What's your price range? $500 or $5000?

You're going to see bad reviews for anything you see, so just be prepared for that.

I'm looking at these two. Thoughts anyone? The first has high rating from Consumer Reports (if you can trust them ;) Not sure why it's so much more $. The warming tray? Comes with a griddle? I need to do more research but I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on these or any gas grill. (on sale now through 2/27. I hear Best Buy is good about storing you stuff in their warehouse until you need it. Need to double-check on that)

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-5-8-cu-ft-self-cleaning-slide-in-gas-convection-range-stainless-steel/6062115.p?skuId=6062115

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-5-8-cu-ft-self-cleaning-slide-in-gas-convection-range-stainless-steel/5713323.p?skuId=5713323

The price difference could be due to the warming tray and griddle. I've never owned a Samsung appliance. Some people here have said both Samsung and LG can be more difficult with parts and servicing due to being made in South Korea. Even knowing that, we bought a new washer/dryer from LG. We've only had them a couple years.

I f you are stuck with the 30 inch cooktop, do not consider any five burner configuration , chose a 4 burner instead, much better layout.

chloe and smiley, thanks for your feedback. I didn't realize that getting parts was difficult. I guess I could call our local appliance parts store to see if that's a problem.

I think a lot of the 30" have that five burner configuration. I didn't consider how it impacts the burner configuration. Good point.

Yes 30 inches is a small place, five burners make for a crowded cooktop, handles in the way and so on and you are effectively dividing your total btus by five instead of four, I believe, someone might come along and correct me on that last point IDK

Thanks. I guess I thought you didn't use all 5 burners at the same time, but they provided flexibility depending on what do want to do. (?) Though, if you use the middle, then any of the sides might be cramped. hmmm..... thanks for these thoughts.

Bump up to a 36" if at all possible. I have a 30" /5 burner and I can only use 2 burners at the same time. My pots and pans cannot fit at the center of the flame if I try to squeeze in 3...unless I'm using the smallest ones...which is not how people typically cook.

I really like the 5-burner style, not only because of the continuous grille (and the option for switching the center to a griddle for burgers or pancakes), but because there are times you are simmering a large pot of something that is inadequately covered by even one very larger burner. But I rarely have a ton of pots on at once, so I value flexibility over spacing.

@Sushipup1 FWIW, I am re-doing my whole kitchen and my architect had penciled in a 36" stove. But my house is small, a 1500 square foot 1940s bungalow (with very little storage) and the kitchen isn't huge either, so my thought was to go with the 30" stove to eek out as much storage as possible. I wonder if that is a mistake??? (I don't think so but am open to others' thoughts). FWIW, I have two friends who cook much more than I do, one had even gone to cooking school and worked as a chef for awhile, and when they remodeled they each went with 30" ranges.

@acm, great, thanks for your thoughts.

Girl_w, You can always add a couple of plug in hot plates or induction plates.

I read about one lady that had a very small apartment and that is all she had. No range at all.

sushipup1 Price range is really anything. I just want a good range that won't break on me. $1000 to $3500 would be good.

luckyblueeye Any 36 inch suggestions? Having a hard time finding good recs for those as well.

What type of cooking do you do?

BlueStar has quite a few fans here and they have four models. Most people get them because of the star shaped uncapped burner. It has high BTUs but the flame goes straight up. It has an open burner tray so it disassembles for cleaning. I would look at the RNB,RCS or if you want a sealed burner tray, they have that with a capped burner. The capped burner produces a wider flare on high heat. The oven in 30" or 36" holds a full commercial baking sheet.

https://www.bluestarcooking.com/cooking/ranges/

If you don't want a prostyle tange, I would look at a Bosch slide in. It is 30" only.

https://www.bosch-home.com/us/productslist/cooking-baking/slide-in-ranges/gas-slide-in-ranges

I went to an appliance store today. On the 5-burner issue, it seems to be depend on the model. Some don’t use the space well, so it is crowded. But others do “edge to edge”, meaning they place the burner closer to the side edge, so there is more space between burners. I measured (yes, you know you’re remodeling when you travel with a tape measure, LOL) and the “edge to edge” cooktops had burners about 3.5” from the edge of the stove, while others, even those with a grate that goes to the edge, have burners 6.5” from the side of the stove. So some of them are wasting 3” on each side, so 6” overall on a 30” wide stove. Also, the saleswoman pointed out that slide-in stoves have more space front-to-back compared to freestanding ones, which have that panel in back (she says the panels have been getting thicker in recent years). So just an FYI if this helps anyone who is shopping.

If the burner is so close to the side, you could have pans hanging over the countertop which could damage them. I guess if you used all small pans, it would be Ok. 6" away from the side would be a requirement, not a waste for some If you use bigger pans.

I purchased a Samsung gas range and OTR microwave late last year. I hate the microwave but the range seems much better quality. I'm very happy with the range. In my research I found the same, mostly good reviews but then a couple of 1-stars. You do the best you can do and hope you don't get the lemon. I found that the trick to getting good customer service is go through their Facebook page.