Product review (1 stars): for a very poor manufacturing choice on an expensive item
If I could go back, I would not have bought this range top. I have owned it for less than two years, and have already had to replace FOUR knobs, some of them more than once. I am up to replace three more at the moment. The shaft is plastic and cracks with use -- it first goes a little soft when it's partly cracked, and you can still use it then -- that's how I know I have three more to take care of shortly. I do not abuse the product, but with normal use it seems to break within a few months. I cannot find a non-plastic substitute, so I am stuck paying at least $20 a pop every couple months, for a very poor manufacturing choice on an expensive item. And to add insult to injury, insurance on the range does not cover this part.