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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Nov 26, 2012 16:37:22 GMT -5
...:::"Gas is not an option, at least not an option I'm willing to pay for given the cost of installing a gas line.":::...
I've always resented the way the gas company thinks we should pay it to improve its own infrastructure so that we can become its paying customers.
Mine is an LG, with dual ovens (one of which is convection).
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Post by justme on Nov 26, 2012 16:37:52 GMT -5
I'd probably go with dual-sized as well. There have been several times I've been cooking and a small pan has had to go on a large burner...talk about a recipe for burning yourself.
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Post by midjd on Nov 26, 2012 16:42:49 GMT -5
Gas scares me (but that could be because a house about 10 miles away exploded a few weeks ago). Not a rational fear, but one that will keep me from pumping it into my house nonetheless
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Post by Angel! on Nov 26, 2012 16:45:22 GMT -5
Gas scares me (but that could be because a house about 10 miles away exploded a few weeks ago). Not a rational fear, but one that will keep me from pumping it into my house nonetheless Was that the explosion that leveled several houses? Did they determine the cause? The dual burner logic makes a lot of sense & I'm kind of embarrassed I didn't think of it myself. At least half of my cooking is done in small pots, it would suck to always have to put them on a back burner.
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Post by formerroomate99 on Nov 26, 2012 16:48:20 GMT -5
My glass toped stove is much harder to clean than any other stove I've ever had. At least with the metal parts, you can wrap them in tinfoil to keep them from getting burnt on food or just replace them. But with the glass topped stove, you've got baked on crap every time something spills.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Nov 26, 2012 16:49:48 GMT -5
Gas scares me (but that could be because a house about 10 miles away exploded a few weeks ago). Not a rational fear, but one that will keep me from pumping it into my house nonetheless If that is the one that leveled the houses around it too, they are pretty sure that was something besides the gas line going kaboom. If you are stuck with electric you might as well try one. I'm no help on brand, mine is Amana or something like that.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2012 16:54:04 GMT -5
That gas explosion in Springfield happened because a worked drilled a hole through a high pressure gas line. The sidewalk was marked wrong so he drilled in the wrong place.
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Post by midjd on Nov 26, 2012 16:54:08 GMT -5
They've declared it a homicide (2 people were killed and about 35 houses are to be demolished) but AFAIK haven't made any arrests yet.
The did determine that someone punctured a gas line that morning and then detonated it from a few blocks away (TV remote or similar). But no accelerants were used. I think all signs point to the ex-husband hiring someone to do it...
People are crazy.
Anyway, sorry for the hijack.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2012 16:58:17 GMT -5
"As others have said, it is preferable for an electric stove, as it beats hell out of the coils. It does clean well with the right cleaner too. But it's electric."
We have two. One is in the vacation rental and is now 18 years old. No problems. I replaced the one that was in my mom's condo last year. It was a GE profile and was only 8 years old. If you must have electric I prefer it over the traditional coil burners we have in our current house. I just use Soft Scrub not any speciality cleaner. Bon ami or Bar Keepers friend will work too.
As part of the kitchen remodel we're doing in the house we're living in, we did pay to convert over to a gas cooktop. We're replacing the old electric cooktop with a slide-in gas range with a convection oven. Tear out starts tomorrow!
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Post by seriousthistime on Nov 26, 2012 19:15:12 GMT -5
I think Frigidaire is one of the Whirlpool brands now.
I went from a gas cooktop to the ceramic glass, no choice as I was selling one home and buying the other. It was new, and I tried to get the seller to take it with him and give me the credit, but he said he was getting the same in gas for his new place. I think they are very easy to clean. (Mine is black and stainless; I think the white ones are probably harder to keep clean.)
I live by the microwave and rarely cook on the stovetop, so for now (and the past six years, apparently) I'm keeping it. If I'm still here, the gas is right on the other side of the wall and the cost to run a gas line (assuming a gas hookup for the stove isn't there already) would be minimal. But I do love not having to clean gas grates and deal with spillovers.
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Post by irishpad on Nov 26, 2012 21:26:35 GMT -5
I've had a ceramic black glass top for the last 16 years. For me, much easier to keep clean than the coil. Have learned to quickly wipe up spill overs before they burn on and I use the special cleaner posted in an earlier post. If I do get a serious mess, then after everything is cool, I simply "flood" the stove top with water (mine has about 1/3" ridge around the outside) and then let it soak overnight. Cleans up easy after that. Another benefit..... limited counter space in my kitchen so if I'm not using the stove top, it serves as nice extra counter space.
