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In article >,
says...
> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:
>
> >While a stretch of the budget, we figured it is the last stove we will ever
> >buy so why not get the best possible. It had the features we wanted, the
> >powerful burners, the grid over the top, sealed burners etc. So we bought.
>
> I did similar two years ago. Re-did the entire kitchen and tossed out
> the old cheapo Sears electric range that was there when we moved in.
>
> Hated electric (tho I'd learned to cope) and was determined to get
> back to gas cooking. Did my research and bought a Blue Star cooktop
> with two (count 'em) 22,000 btu burners, a 15,000 btu burner and an
> 8,000 btu simmer burner. The clincher for me was the high btu burners.
>
> The cooktop, electric oven and the heavy-duty Broan hood I installed
> took me well over my original budget but like Ed, I figured this is
> the last kitchen I'll ever have so why not go for broke.
>
> I absolutely love the whole setup and would do it all again in a
> heartbeat.
>
> LeeBat
> spending the kids' inheritance .....
>

Interesting that you did gas for the cooktop and electric for the oven.
That's what I'd prefer too. I find that in an oven electric has far more
accurate temperature control for some reason.