Wanted an "old-fashioned" basic stove. Didn't want a lot of extras. This is it! Like the 4 burners with room for a spoon rest between. Love the enclosed burners; protect from spills & easy to clean. Only glitch for us is the larger burner grates means we can't put 2 med-large pots on the same side; we just had to make a small adjustment in our cooking habits. Oven has good insulation & doesn't heat up the kitchen (yea!). Would definitely recommend.