Frigidaire Range has some problems; not recommended
Pros:
Features offered: bridge element & one burner that converts from small to large
Cons:
Small oven too small; cook top impossible to keep clean-looking; controls are difficult to use
The Bottom Line:
Don't buy this stove unless you plan to spend more time cleaning it than cooking on it!
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Author's Review
I was excited to find this attractive range to replace my old cook-top and base-cabinet-mounted wall ovens. The features I sought were:
1) electric
2) two ovens
3) more than four burners
4) bridge element that connects two burners
5) warming zone
I have been using the range since before Christmas and there are a couple of things I would change if I could:
1) the small oven is too small. It's so small that a dinner plate won't fit into it, really minimizing its usefulness. I was planning on using this smaller oven a LOT and have only used it twice.
2) the cooktop is black ceramic. Every time I cook on it, it gets stained. I have followed the manufacturer's instructions on cleaning it, using the product supplied with the range, being very careful about not spilling as I'm cooking, but it invariably happens. The stains will stay there for weeks, looking like cooked-on food on the burners (actually just demarcated areas on the cooking surface, as there are no real burners.) It always looks like the cook top is dirty. Granted, I am a clean freak, but I can definitely see the cooked-on food when I walk into the kitchen and it makes me so mad! We paid a lot of money for this appliance and it is dirty-looking if it's used AT ALL!
3) The controls are counter-intuitive. Whenever you turn on a burner, you think you're turning on the small element or the large element because that's the side the label is on, but it's the exact opposite.
Would not recommend unless you're not interested in cooking on it.