Down side, I find that it takes forever to do some things.... like get a pot of water to boil.
I love cooking. If I had the option of gas, I would love that instead.
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Post by ginpin on Nov 26, 2012 21:28:23 GMT -5
I have a GE glass top. It has two small burners in the back, a large one and dual (large and extra large) burner in the front. I like it well enough. I use a glass top cleaner on it once every couple of weeks or so, and just take a wet washcloth to it after use (and after it cools down). But does anyone know where to get the plastic scrapers? I didn't see them at Wal-mart.
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Post by mmhmm on Nov 26, 2012 21:32:40 GMT -5
I've got a ceramic top and I love it. My burners allow me to use only the small circular area in the middle, or the larger circular area, so each burner will take large, or small pans. There's also a small burner in the middle rear for keeping things warm. I haven't found it difficult to clean with Soft Scrub.
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Post by quince on Nov 26, 2012 21:51:00 GMT -5
Dislike. DH and are hoping/planning on a gas range/electric oven when we move.
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Post by kgb18 on Nov 26, 2012 22:38:30 GMT -5
My mom had ceramic when I was growing up and now has a glass flat top. She uses the same stuff to clean it that POM posted the picture of. I think it's a PITA to clean, but my mom doesn't mind.
But I hate electric stoves anyways. I am a fan of cooking with gas.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Nov 26, 2012 22:58:26 GMT -5
I love mine, but I don't cook. All I have to do is keep the dust off it, so it isn't hard to clean.
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Post by Sammy on Nov 27, 2012 0:07:26 GMT -5
What's the matter with using a razor to scrape the tougher spills off a flat top??? I use a Widget which is a thing that holds a one sided razor blade. (the body of this thing is yellow) My flat top stove is black and when I clean the stove I polish it with a micro fiber cloth which leaves no streaks. I've had the stove for over 20 years and it still looks brand new.
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Post by cranberry49 on Nov 27, 2012 0:47:17 GMT -5
What's the matter with using a razor to scrape the tougher spills off a flat top??? I use a Widget which is a thing that holds a one sided razor blade. (the body of this thing is yellow) My flat top stove is black and when I clean the stove I polish it with a micro fiber cloth which leaves no streaks. I've had the stove for over 20 years and it still looks brand new. I use a single edge razor to clean mine and it does great! Does not scratch it either. It's just like taking paint off of windows. Same theory. Anyway, I love my stove!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 1:05:29 GMT -5
Angel, if gas is not an option, then I personally think the ceramic cooktop range is your best bet. It is a much nicer look than the coil range, and IMHO much easier to keep clean than the coil range. I had the ceramic in my house in Michigan and I did not have a hard time keeping it clean. I used the Magic Eraser on it and it was never a problem. When I moved to Kansas we had the gawd awful ugly coil ones and they were horrible to keep clean.
Here in Italy we have gas and I am happy! I prefer to cook on a gas stove but I know that is not always an option.
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Post by daisylu on Nov 27, 2012 4:06:26 GMT -5
MIL in has a ceramic top stove and loves it, but does complain about getting water to boil.
If electric is the only option, I would go that route. A coworker recently bought an LG like WWBG's and his wife loves the convection oven and the dual burners in the front. I think theirs also has a warmer in the middle.
We currently have an old electric stove and are waiting for it to die so that we can replace it guilt-free with gas. We already have a gas fireplace, so we are pretty comfortable with the switch. But we are rural, so we also do not share central gas lines. We have to have it delivered every couple of months.
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 27, 2012 7:33:36 GMT -5
We have a dual fuel up here. I hate it. It's expensive, ugly, and doesn't cook any better. It's an eyesore in an otherwise lovely kitchen.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 8:24:16 GMT -5
Hmmm I never looked at a gas stove as ugly. I like the "industrial" look of them. Plus, I just really like how my food cooks on a gas stove.
BUT if I had to have an electric it would be the ceramic/glass top.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Nov 27, 2012 8:31:27 GMT -5
The ceramic one is nicer than the coil version if you are stuck with or prefer electric. I don't have a problem cleaning it. The problems I have are with pans that have an uneven bottom. I need to get my stainless pans out of storage.
