"Roughrider50" > wrote in message
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> first of all I'm not a professional chef(or even a good cook) but I
> like to play in the kitchen & occasionally I surprise myself.
> Recently I've been toying with the idea of replacing my 25yr old
> Whirlpool range with a new one.I can't decide between a gas or
> electric. My daughter has Kenmore electric( http://tinyurl.com/6pca4t)
> I'm really drawn toward. She loves it. Boils water fast, as compared
> to 1-1½ on my old whirlpool. I grew up with gas stoves & really liked
> them.
> Sears is having a sale on Mon. & I need to decide which. TIA!

If you are going to Sears, it won't make much difference. They don't sell
the top brands and models. A cheap gas or a cheap electric is still not
going to be a big deal.

OTOH, if you want to pay $2500 and up, gas is the way to go. My choice was
a Bertazzoni, but a Bosch duel fuel or anything by Viking, Wolf, or
Thermodore is going to be excellent.

The electric ranges do heat faster when doing the pot of water test. A
typical gas range has burners with 9,000 Btu. The ones I mentions have
burners with 15,000 Btu or more.

Electric ovens are often though of as better and more consistent
temperature. Compared to the average gas, yes, they are. But the high end
gas ranges have precise temperatures and convection. When we bought our new
range back in May, the oven was not a big consideration. A heated box is a
heated box, right? Wrong. We were pleasantly surprised to find the new
convection oven is far superior in cooking the same foods we've done for
years.

This is ours
http://www.bertazzoni-italia.com/Pro...CatID=PS&ID=47

I don't know your budget, but if you look at the cost over the next 10 or
20years you will be living witht he range, get the best you can afford. My
choice was to not get the fancy electronics that go bad and are expensive to
repair, but instead a very high quality mechanical system. Performance
rather than gadgets.

Visit your local appliance dealer. With the co-op buying they do these days
they are very price competitive and have superior service.