Thanks y'all! I'm REALLY excited....I hide it well though
congrats on the purchase, mama ...
those are excellent appliances ..
I thought the same thing Q. We did a lot of research on the internet for complaints before we made a decision on which stove to buy. I think it was the right one.
Wow.... I haven't priced stoves lately, that's for sure.
Nice stove, but why so expensive? Is it the convection oven? I've been wanting a new stove for a long time. The one I have was a housewarming present from my parents and has a broiler I'll never use. I don't do floor broilers (lol). Looking at your stove Mama has me thinking I'll die using the one I have (lol).
Yea....Chow...it's some serious sticker shock. You can still get a basic stove pretty cheap but I really wanted the convection feature and the fifth burner and I don't want to have to replace it for a LONG time. I really didn't want to spend the money either but it just got to the a point where the aggravation of trying to use something that only works half-assed wasn't worth it anymore.
That is an amazing stove, Mama. You will love the convection option. I use convection for baking and the results are exceptional. And since you are a fantastic cook - you will be thrilled with it. I'm drooling over the lower oven - I would use that a lot. Also the middle burner. Congratulations, Mama.
I think that second oven and fifth burner are going to come in REAL handy during the holidays.
I think I'm really gonna like having that temperature probe built right in the oven too. The one I have now I have to sit on the counter and I always seem to knock it off.
Good for you! Looks like you got a good deal. We experienced "sticker shock" about a year ago when we replaced some appliances. I lived with a non-self-cleaning oven for about 12 years, and I hated that sucker. I have convection, but mine is electric. I like it for cooking large pieces of meat/poultry but don't use it for much of anything else (not a baker). Have fun with it!
I think we went to EVERY major appliance store in Atlanta and haggled the price before we finally got what we feel is the best price.
Induction is different than both electric and gas in that not all pans can be used. Cast Iron even enamel works fine as does stainless as long as it can be magnetized will work but copper and aluminum won't. The pan is all that heats up not the stove top. It is also much faster than both gas or electric, for example I have an electric now and a 7 qt stock pot filled with cold tap water. It will come to a roll boil in 18 minutes on the electric and 7 on my induction counter top which is half the power of the electric. Gas is a bit slower than the electric for boiling water. The induction is also based on the pan's heat so if I turn it down to 150 degrees it goes their almost immediately unlike either gas or electric and holds it constant.
Induction works with magnetic fields so it is more efficient than either gas or electric as well as requiring much less electric. Most of the cook tops can boil 8qts of water from cold to a roll boil in about 90 seconds which also speeds up cooking times. The main draw back is the pans as I said earlier not all will work with it though there are a couple that will sense that and switch to straight electric such as the hybrid models by Electrolux. I don't have the problem since I use induction ready pans as is including my old cast iron.
I don't know if it will work as fast at boiling water as an induction Joe but it has a "Power Boil" burner for "rapid boil" with 18,000BTU's...not sure exactly what that means but it sounds impressive
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