>>>"My name is Marcia btw not that it matters but with the line is the only way it would take it."And here I thought you were "Marc" from Iowa (IA). :>) Another thought on something thing that affect overbrowning, which is oven cycling. When temp drops below a certain point, the baking burner heats up until the temperature overshoots the set point. Then it shuts off until the temp falls low enough, at which point it comes back on again. On my late former stove, a GE Profile dual fuel, the swings were much wider during preheat. That is, the overshoot on the way up to a full preheat was much higher than after full preheating. On the way to a full preheat, the oven thermometers showed me that that the overshoot might be as much as 30F to 50F above and below the set point while the oven was preheating. However, after thirty or so minutes of preheating, the swing really settled down to around 20F or 30F (so, varying around 350F by going down to 340F or 335F and going up to about 360F). For at least the last decade, stoves have been well insulated so that many ovens hold heat pretty well once they have been fully preheated. On the subject of convection, here's a reason to consider trying out convection baking and roasting with your induction rnage. On my late GE Profile range, the temp settings tended to be very stable in a fully preheated oven when running convection. Assuming I had a relatively clean oven, of course. The third oven heating element (the one the rings the fan) helps maintain a set temp which the air flow distributes around the cavity. So, with the oven set to, say, 350F, and convection running, the oven thermometers showed me that a cookie sheet on the middle rack would stay within a few degrees of 350F. On my former GE Profile, I also found that preheating with convection bake took longer than preheating on standard bake, but the temperature was more stable when the pre-heat signal went off. So, you also might try that and see if makes any difference. This post was edited by JWVideo on Wed, Jun 19, 13 at 15:01

Avoid the Samsung. Cooks great, bakes great. Horrible Reliability. Here is the sad story. Trying to get warranty replacement or refund from Samsung, which has been utterly unresponsive to service calls. Retailer only somewhat better. It is utterly unacceptable that a range purchased for $1,8000 on 8/31/13 and not installed until Nov. 25, 2013 because of kitchen renovation delays -- and then only lightly used in two-person household -- blows up with a bang that interrupts electrical service in the entire house on June 27 when my husband simply put on a teapot to heat and then, despite "repairs," has a continuing series of operating issues preventing its use after only 8 months of service. It is also utterly unacceptable that Samsung, as manufacturer, was completely unable to schedule repair services within less than three weeks of the initial catastrophic failure of the range, despite many hours I spent on the phone, and on hold, with Samsung representatives. And despite the promise of one of them, ironically named Jesus, that he had placed an order for the retailer to deliver a comparable replacement range within a day or two (before the looming July 4 holiday). Alas, that was what is known as the Big Lie, clearly intended to simply get me off of the phone. Getting zero satisfaction from Samsung, I turned to the retailer, PC Richard, where I have found somewhat responsive service -- although the service people who are scheduled to appear within a week or 10 days of most requests never arrive with the appropriate parts, which are only ordered then, requiring a second service call, and a wait of additional weeks before anything is "fixed." And if the job requires two service people, a many-weeks-long wait, for special scheduling. The problems: After that loud bang and whole-house electrical disruption on June 27, nothing in or on the range top or oven worked, despite multiple attempts to reset it. The E-84 error code indicated simply that service was required (duh). Happily, at least, the circuit and surge protectors we have in the house to protect my extensive home office equipment, TVs, stereos, etc. did their jobs and after some panicked resetting of circuits, it turned out everything else could be reset. But the unit itself was useless for next FOUR WEEKS, until PC Richards finally got what was described to me as a new CPU for it, PLUS the two repairmen required to install it. They worked most of the afternoon of July 28 replacing a large circuit board underneath the burner area and declared the range fixed. While cooking two days later, I began noticing that the left side burners were behaving erratically. Especially the front one was turning itself off unexpectedly. But I had a lot of houseguests coming for next few weeks and decided just to keep an eye on it. What I determined, after the mayhem of hosting 14 visitors to my "beach house" subsided and I was left with only two guests, was that the left front burner would not recognize pots smaller than 12" in diameter, even though it is supposed to work with 6" (minimum) pots, and that the rear burner on the left only erratically accepted anything but huge pots. Called PC Richard on Aug. 11 and added range top complaint to a previously scheduled service call for my Samsung over-the-range microwave/convection oven (another Samsung lemon). Then, a few days later, my sister decided to bake thank-you cookies for her brother in law in my oven late at night. Before one batch was out of the oven, the unit had started to make very loud, and very much abnormal, fan sounds. Next morning, called PC Richard again, and added oven problem to the service call previously scheduled for today, Wednesday, Aug. 20. The PC Richard service man arrived this afternoon and quickly discovered the replacement part he'd thought he had ordered for the microwave wasn't the one he'd brought. Then he turned his attention to range. After calling Samsung and waiting -- on hold -- in my kitchen for more than half an hour to talk to a Samsung rep, the serviceman confirmed both problems (surprise) and said he's ordering parts for a fan located behind the range top control panel and some kind of induction controllers for the burners that he says were not part of the CPU he replaced three weeks ago. It is obvious, at least to me, that the range I bought is a lemon and an electronic nightmare. It is a good-enough convection oven and induction cooktop -- when it works -- but simply not constructed to withstand the "rigors" of actually being used to cook or bake in even a small household. And I know what I’m talking about. While this is my first induction cooktop, I previously owned a GE convection range in another house for more than a decade without experiencing any comparable issues. In fact, the only range that has ever given me these sorts of problems was a Thermador purchased (and quickly replaced under warranty) in 1979! It can't take the heat; I want it out of my kitchen. This lemon of a range came with a one-year warranty when I purchased it last Labor Day weekend. Now, I have asked Samsung to replace the unit with a comparable -- working -- model ASAP, or better yet, arrange a full refund for me with PC Richard, so that I can replace this piece of Samsung junk with a functioning appliance of my choosing. At this point I have lived with a propane camp stove instead of a functioning range nearly all summer, and have neither the time nor the patience to put up with endless service calls my Samsung NE597NOPBSR/AA quite evidently requires.

