Cheri wrote:
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>I had gas piped to the stove andreplaced the electric with
>a gas stovetop which I have been happy with. For myself,
>I did prefer ovens with the bare element because they
>heated faster and also when they did burn out, I
>could replace it myself. In the new one, no way.

Since you replaced the stove top with gas why not the oven too?
Gas is the less expensive fuel and it's typically the oven that uses
more fuel than cook tops,