NXR range review... so far we love it!
Stacey Collins
14 years ago
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Comments (7)I know nothing of the DCS so will leave that to those that own it. But we bought an NXR almost exactly 1 year ago and love it so far. Personally for the price of under $2000 I seriously doubt you will find any better. Great burners, all 15,000BTU and all go down to a very low simmer. Can fit 4 large pots on it. Has a very nice infrared broiler. Heavy duty grates and heavy stainless oven racks. We bought the older model which we preferred NRG3001. Not had a single problem with it so far and if I had a do over I would buy the same stove again. We bought ours for $1799....See MoreNXR Review
Comments (13)Counterfeiting NXRs? Seems unlikely to me because there just is not enough money in it to make it worthwhile for criminals. I mean, the NXR is already pretty much a knock-off and the margins are so thin as it is. Also, Hyxion Metal Works is the only source for Duro and Duro is the only importer, so who could even find a place to sell a counterfeit? As several of us discovered a couple of years ago, Duro gets the stoves FOB Shenzen, China, which means that everything is Duro's risk from that point on. (See the link below). Hyxion's factory practices seem pretty good, for the most part. At least no worse than the 6% to 8% defect rates of the major manufactuters of gas stoves sold in this country. But, every manufacturer is going to have some lemons escape its quality control. Every brand of stove has to be shipped from factories to get to customers, and so every brand of stove will inevitably have some units that get damaged in shipping. It seems to me that the very thin margins on the NXR will be a pretty strong incentive for Duro trying to to quickly and cheaply patch up and re-sell any damaged goods or returns. Combine that with servicers who may not know what they are doing and there being no money to fund training programs --- and that's a recipe that readily explains what happened to bmorpanic, Janemadcap, and that poor guy who posted at Consumer Reports about a getting lemon of a 48" NXR. As I've said before, poor warranty support can be and has been a risk that has to be consdered by anybody shopping for a stove from a small volume brand. I certainly understand Gr8day's "never buying an appliance online." For me, it isn't the fear of getting a counterfeit -- well, maybe from unknown sellers who might pop up on craigslist or eBay and maybe put fake Viking badges on NXRs --- but what I really fear is finding myself as one of the unfortunate 8% who get a defective product and face seeming insuperable difficulties getting a refund or a repair. For me, the Costco full-refund satisfaction guarantee was enough to overcome my paranoia about large online purchases -- hey, I could have taken it back if I just didn't like the stove after six months, never mind warranty issues, Otherwise, even with major brand appliances, I want a local face and somebody who will feel accountable to me in ways that a distant online vendor will not. Here is a link that might be useful: Random NXR info from 2012...See MoreNXR Range - just installed and enamel is chipping
Comments (4)After Costco gets tired of returning NXR's they will stop carrying them. When Costco stops carrying them, NXR will start making ranges that don't chip after the first use. Do them both a favor and get your money back....See MoreThor and NXR gas ranges
Comments (4)There are numbers of long threads on NXRs here. The site-search engine can be hit or miss. Go out to google/ask/bing/whatever and type "gardenweb + nxr" and you'll have reading for a week. Note that the NXR line was recently "refreshed" to move the NXR product line further upscale, so the price has gone up a bit from when most of the threads were written. Near as I can tell, the main changes are: (a) an upgraded burner ignitor control unit (prior model was the less expensive kind that sparked all four ignitors and the new one has independent control channels for each burner) and (b) updated appearance with more LED indicator lights and beefier control knobs. Otherwise, the new models work like the older ones (NRG and DGRB) so the older discussions should still be applicable. For a comparison of the GE Cafe and the NXR, have a look at this thread on that very subject. As far as I can tell, nothing has changed in the last 3½ years since that thread started. One thing on reading reviews about the Cafe models, there were some very negative reviews when the line came out in the 2010-2012 period. GE made some changes that mostly took care of those problems. Concentrate on reviews after 2012. Another thing to bear in mind is that GE sells a ton of them. If 10% of buyers have problems, that is a lot of potential posters. It is an axiom here that unhappy customers are more likely to post than happy ones. That said, the main longevity concern with any major brand stove (induction, gas, electric or dual fuel) is electronic control systems. Consider five year extended warranties if you can get one for $200 or so. Read the fine print. Some have better coverage and terms than others. (Another subject you can research here, too.) We've had a couple of threads discussing the Thor ranges which have recently appeared on the market. Probably the most informative one is this thread which is titled for "Kucht" ranges. FYI, NXR, Thor and Kucht are all just brand names used by American and Canadian import companies/resellers/branders. The stoves are all contracted from, designed by, and fabricated-assembled by Hyxxion Metal Works in China. In terms of avoiding mistakes or being stuck with lemons, consider buying your stove from vendors with absolute satisfaction guarantees. Costco, for example, famously has that kind of guarantee. That means you can just return the stove if you get a freight damaged unit, or receive a lemon, or just plain don't like the stove after a few weeks use. On hoods, you might want to start a separate thread with your requirements in the title. Also, try posting that question in the Kitchens forum, too, which is where design mavens hang out. One suggestion, though, is to consider getting a 36" wide hood if you can fit one in. The extra width will do a better job of collecting vapors and heat from the stovetop and oven vent. This just a suggestion. If you can't fit one in to your kitchen space or budget, you can't do it. We work with the kitchens and budgets we have....See MoreStacey Collins
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