"Curly Sue" > wrote:
> But one important thing I learned was that sealed burners are not so
> good! (See the section "Air Flow"). When I was looking for a stove I
> thought that was a positive attribute because of the ease of cleaning.
> I have gas-through-glass which is the same thing. Oh well, I probably
> would have bought Darth anyway...

I went through the pros and cons of seal burners with my sister earlier this
year when she remodeled her kitchen. I convinced her that the advantages
weren't really all that great and there are disadvantages. She ended up
getting an open burner Viking.

The open burner Viking (and a lot of other professional style stoves) has a
nice arrangement for cleaning. I like the slide out trays below everything
that catch the junk that falls through.

I guess one of the things I said to my sister that convinced her was how
often does one really clean down there. It depends on your cooking style and
attentiveness. Though I clean the drip pans under the burners and the
overall porcelain cooktop often enough, I don't do the area below the
cooktop very often. Perhaps every two years or so. It just doesn't get that
dirty down there. If my cooking style was different, sealed burners might be
more important to me.

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