So Far So Good
Pros:
Interior color, convection, large variety of burner sizes. Easy knob cleaning, hah!, no knobs!
Cons:
None yet, maybe constant cleaning of the cooktop, which is more than just wiping.
The Bottom Line:
If you can find this unit for a reasonable amount, buy it. Not sure how it would compete against $1,000 units.
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Author's Review
My wife and I picked up an all black model about 6 mos ago. It was a display model, so we were able to get it for about $650. We have a large family, teens on down, and needed the convection and large oven for quick cooking.
We can do two large frozen pizzas cooked perfectly at once. We can do two pies at once, both cooked perfectly. Flat cakes, the same, even on separate racks.
Front left burner has two sizes you can toggle between, and the center rear warming burner is very handy. The front right burner is super large, 11" across, even big enough for our largest Le Creuset 7.25 qt pot, or our huge 4 gallon soup pot.
Light in the oven is very bright. Blue interior is cool. LCD diplay on the control panel is very easily read, and all the controls are easy to use and even easier to clean. No knobs to remove, clean and replace, and no knob shafts to clean around.
The reason we gave an average on ease of cleaning, is that even though the control panel is super easy to clean, the cooktop, like all glass cooktops, does require cleaning after each and every use. Special cleanser is required, and we use microfiber cloths for this, and must wash them after almost every cleaning. This means 3 times a day for us. If you have the luxury of only cooking once/day on your cooktop, you have it easy.
If you don't have room in your kitchen for double ovens, this range is for you.
We got a tremendous buy off-the-floor on what would otherwise have been an $850-$1,000 appliance.