Product review (5 stars): IMPRESSED
I recently switched from propane to natural gas, and after doing the regulator, and orifices was disappointed in the output on my over 10-year-old Profile cook-top. So, it was off to find a new one. I took about a month to decide.

The box arrived undamaged; however, there were a few small scratches on the surface, factory issue, not shipping. They are hardly noticeable with the grates in place. The unit fit almost fit perfectly into the hole from my old Profile cook-top. Set-up and install was less than 30 minutes. I was somewhat surprised that GE suggests using Cerama Bryte on this unit, but there was none included, I guess I just remember the old days when something suggested was supplied, at least in a sample. The straps to hold it in place are really a joke. They really need 2 screws on each strap into the cabinet to stop any motion, but they are just too short. That's an easy fix.

I saw some questions here about elevation, so just to give some of you an idea. On the center burner 6 cups of uncovered ice cold water, in a 4.5 quart saucepan came to a boil in 8 minutes. My elevation is 3885'.

I like how the grates are slightly higher than others I had looked at. I feel the heat is better distributed on the pan. The low heat levels for simmer are SO much better than my old GE profile. Actually I like all the low level settings much better with this new unit. Change that to LOVE the settingsright now simmering stock on a nice low roll of a simmer on the left front burner, and potato-leek soup on the right front. Oh, it took 18 minutes on the center burner to bring 16 qts of water to a boil, not bad at all. A little surprised how hot the unit gets while in use, even by the controls, that should have been expected, but still a bit of a shock. That's like one of those restaurant thingsdon't touch the plate, it's hot. Then you still touch itwhat can I say, I'm a guy!

Using 3 different straight edges I verified I do have a slight bow (maybe 2/16 of an inch) off the counter in the front of the unit. Even though the unit has a foam strip running around the underside of the perimeter, I'm waiting for a reply from GE about using some silicon to seal it.

I have not used the griddle yet, I'm more excited about using my wok on the center burner. Even as it was suggested using a flat bottom wok, my round bottom sits quite well on the grates.

I am very happy with this purchase. It functions much better than anticipated. This is a definite recommend.

Last thing, it was impossible to beat Amazon's price on this baby. No-one came close.

Greg