Whirlpool : WFE381LVS 30 Freestanding Electric Range Stainless Steel Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my first foray into a convection oven & a glass top, I'm hooked.
This is a nice looking oven/stove. While it's somewhat easy to clean there are trade offs from the old burner style. The glass top & stainless steel need to be wiped off regularly as they show any goofs readily. The old porcelain ranges & old style burners hid smudges & messes well but when it did come time to clean it was a big job.
The glass top will scratch if you're not careful. If you use cast iron a lot you might not want the glass top. I have a large cast frying pan that I use carefully but I've still managed to scratch the top. I assume it's from my cast iron cookware even though I've checked everything for burrs on the bottom & haven't found anything that I think would scratch glass....?
The dual zone burners are great for sizing to the pan/pot. The largest is 11" & heats my 12" cast pan great!
In my opinion the oven heats a tad slow and boiling water on the top could also be quicker but maybe I'm expecting too much.
The electronic timer doesn't turn off the oven like & hoped. You can accomplish the auto off but it takes more programming.
The storage drawer is a joke. It closes crooked & jams unless you use two hands to keep it perfectly straight. The drawer is not as deep as it could be & things will fall out of the back of it easily which means you'll be on your hands & knees fishing baking sheets out from under your oven. It's very cheaply made. I don't understand why they cut some very serious corners here.

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Delivering Style and Innovation to the Homes of Today... and Tomorrow! Enhance every home you build with stylish, innovative appliances that home buyers demand. Home buyers expect appliances that meet the needs of their everyday lives, are easy to use and reflect the style of their individual tastes. But, to provide appliances customers will truly appreciate and will use for years to come, requires a higher level of commitment. Their commitment to quality, craftsmanship and style challenges them to design products that lead the industry in innovation and design. This large 5.3 cu. ft. capacity electric range features a Rapid Boil element to help accelerate the cooking process. Inside the oven, the TimeSavor convection cooking system uses a fan and third heating element for fast, flavorful results. The SteamClean option spot cleans your oven interior in less than 30 minutes, while the hidden bake element creates a smooth, easy-to-clean surface.

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Samsung : FTQ387LWGX 30 Freestanding Electric Range - Stainless Steel Review

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(More customer reviews)FTQ387LWGX
I was looking for range I could use for cooking and baking for about 6 months now. I bought Samsung FTQ387LWGX and I am very pleased with it. I came to US from Europe and I was not able to get range that makes sense for some time and my old 70's GE was falling apart. Let's cut down to the chase and list what it is that makes this Samsung FTQ387LWGX so special.
1.2 single stage regular cooking elements for regular simmering.
2.1 double stage element heating up very fast like for boiling water.
3.1 triple stage element for cooking on big pots or oversized frying pan
4.Warming element for keeping mashed potatoes or gravy hot.
5.Top cooking elements come on full blast in about 15 seconds.
6.knobs are solid heavy cast metal, not some plastic replica
7.digi display for over is true touch with hard Lexan cover screen, not some ziplock joke soft plastic membrane like many others.
8.convection bake for bread that works like good old Italian pizza oven
9.proof for rising bread
10.convection roast for meat and poultry that works like rotisserie
11.regular bake traditional with hidden element for close container baking
12.broil for top meat top sizzle and Brie / Camembert over bread melting
13.convection over so quiet you cannot hear the fans
14.warming drawer with sturdy construction not some wimpy make-believe
15.solid steel one piece back not some combination of sharp corner plates
16.true stainless heavy oven doors and handle not some look-alike plastic
I was looking at Electrolux and Bosch, both nice units, and decided after close examination that Electrolux is too much of the Star Trek with potential problem if main board gets zapped and Bosch is too much of the plastic (so disappointed as I like the brand). I do use kitchen range to make my meal, not to just impress my friends. Never the less, Samsung FTQ387LWGX will still let you impress your friends, as it blends with GE and many others. If you are on the market for a range that will look certain way but you are only interested in boiling eggs and reheating baked beans, then this is not for you. Not a big deal, we all have our preferences. However if you are one of those people like me who need decent, heavy-duty, working and hi-tech range for preparing professionally seasoned tasty meal for one or sometimes fancy dinner for six, then you may want to have a look at this unit, just watch model "FTQ387LWGX". Samsung as manufacturer makes four varieties of these now, some budget, and to get all the goodies as specified, you need to trace this model to the letter.


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This Samsung Electric Range features True Convection, 5 Cooktop Elements, Warmer Drawer, Steam & Self Clean. Stainless Surface, FS 5. 9 cu ft. The Samsung range measures 25 31/32 inchD x 29 29/32 inchW x 47 1/16 inchH.

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