I'm looking into replacing the stove in my house. It's probably about
22 years old. It's just time. It works just fine, but it's very dirty
and not easy to clean.

So, I wanted to ask for opinions... is a flat-top really the thing now,
or should I stick with coils? I'm not putting in gas, so that's not an
option.

Thanks!

RalGrl wrote:
I'm looking into replacing the stove in my house. It's probably about
22 years old. It's just time. It works just fine, but it's very dirty
and not easy to clean.

So, I wanted to ask for opinions... is a flat-top really the thing now,
or should I stick with coils? I'm not putting in gas, so that's not an
option.

Thanks!


Well, here's one thing to consider. A friend of mine has a house that
he uses as a vacation house and rental. He put a new Hotpoint flat top
range in and the first renter that used it dropped something on it.
It now has a quarter size chip and a crack running the length of it.
Also, he didn't catch it before returning the security deposit.

I looked online to see what it would cost to fix, knowing it wouldn't
be good. It costs $225 for the part, which is the whole cooktop plus
surrounding metal. He paid $300 for the whole stove.

But, I have used it several times and must say I like it. Heats up
really fast, is perfectly flat, unlike coil types that always seem to
be a little uneven, and is easy to clean. But for me, next one I get
will be gas!

RalGrl wrote:
I'm looking into replacing the stove in my house. It's probably about
22 years old. It's just time. It works just fine, but it's very dirty
and not easy to clean.

So, I wanted to ask for opinions... is a flat-top really the thing now,
or should I stick with coils? I'm not putting in gas, so that's not an
option.

Had an older Corning smooth top for years and it sucked. Hard to clean,
slow to heat, etc. Recently went to replace it with a coil type but
found the selection in our area extremely limited. Was in Sears and
they had a Whirlpool smooth top on the floor with a small dent in the
storage drawer so instead of the $599 sale price, they were selling it
for $329 so I bought it pretty much due to the price. It's nothing like
my old Corning. It heats up super fast, is a breeze to clean and the
oven has a so-called "Accubake System" that really does give excellent
result, IMO. As far as the top being breakable, we don't have any
storage above or near it, so unless someone gets crazy with a heavy pan
(and I wont), I'm not really worried about that. One thing I will note
is that with the particular pots and pans we have, we never need to
cook on any heat setting higher than medium, never.