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WWYD Induction range or cooktop with oven under?

13 years ago

I need to decide what I am going to buy for an oven. Due to space constraints I need to have the oven under a cooktop or buy a range. During the remodel I bought a Max Burton induction cooker and it is great (except I find the beep annoying when I move the pan slightly off the burner, do they all do that?!) I have two elementary aged kids who I think will be safer learning to cook with induction than gas (we have gas now)... But, if the perfect set up for me doesn't exist with induction I will go for gas. I want a 30" burner area, but I prefer the larger pans in the back and smaller burners up front. It seems that the induction cooktops offer different burner set ups than the ranges which is nice. But, if I do the separate cooktop then I won't get the smaller oven that the new Electrolux range has on it. Not sure which way to go... Any new induction range or cooktop opinions? TIA!

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dodge59
13 years ago
I have the Elux Icon 30" Induction cooktop. It does not beep when you move or even remove a pot/pan. It shows an "F" and the setting you were using if you remove the pot/pan. You have 3 minutes to put the pot back, and then it continues at whatever heat setting you had set. If you leave the pan off for more than 3 minutes, it shuts off that particular hub. Ours has the big burner 10" up front, but I have put up many posts about using a small pan on a big hub, a large pan on a small hub, it is not very particular in that regard---if you put a large pan on the small hub and put a little water in the pan to see the heating pattern, at first you will see the outline of the smaller burner in the pan, but in less than a minute the whole bottom of the pan is bubbling away----this is more a function of pot/pan quality than the hub---we have the Emeril set which is layers (cladding) of Stainless steel, Aluminum and copper--as copper and aluminum are better conductors of heat than just stainless, --the heat spreads pretty rapidly.
Anyway we've had the unit for about a year now and we really enjoy using it.
We also have the Elux Icon 30' Oven/convection oven--that one for almost 5 years now. It too has been trouble free and we love the Wavetouch controls , the fully glide-out racks that are on roller bearings, the way it is lit inside, The big glass door which stays very cool and of course we luv its accuracy for baking.
Hope this Helps!

Gary
stir_fryi SE Mich
13 years ago
I would go for a range if you can find one that has the burner configuration you like (my Kenmore has large burners in the front, not back, so that would not please you).

Ovens under cooktops are WAY TOO LOW! It hurts my back looking at them. Plus that arrangement costs way more than a range.
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cookie08
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How about a GE Profile Induction Cooktop With A GE Profile Single/Double Wall Oven Beneath it.

http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SpecPage&Sku=PHP900SMSS

http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SpecPage&Sku=PT925SNSS

Here is a link that might be useful: GE Profile Single/Double Wall OVEN
suzp
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