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Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:39:41 GMT, KLS > wrote:

>On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:07:16 GMT, Jeff
>
>>Sorry to hear about your disappointing stove. Along with a good set of
>>cookware, I think it's the most important appliance in the home. I had
>>better fortune with my Whirlpool. I had heard that KitchenAid/Whirlpool
>>(same company-- KitchenAid is the premium line) was the best, and was
>>fortunate enough to find a company "scratch and ding" outlet store. I
>>spent half a day there looking at stoves, but it was time well spent.
>>The one I got has a high output "power" burner, two regular ones, and a
>>small simmer burner. It turned out to be the right choice.
>
>I have a similar stove, a GE, that I just love. At the time I was
>shopping (in 2003), I was mentally open to the idea of forking over
>big bux for a Profile or something similarly high end (no, not enough
>for a Viking or anything THAT expensive), but after investigating and
>considering all the options, I bought the JGBP33BEH2BB (black) because
>it had the 5,000 btu simmer burner, the two regular 9,500 btu burners,
>and the 13,000 btu high output burner, meeting my needs perfectly,
>plus I didn't spend extra for the unwanted/unneeded warming drawer,
>using that space instead for my pot lids. The GE website price for
>this stand-alone stove/oven unit was something like $849, and I was
>able to purchase it for $629, money very well spent. This appliance
>also has a broiler with a high and a low setting, extremely useful, in
>addition to the cool computer system that starts and shuts off the
>oven, etc., etc.

That sounds very similar, and in the same price range. I was much
tempted to get a KitchenAid I saw there for around $900, but then good
sense prevailed. I got my stove for around $600, and was told that
it retailed for around $800. I like to show people the small chip in
the enamel off in one corner that is not even visible unless one is
looking for it (they did a good job with the touchup paint), and say
"See that? It's worth $200."

This stove also has a storage drawer. The broiler is in the oven cavity
(at the top of it). Like the oven, the broiler temperature is computer
controlled, and the burner cycles on and off. The stovetop burners are
what are called "sealed," which means that there's nowhere for food and
such to drop through to the inside under the top, so cleanup is quick
and easy. I remember occasionally having to poke out burner holes with
a paperclip, but not on this stove-- the burners have caps that, when
removed, reveal the burner holes as grooves that can easily be cleaned
out with a brush. I've had this stove for nearly seven years without
any need of repairs or replacement parts, though I use it nearly every
day. Money well spent, indeed.

Jeff