istock1, I just want to comment on the Bosch dual fuel slide in range. Our's was installed in August, 2012. The cooling fan was replaced in January because it sounded like a Boeing 747 was landing in our kitchen. I didn't mind the sound, but it was driving my husband (who's rarely in the kitchen) crazy!! The new fan is noisy, but I guess the noise isn't loud enough to travel down to his man cave. However, if you get a Bosch dual fuel, be prepared to replace the control knobs on a bi-monthly basis. The paint melts off the knobs after using the oven a few times. The repair person told me that's why the fan is so loud, to try to keep the oven cool enough so it won't melt the electronics in the control panel and, I guess, the knobs. I just keep calling the appliance store and they send me new knobs. Oh, yes, and I have not been able to bake a banana or pumpkin bread which is baked evenly - it comes out of the oven with the "mushy-middle"though the rest of the bread is baked and even beginning to dry out. I don't remember having this problem with my Jenn Air. I do use the auto convec bake setting and bake the bread in the middle of the oven for over an hour. Cakes, cupcakes, muffins, rolls, biscuits all bake well, just can't bake the larger breads evenly. Thanksgiving turkey didn't do well either. It needed much more time to cook than a bird that size would usually need. I've roasted many chickens, they've come out fine, though they did take longer than the prescribed time. I made a crown roast for Christmas, that came out delicious, though that's a cut of meat that would be hard to screw up. However, the range is gorgeous, I love the range top, so easy to keep clean....I'll keep the range now and put up with its flaws. Good luck - let us know what you ended up getting....who knows I may be shopping for a replacement in another year or two.

I purchased a Kenmore Elite slide in range with convection in April of 2009. So far I have been pleased with the range. My prior experience has been with coil top free standing ranges, so that is all I have to compare with. I absolutely love the easy to clean smooth top. Things still get cooked on a little bit, but some quick work with a razor blade and the cleaning product Sears supplies (small bottle came with the range) quickly cleans things up. I have the digital (rather than knob) controls and I absolutely love that feature. They are easy to work with and set temperatures and so much easier to clean, and I love the sleek look. We use the stove and the oven very regularly, cooking almost every night. I have a very different diet than my significant other, so we often end up cooking two meals in one night. My only complaint with the stove is that the burners behave a little strangely presumably because of the sensors. It seems to detect the temperature of the pan and adjust the heat accordingly. So sometimes the burner seems to turn on and off, even though the control is set at a single consistent temperature. I don't know if this is specific to the Kenmore or simply a feature of all newer smoothtop stoves. The burners do seem to run hotter than my old coil top, but that hasn't been a problem as I have just adjusted the temperatures accordingly. The oven seems to work very well and keep temperatures consistent. I like that it also shows you where the temperature is while you're pre-heating the oven. I have only used the convection feature once, so I'm not certain how well it works. I also rarely use the warming burner feature. But I personally love having the large burners up front. I use the large burners far more often and find the front location to be most convenient. Overall I am very pleased with my Kenmore Elite slide in range. I feel like the price was very reasonable for the quality and I am so much happier with this range than my previous one.

I have an electrolux double wall oven (not Icon) and it also has the fan that blows warm air when the oven is on. It's not "hot" like what use to come out the steam vent on the range I replaced - I would say not much vents out the actual oven - if something is dripping I'll have a bit of steam/smoke come out when I open the door, but not out where the warm air is coming from. With my range (only 6 years old) I would get a lot more smell/smoke coming out of the actual oven while it was cooking. That fan seems to run with both ovens, I think there is something up near the controls that turns it on when it gets to a certain temp as it does not come on when I'm only running the proofing cycle (90 deg) in the lower oven. I also have an icon cooktop and that also has a fan, but so far the fan has only come on a few time so I expect that has a thermostatic control also. That one is very quiet but I can feel the airflow when it is on. It vents out right under the rim of the cook top. We have been using the induction for a few months now, and even DH says other than if you simply can't afford it, he could not see any reason to go with regular electric over induction - we've used regular electric (smooth top mostly) for 30+ years. I have even switched to heating up water on the cooktop instead of the microwave - unless I am heating up very small quantities (less than 8 oz) the cooktop is faster. Cathy

Update on our experience with this range: Here to provide an update 5 years in. It's been a mixed bag. Still have the range and it still performs well overall. However, I have had some issues that have reduced my enthusiasm. I've now replaced the electronic panel twice and the fan designed to cool the panel also failed. I suspect that electronic panel will need to be replaced every 2-3 years. There is just not enough insulation between the heat sources and the electronic panel. There is a designated fan to keep it cool but I don't think it is sufficient. I also had the fan itself die. Thus far Jenn-Air have been pretty good about the repairs. The most recent situation was a couple of months ago and the control panel died rendering the oven unusable. Jenn-air paid for the parts and I had to pay for the labor. I doubt that support will continue into the future. Also where I live getting a competent tech to come out hasn't always been easy. One fo the companies that Jenn-air arranged to service the range was absolutely horrible and never bothered to show up at all. I think this design is flawed and makes me now weary of recommending this product. The other thing that has become more annoying is that the control panel and the knobs tend to get really grubby from cooking. Their location on the top rather than the front has advantages (harder for little kids to play with and accidentally turn on) and disadvantages (messy). I didn't seem to mind this initially but it bugs me more and more now. All of the non-electronic bits have held up really well (grates, burners, igniters, pan under burners etc.). The door is still operates very smoothly. If I had it to do over again I think I would splurge and go for the open-burner range I coveted at the time (Bluestar or Capital) and avoid all the fancy electronics.