Product review (5 stars): Research pays off! <3 this stove
Prior to purchase, this was my wish list: gas, 5 burners, continuous cast iron grates, metal knobs, slide-in unit. Then I decided I had to have soapstone counter tops - and decided to spend an extra 1k on them - and compromise on the stove. My compromise was changing from a slide-in model to freestanding.

After deciding what I wanted, I'd tried to find a product that avoided negative review about those specific features (hello millions of hours of research). I wanted to avoid: Pots that couldn't fully center on back burners, melting back display panels, gas flames too low from grate to burner, useless simmer burners, slow heating griddles, grates that were black painted & not cast iron, and melting plastic nobs.

I've now been cooking on this for a week (so about 5 breakfasts/dinners) and I LOVE it. It has 2 "quick boil" burners. These put out a huge flame - and I actually have to keep them set at 5 or 4 (highest setting is 6) so flame does't come up sides of large pasta water pan and 12" saute pan & 14 inch cast iron skillet. One of these burners is front right - and the other back left. PERFECT positioning. Front left burner is medium sized gas ring - and works great for sauce pans, omelet pans - and even a smaller cast iron grill pan. I can get pans hot enough to sear - or low enough to simmer. The simmer burner is the smallest ring - positioned in back right-hand side of range. I can adjust the flame the lowest - and it does indeed keep the pan at a simmer. What I REALLY love is unlike friends WOLF and VIKING ranges, my simmer burner doesn't constantly click on/off (flame auto-igniting/turning off) to maintain the simmer. That constant re-igniting noise drives me crazy! It also gets hot enough to boil liquid in a small sauce pan.

I feel like I have complete control over heat output on all burners and it's a smooth turn from one level to the next (ie: no click & turn/pre-defined stops). Unlike another commentator, I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON BURNERS - or just having gas emit w/out ignition. (in fairness, I don't have a microwave only a hood above the stove - and no pets), but my stove is in a tight corner where I do all my mise en place work - and I bump up against it all the time. In order to get the burner on, you must press-in, turn to go past the click, and release for ignition/gas emit.

I also am very impressed w/the oven. I wanted dual fuel (gas range/electric oven) but ended up w/all gas. So far it's baked evenly - the convection setting is great for roasting potatoes & other root vegetables. I haven't done pizza yet - or tried to broil. I'm hoping these two features work as seamlessly as everything else. My configuration&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Frigidaire-30-In-Stainless-Steel-Gas-Range-FGGF3054MF/dp/B009189UGC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Frigidaire 30 In. Stainless Steel Gas Range - FGGF3054MF</a>&nbsp;(FGGF3054MF) has one 5.0 cf oven and a storage drawer. I did not want the 2nd oven option or a warming drawer. The oven is HUGE, the 3 racks are actually well positioned - and thoughtfully designed. The lower rack has arms that attach it to the door - so when you open the door - it sides out 1/4 of the way! No more burning hot-pads on the bottom element (like w/a electric oven) when reaching in to remove items -and no more burnt upper wrist from the middle/top rack when maneuvering items on bottom rack. Huzzah! Middle rack has "pop-out" feature where you can use 1/2 the rack for a taller item (like a chicken/crown-rib roast). Not sure if I'd use it durning cooking - I want items in the middle of the oven so there's even heat flow/distribution - but after everything is cooked, it would be great for keeping many items warm (like during pot lucks and large holiday gatherings). Also this specific model (none of the others) has the temp. probe for the oven and custom-size griddle for the 5th burner.

I am SO, SO, SO happy w/my purchase. It works as well as the commercial stove I cook on - and is easier to keep clean!