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On Mar 25, 7:02 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message

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My wife and I are about to replace our 30-year old drop-in Frigidaire
electric
stove that came with the house.

Three questions:

1. Is it better to stick with a drop-in, rather than slide-in
stove/oven,
even
though the selection of drop-in's is limited 2 or 3...and the price
is
higher?

2. My wife likes the flat top surface, rather than burners.
Manufacturers charge
several hundred dollars more for the flat top. Is it worth the
difference?
Also, how does the flat top surface hold up to scratches, cast-iron
pans, etc?

3. Any big difference in quality and reliability between the top major
brands?

Thanks!
Scott

Why does your wife prefer the flat top stoves? (I think I know the
answer,
but I don't want to assume anything).- Hide quoted text -

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One factor to be aware of going in, is that with the ceramic flattop
ranges, if it does break, it ain;t cheap to fix. A friend recently
put a Hotpoint one in a vacation house he occasionally rents out.
First renter put a quarter size chip and 6" crack in it. It still
works though. I checked online to see how much it would cost to
replace. It was $300 for the assembly. The stove only cost him
$350.

It is easy to clean though and pretty neat. It heats up very fast.
And I think you'd have to do something pretty stupid to crack it, but
if I had crazy kids or a rental unit, I don't think I'd get one.


They're great for people who like to constantly spill large amounts of food.
Some spillage is inevitable, but some people can totally wreck an entire
kitchen just making scrambled eggs, so I guess these flat stove tops are
perfect for those people.