The stove is well booked together and came packed securely. Because the stove is an induction model. It took us some time to get used to the new types of controls but once we did, it is a breeze to use and works very well. We are amazed at how quickly it can heat a pot of water. We chose this range, because it had a lip at the top around the ceramic surface to prevent any spills from running down the sides of front. All of the other stoves we looked at did not have this lip.