Product review (4 stars): I haven't had any problems
We have one of these in our apartment. I've never had any problems with it and we've been living here for about a year and a half. You don't have to wait for the oven to preheat, since it literally lights a fire underneath. The only complaint I have is that when the oven's on, the kitchen gets hot and cooking on top of the stove while baking something in it is not recommended, as the heat from the oven makes it too hot to work so close to it. As to oven doors exploding, I can see how that could happen if the temperature around the oven is too low - lighting a fire near glass that's less than 60-70 degrees, or too close to freezing, like some people like to keep their home, causes glass to break, as one would know if you take a bowl straight from the oven and put it straight into the fridge. Temperature differences and glass definitely do not go together, but I believe that horrible experiences as the one described below can probably be prevented with a little more knowledge - yes the glass could probably be thicker to prevent that, and maybe the company has made the glass thicker to fix it so it doesn't happen any more, I don't know. Regardless, I personally recommend this oven for those who have gas and know how to handle gas stoves and ovens.