I love cooking on gas. It is much easier to control the temperature. I don't think they look ugly. It is a kitchen, I prefer function over a shiny flat surface. Restaurants generally do not use electric. Some have bottled gas to be able to cook on gas.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 8:36:07 GMT -5
The ceramic one is nicer than the coil version if you are stuck with or prefer electric. I don't have a problem cleaning it. The problems I have are with pans that have an uneven bottom. I need to get my stainless pans out of storage. I love cooking on gas. It is much easier to control the temperature. I don't think they look ugly. It is a kitchen, I prefer function over a shiny flat surface. Restaurants generally do not use electric. Some have bottled gas to be able to cook on gas. I'm another one that prefers to cook on gas. On electric, you turn the temperature down but it takes a while for anything to change. I grew up with a gas stove and have had one for the past 14 years - don't think they look ugly at all.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Nov 27, 2012 9:18:58 GMT -5
argh! So many varying opinions. Gas is not an option, at least not an option I'm willing to pay for given the cost of installing a gas line. I think I will give it a try since the biggest complaint is keeping it clean, which is one of the main reasons I hate my coil stove. That and the fact that none of my coils lay flat anymore & one won't stay in at all & can't be used. If no gas - then I would try one. They look awesome, and I was considering getting one despite the fact that I have gas already lined into the kitchen. Was going to do gas oven and the glass/ceramic cooktop. After what I see hear, I won't bother with the expense of trying that out. Looked into ARchies viking range.....beautiful - like a small industrial oven.....but wow - what a price tag....at first I though - oh - not bad, 899....no - it was 8999! lol! Did you buy your Powerball ticket?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 9:26:25 GMT -5
We switched to gas a couple of years ago. I hated it and after 18 months sold the gas stove and bought another flat top electric. I find the flat top way easier to clean and I like that I can use the flat space when I am not using the stove. Pulling the grates off and getting to all the kooks was just not for me. I was also burning myself on pot handles with the gas stove.
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Post by steph08 on Nov 27, 2012 9:34:44 GMT -5
My mom has a ceramic cooktop stove. I think she likes it. I like that it is easy to clean. I don't like (same with all electric) that it takes a while for the heat to go down on the burners.
I have gas and I do like cooking with it, even though I hated it at the beginning. Things I don't like about gas: cleaning under the grates and running out of gas. Though I can still use the burners when the electricity is out (just have to use a match instead) and that is a perk.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 9:39:09 GMT -5
We switched to gas a couple of years ago. I hated it and after 18 months sold the gas stove and bought another flat top electric. I find the flat top way easier to clean and I like that I can use the flat space when I am not using the stove. Pulling the grates off and getting to all the kooks was just not for me. I was also burning myself on pot handles with the gas stove. When my parents redid their kitchen my mom add a propane range put in so that she could cook with gas. She bough one of those crazy expensive 6 burner ranges and while she like cooking on gas she hates the clean up and she hates how hot her pot handles get.
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Post by alabamagal on Nov 27, 2012 10:10:04 GMT -5
I love the flat cooktops. My mom had one when I was growing up back in the 70s (one of the early models from Corning) so that is what I am used to. I have only had the electric coils in apartments and I hated them. One time had gas in an apartment for a short period.
To me, the flat tops are so much easier to keep clean. A good scraper works well. I have had mine for ~15 years, and I just use regular countertop cleaner on it. The cleaners made for it do work well and make it nice and shiny, but I don't bother with that any more.
You have to get used to cooking on a flat top. Pans with flat bottoms are a must. Also, the surface stays hotter when you turn them down, so you just have to be aware of that. On a electic coil stove the heat goes away almost immediately. For someone who does a huge amount of cooking, a good gas stove would probably be the best cooking wise, but gas is not an option for many. I'll take my flat top stove over electric coil any day.
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Post by Angel! on Nov 27, 2012 11:06:31 GMT -5
Thanks all! I purchased it last night. I actually headed to the store to take a look at them & got the more expensive whirlpool. I'm glad I took a look because the surface of the frigidaire was weird, it looked dirty in the store - all streaky & smudgy. It looked like it would be much harder to keep looking clean than the whirlpool. I had to purchase it online though. I get a 10% CC reward on the purchase by shopping online (one of the factors in making the purchase at this time)
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