George > wrote in
:

> Janet wrote:
>> My old Thermador electric cooktop needs drips pans, reflectors, and
>> trim rings that will total somewhere between $300-700 (depending on
>> whether I get the real replacement rings, or am able to use the cheap
>> cosmetic kind). Since this cooktop is probably about 25 years old, at
>> least, I'm contemplating replacing it rather than sinking that kind
>> of $$ into parts (and who knows whether other parts will even be
>> available if somthing critical stops working). It has four burners,
>> two large and two small, and a central grill/griddle. Apparently no
>> one makes an electric cookstop with a grill anymore, and I really
>> love that grill.
>>
>> Anyone have any experience buying a new cooktop recently? Any
>> recommendations? ($2,000 gas models are not a possibility,
>> unfortunately.)
>>
>>
> Jennair makes 30" modular electric cooktops where you swap out the
> "cartridges" for either a grill or burner.
>
> http://www.jennair.com/catalog/produ...at=12&prod=103
>

If I had my druthers I'd go induction in a heart beat...Just be careful of
those nasty electric ceramic smooth top stoves that cycle the burner on
and off...as a low simmer is impossible on them.

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