Thanks for the review, especially the part about the cooling fan. There are some noises that can be bothering to some, and not to others, and good to know about it before you buy, since the manufacturer usually doesn't advertise there is a cooling fan.

JGRP430WP

Very good and quite accurate review. The cooling fan doesn't bother me at all. Preheats to 450F in about 12 minutes. Stove top grates form a flat surface for easy transfer of pots and pans. This is a well built and easy to use stove. Everything seemed calibrated correctly - right out of the box. The functions and interface are straight forward and makes sense. It's easy to clean and insulated very well. I love mine.

Regarding the oven ... do you know what type of ignitor does it use, spark type or glowbar?

Another Jenn Air Pro Range customer here. Have a dual fuel model at our lakehouse and it has seen considerable use in the 5 yrs. we've had it. I really like mine.

Even when the Dacor DF I have at home was working properly, I had much better baking results with the Jenn Air. The temp is more accurate and consistent. The fan noise is nowhere near as loud as the Dacor.

I was a bit concerned when I purchased because I heard bad reports from people who owned Jenn Air from way back. Based on my experience, like the OP, I give mine a thumbs up.

Thank you for this review! I'm considering the range (the 36") plus free dishwasher deal, too. Will report back if I go for it.

Thanks for posting the review. It's good to read something positive about Jenn-Air. I'm taking a chance on a Jenn-Air wall oven and hoping I won't regret the choice. It's hard to find many reviews. Even though you're talking about a range,not wall oven, I'm hoping some of the good features will apply to the wall oven as well.

I was considering the Jenn-Air range w free dishwasher but for a variety of incentives am now considering the comparable Kitchen Aid line - dual convection ovens, 36" gas cooktop, range hood, Fridge & dishwasher. I have been searching through this forum and hear nothing about the KitchenAid line. I've poured over Consumer Rpts, and been told by sales reps to disregard their reviews. I almost feel more confused that when I started.

So my question is twofold: Is there anything bad I should know about KitchenAid? And if I need all new appliances, with no real space restrictions, should I go with everything in the same line or mix it up?

Hi Thanks to Scott for the review. I just purchased the pro style Jenn Air model JDS8860BDP in spite of all the horrible experiences people have reported for this range. I am particularly interested in the oven fan being geared to run whenever the oven is on. My departing Dacor has a horrible whiny fan noise, but it only runs on convect, not regular bake. Convect bake is the only bake mode I use, though. Some of the negative reviews out there involve roasting a large item, so I am curious to scott and the other prostyle oven users whether they have attempted this. Also, has anyone dared to try the self cleaning 'feature'? I owned a Jenn Air dual fuel downdraft that was manufactured in 2000- had it for 2 years. Probably cleaned the oven once in 3 years. Seems to mean the lighted controls were in the same location on the range, but the pad was less computery- mother boardy, and nothing bad ever happened to that stove.
Thanks in advance for any advice. Also, does the oven really preheat using the broil element on top, then switch to the bottom element?
Carol

Carol,

I have the same range you've just purchased since last summer and have been well pleased. Seems well constructed and easy to use and clean. Now to your questions:

*yes there is a very quiet cooling fan that runs after the oven reaches a certain temperature and continues until the unit has cooled down when you are through. In our kitchen it is barely noticeable and only to someone standing in front of the range. It is that quiet. The convection fan operation it very muted as well.

*There are 2 preheat functions. Normal bake is described as cycling both the bake and broil elements. The "rapid" preheat option engages the convection fan and element to quickly heat the oven. Once the oven is to temperature, the unit reverts to normal baking. This is an option to reduce the normal preheat time to 5 minutes or so and is said to be good for 1 rack baking. We use this feature often and find it has no negative effect on cakes, cookies, casseroles etc.

Regarding roasting, our large all clad roasted fits comfortably in the oven, and holiday turkey's, hams, vegetables always come out fine with the convection roast setting. The meat probe works nicely, but we don't always remember to use it. Out of habit we usually use our meat thermometer. The oven is very even heating and accurate. We have no complaints with its cooking performance.

The self clean cycle has been used twice and it works well. I hope you enjoy yours as much as we do ours.

Scott, are you still happy with your choice?

I'm not Scott but I'll answer also... I've had this range for a while now at a vacation rental property of mine. Lots of people rave about how much they like it, and I like it myself based on my experiences using it. There are a lot of Jenn-Air naysayers here, but it seems that many of them have never even used the product, or maybe had a Jenn-Air 10 years ago or earlier. Jenn-Air then was completely different from Jenn-Air now.

