand stove with a tiny oven and no thermostat.
But the meals she could turn out! IMHO, It's all in the ingredients, spices and techiniques.
And, like in the Mexican movie "Like Water For Chocolate" you can taste and feel the love put into the task! Highly recommended for all!

 

[jaxsunst]

I'm happy with my 10 year old GE "drop-in". My only complaint is the oven light is a biotch to replace.

 

[polkanut]

Our Magic Chef gas range is 10yrs. old and no problems. It heats very evenly.

 

[petek]

I'll second that emotion on the glass cooktops being a royal pain. My other half even agrees with me and we never agree on anything. Slower, harder to clean, harder to keep looking clean. Look nice WHEN they're clean but that's all. I've never spent so much time scraping and scrubbing.

 

[rayjay]

Ceramic Glass Cooktops

I have had a GE for over ten years, at it was very easy to clean. Yes...at times with a big boil over, you had to use a scraper. I find that spraying on first "Ful-Sol" by Fuller Brush, (a cleaner degeraser), then going over with one of the non-scratching pads, really works, then finish with the polis/cleaner. I know how the Electrolux Wave touch electric smooth top and really like it. It heats up quick, and cools down pretty quick too. The stove was rated number 1 by Consumer Reports.

 

[petek]

Speaking of the Electrolux Wave top I saw one in Lowes a couple of weeks ago, a demo unit, and the digital display was already broken, some of the segments in the digits so you could tell if a an 8 was a 6 etc.

I was excited to see that Sears finally has a stand alone induction stove on sale and not just the cooktop.. $2500 though

 

[rayjay]

Hi petek. So far, I have not had any problems. The cooktop and oven work perfectly and are very accurate. I guess the demo stove gets a lot of people/kids abusing it. lol

Well...to be on the safe side, I got the 10 year contract through PC RIchards. I did have to call once on the refrigerator about the water filter being hard to pop open. A new part was shipped in 2 days, and a technician came and reaplaced it. So far... pretty good service from Electrolux.

The kitchen is finally done, except for the microwave/exhaust has to be hooked up to the pipe in the attic which is vented through the roof. I have to do the painting next. Will post pics soon.

 

[dogboy44]

Dual Fuel is the way

If it works out for them, it is a personal favorite of ours. Best of both worlds! Electric Oven and Gas Burners!

 

[gansky1]

Age old question girls; style or substance?

Rob, go back to the scratch and dent room at NFM. When I was there last week, they had lots of 30" ranges. Many of them were pretty nice, high-end models at great prices.

 

[danemodsandy]

Stick to the Basics:

A 30" slide-in electric range with a self-cleaning oven can be had for under $400 if you shop around. I second, third and fourth the advice to avoid ceramic tops; to that I would add cast-iron hobs and induction units. Standard coil cooktops heat like you expect them to; the other types of cooktop have a "personality," making you learn to cope with them. The care requirement for every kind of "special" cooktop is higher than that for standard coil units. Lovers may be entitled to personalities and to be high-maintenance, but stoves are not!

 

[gansky1]

You don't like induction? I have a 36" white GE induction from about '95 that is just amazing. True, there are restrictions on cookware, but certainly not insurmountable - an ferrous metal will do. Some of the best cookware for induction is the cheapest so a huge investment isn't necessary either. Cleanup is a breeze as well since the glass surface is not what is conducting the heat so foods don't burn on the glass as with radiant elements. If you're frying, (a cast-iron skillets work beautifully) you can cover the cooktop with newspaper and simply toss it when finished. I used mine a bunch when I was remodeling the kitchen and loved it. When I first got it, we gave my mother a demonstration - heating a saucepan of water in less than two minutes on a paper towel and she thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. The glass was barely warm when we removed the pan so no more burned pot-holders! I found it at the Habitat for Humanity store for $75 but the prices of new units are rather daunting.

 

[toggleswitch2]

OK time out I want to be a See-You-Next-Tuesday for (another) moment.

Looks like we bitches don't like anything inveted after we were born to about 20 y.o.

I'm just sayin'. *LOL*

 

[petek]

Age old question girls; style or substance?

Well I like to think I have both, outta style and full of shite.