Product review (3 stars): Solid range with ineffective burner layout
The range works well. Materials are solid, assembly and finish are good. However, it is needlessly bulky. The area with the knobs and oven controls sticks out more than needed. I would not recommend it for smaller kitchens.
Burner controls are solid and precise knobs. Unfortunately, oven controls are all digital and require lots of button presses, even for simple operations such as adjusting oven temperature.
My main gripe is with the distribution and layout of the burners. The range has 5 burners: 2 identical small burners, 2 identical large burners, and 1 power burner.
- The 2 identical small burners are underpowered. Boiling a small pan of water takes too long. The range would have been more useful with 1 mid-size burner in addition to 1 small burner.
- That second small(er) burner should also have been in the back, not in the center of the range.
- It would be more practical to have the two larger burners in front, with the power burner in the center.
I understand that cooking needs and styles are individual -- but do pay attention to the burner layout and the oven controls before you order this range. Once it is delivered, we found, it cannot be returned.