First of all, many thanks to 1cubed, writersblock, JWVideo, zacman44 for such quick responses! I've Google searched my way into this forum many times, but never needed to comment or ask questions until now. I do have to say though that the content has always been top notch, and everyone is very helpful! Hopefully I can give back some time! The general feedback here though definitely calms the nerves! In reponse to JWVideo; I actually came across a few reviews specifically for the GE Slide-In Induction Range PHS925STSS, but didn't see any video demos of the issue which is why I asked here, given that there were actual owners who had been living with it commenting on it. Zacman44 comments that flat bottom pans made a difference. Thinking about it, that makes total sense. We'll be getting a new cookset, so I'll make sure to keep an eye out for that. We're in Seattle, and the appliance company (Albert Lee Appliance) has been helpful in the past, so I'll see if they can get it set up to test before we drop the cash for it. I've seen a few other live demos of induction ranges and they look amazing, which is why we are excited to try it out. Again, many thanks for all the helpful comments and seriously quick replies!! I'll post any updates I have when we make the purchase and install one. Thanks!

I have an opportunity to purchase a 4 year old 36 inch DCS DF range for $2000. I went and cooked on it yesterday, the gas top is wonderful, but the oven took over 25 minutes to preheat.My current 27 inch double GE profile convection wall oven takes 15 mintues to preheat (I timed it when I got home). I am now thinking that I will keep the double wall oven and look for a prostyle drop in rangetop instead. But, the food I cooked yesterday was delicious and I think that the broiled chicken fron the infrared broiler was better than I get in my GE oven. So I am torn. I was wondering if this preheat time is typical for this size pro style range. what do you think of the price? Also, does a broiler need to be preheated? thanks!