Back when Jenn-Air was its own company and in the early days of being owned by Maytag, they had well-built stuff. But then in the 90s Maytag began its downward spiral and brought Jenn-Air with them. By the late 90s and early 2000s they were putting out complete junk. After Whirlpool bought them they discontinued most of the existing Jenn-Air products, invested a lot of money into the brand and replaced them with their own products. Quality improved significantly.

Yeah, there are surely ranges out there with better performance cooktops than the Jenn-Air (open burners, more BTUs, etc). But the Jenn-Air cooktop is much more powerful than your typical gas range and it would be hard to beat the oven IMO. Anyhow I got it as part of a package deal so I wasn't really focused on getting the "best" appliance for each category. My favorite appliances in the package are the range and refrigerator. The dishwasher is fine but nothing to write home about.

Nice bit of "Jenn-air" history, hvtech42!

My only disagreement with it would be to "Lump all the JA products together" in the "History Lesson".

I have no experience with the JA cooking products, (cooktops, ranges, ovens~~~etc).

But I do have a lot of experience with a Jenn-air Fridge and in fact, I've done a lof of research on them.

Back in 2006, I was looking for a 48" built in fridge.
Back then, I only had 3 choices, (or at least that's all I could find in stores and on the net).

One was GE, since I had a GE S X S full sized fridge I was going to replace, (I could not get icemaker parts even during it's one year warranty)!!, & It leaked and rusted out the sides of the fridge~~sooooo~~~~GE was out of the running, (back in 2006).

The other choices were SZ and Jenn-air.

Apparently SZ was having evaporator problems back in 2006, (some say it was a copper problem, others say it was caused by copper tubing and aluminum fins on the tubing)~~~~anyway~~~SZ was rated "Dead Last" in reliability by Consumer Reports~~~~yeah I know, but I took time to research the evaporator problem and found out enough about it to scare me off!

Jenn-Air "S X S as well has built ins" have been rated the #1 fridge for reliability by readers of Consumer Reports since 2006, and today I believe it is "Tied" with another manufacturer for the #1 position, SZ is about 4 points below, (So not significant, at least to me).

The Jenn-Air of 2006 was "Way Ahead of it's Thyme".
It offered conveniences and attributes that even most fridges today don't offer.

It was one of the first to use the variable speed compressor, very quiet and efficient and great temp control.
It has digital readouts and settings for 3 different areas of the fridge, (Meat Keeper, Chrisper and main compartment).
It has a 4th digital readout and control for the freezer.
It has crank up and down shelves---luv those, so handy when encountering a tall bottle or whatever!

The fridge also has built in Diagnostics
The disgnostics will check the speed of every fan in the fridge, it will check compressor speed, check the flap operation between the fridge and freezer, all in all about 31 diagnostic test~~~~~sooooo~~~~if I ever have a problem with the fridge, I should be able to pretty well "Nail down" which part is causing the problem and make sure the appliance repair company has it, BEFORE they come out and have a "Look SEE" as they do with most fridge repairs.

So, great history lesson, but I think you have to (at the very least) split the JA Fridge from the JA cooking appliances to really see "The Whole Picture"!

Unfortunately, today, 2014, it looks like Whirlpool may have removed a lot of the things I really like about my JA Fridge, The crank up/down shelves, The 3 different temp settings for different areas of the fridge, and I would bet money they removed the "Diagnostics" Too!!

Gary

Curious to know if your JennAir range 30" all-gas range (JGRP430WP) smells like gas when the over is on? I had a repair guy out today and he did not find a leak. When he called jennAir they said it is expected, and no health concern as the fan runs immediately and pushes the initial gas smell out when it ignites. However, we have this smell throughout the use. It is noticeable to everyone who comes in our kitchen. We have a 3 year old so I am particularly concerned about health issue. I have not seen any reviews or comments which indicate this is normal. Has anyone else had this experience??

Does anyone have any current reviews they might share about the JDRP436WP? I'm looking at the 36" DF and this line is being discounted. Of course, when asked, sales reps state its simply a "new-line" coming out, changing it up, but I can't help wondering if the discontinuation of this line is poor performance.

I have read much about oven failure, gas smell, loud fans, burners simmering too-hot, and repair and repair after repair!

Of course the price on this discontinued line is very attractive, but am I being blinded by price into a dreadful purchase???

I’m looking at purchasing the 36” JDRP436WP. From the reviews, it appears this appliance has been around a while and is being discontinue. Does anyone have any new inputs to share regarding this appliance to date?

our 36” Noir fan noise is crazy loud. one fan has been replaced, of 2. Service has been very responsive but problem perists.