Range Buying Guide | Consumer Reports

What is the right range for you? You’ll use it almost daily. That’s why at Consumer Reports we check cooking, baking, broiling, and self-cleaning when we test ranges.
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[@wholeNwon]

Induction really is amazing. But, before shopping, be sure that your home's electrical supply can handle the load. Hybrid cooktops with both induction and resistance elements can use any type of cookware.

[@traderpax]

don't like induction. When I've cooked, it tends to burn food when frying. Works well with soups and other, but frying meh. Maybe I just suck at cooking ;P

[@traderpax]

it doesn't matter. Even at the lowest setting it burns very fast and easy. I don't use induction cooking anymore. @pmailkeey

[@bcbock]

@@traderpax It’s just a heat source. If you use too much, you’ll burn something. Reduce the heat. I think induction is more powerful. I tend to fry at 7. Simmer at 3. I only use the highest heat PB (power burner) for boiling water which is the fastest on induction. I don’t see how induction would make you more likely to burn food. Although there is one difference I’ve noticed. Since the pan is what is being heated (not a coil or flame heating the pan) pans do heat up quicker. So if you were used to getting a pan out and turning the heat on and then getting ingredients to put in the pan, you don’t have as much time to do that. You have to change your timing a little for induction because it’s ready quickly.

[@TheBettyBoopnl]

Sorry I think gas is still the best for the best and most accurate cooking, hence why chefs use it.

[@TheBettyBoopnl]

@pmailkeey I understand what your saying. I have tried some of the newest/latest inductions however I still prefer gas and if you find a really good quality hob then the gas is extremely controllable, my current gas cooker is 12 years old and has a lock on the lowest gas settting which is really low. I suppose it's what your used to and personal preferences. I don't see asian cooking being as successful on induction though 😉

[@greatpix]

One thing I've noticed with gas stove tops is that some, like my sister's expensive Wolf, are hard to accurately adjust because they have a narrow range of settings on the dial, about 1/4 of a turn, 90*, High to Low, while my less expensive GE home unit dial adjusts 200* around the dial High to Low, and that makes it much easier to adjust to where I want. On my stove I can easily set a good medium flame using the dial only. On my sister's I usually end up too low or too high with going by dial position or looking at flame and being able to repeat seems nearly impossible. So, one thing to check when buying a new stove is range of markings on the dial. The closer to 360* the better IMHO.

[@allwright5662]

robert jensen: Preset defeats the purpose of cooking on gas. I can adjust my temperature by looking at the flame. My stove doesn't have preset temps. There wouldn't be any difference between that and an electric? ( to me anyway.)

[@bcbock]

@@allwright5662 It’s one of the reasons i love induction. Once I’ve cooked something in a pot, I know the setting to use, although you should always adjust your heat depending on what’s happening in the pot, not under it.

[@bartonpercival3216]

I've enjoyed my Wolf 60" range with 6 burners and griddle in the middle for over 6 years. Have never, ever had a problem with cooking or the temperature controls. If you know what your doing in the kitchen, using a professional grade gas range is easy!!!!!!!!!!

[@greatpix]

@@bartonpercival3216 I know what I'm doing. I'm stating that the control dial is not very sensitive and makes it harder to get the flame size you want. With other top end stoves the dial moves through a greater arc thus making setting flame height much easier and more accurate. Your range sounds like the one my sister has. Is the oven interior blue? I found it small and it wouldn't fit a full baking pan usually had to resort to smaller size pan. I managed a store where we sold all the major and high end brands, other stores like Pacific Sales would come to us for inventory for their stores. I got to know first hand the ins and outs of the different brands, Wolfe had some good features and some bad features. Major appliances meant for home sales are not in the same class as those sold to restaurants.

[@bartonpercival3216]

@@greatpix Yeah I pretty much agree with you. The interior of my oven is more of a black matte color, not blue. But I've never really had a problem with the burner knobs on the range. I pretty much can always get the desired flame I need for specific cooking needs. But your right, professional restaurant grade ranges are not for all homes

[@Chasmodius]

I would have liked to hear more about double-ovens. Any difference between the side-by-side and over-under versions? Trouble with heat bleed-through?

[@davidnewcomb2700]

Needing a replacement for an electric coil range, not having gas available, we went for induction, and we did have to purchase different cookware. With new cookware, the set $180, and the induction range, it was like we'd been cooking over a smoldering stick for all those previous years. A point not mentioned, an induction range dumps out far less heat into the kitchen. As said by a baby boomer.

[@AvocadoCotijaCheeseConnoisseur]

I hate all coiled and electric stoves. Almost every apartment I lived in during my university studies had them. I love gas stoves and will be the only kind I willfully buy for my future home.

[@TheItsmegp46]

I would venture to guess you've never bothered to clean any of them. The glass covered cook top electrics and Induction electrics are the best when it comes to clean up. I would never go back to gas ever.

[@AvocadoCotijaCheeseConnoisseur]

itsmegp46 I have cleaned gas stoves. They're a pain, but it's worth it to me. I like being able to control the heat more instantaneously.

[@TheItsmegp46]

Then induction is the way to go. It is just as instantaneous. The burner never gets hot, only the pot or pan does. BTW, who cooks when in college? If it wasn't for ramein noodles, I'd have starved to death.

[@Calax93]

@@TheItsmegp46 There is a tangible difference with electric and has stoves. For one the heating is more predictable with gas stoves, you simply examine the size of the flame and use that as an estimate. Also roasting peppers and corn tortillas is no possible with electric. Electric stoves often have power settings that may not be intuitive, I've has electric stoves where a 2 was medium despite going up to 10. Also gas stoves heat far more evenly that electric ones. Also gas stoves are pretty easy to clean if done right. Turn the gas one for a few minutes, then turn then off and spray a mixture of dish soap and water sprayed onto the surface. Simply wipe away and voila, clean stove. Of course it's all down to preference and if you prefer electric that's your choice. 😊

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Will you get LPG if you live off the gas grid?

[@SuchaCaligrrl]

I would have loved to know what brands were tested and which ones were the best and worse.

[@LorenzoNW]

Check your local library for CR.

[@TheVelluch]

pay for a membership to consumer reports. It cost them money to do all the work for you.

[@jeanmariebeganskas3717]

SuchaCaligr

[@Rhaspun]

Of course. Are people suppose to buy them and switch them out to test them out.

[@nomebear]

We had very bad luck with the expensive GE Profile and Cafe dual fuel ranges. The electric oven temp was all over the place, and high temp gas burners would send flames 1 foot above the range. We went through three ranges courtesy of GE before we got one the worked correctly. We depended on a $299, reliable Kenmore electric range that baked the Thanksgiving turkey and the Christmas prime rib.

[@rcdogmanduh4440]

I had a coil range 40 years old looked like crap, bought a solid cook top stove 5 years ago it looks like crap now. I would not be afraid of a coil range that's for sure!

[@asadb1990]

my recommendation is to get a gas burner. and imo its the best in terms of quick cooking and better response. but the oven is in another ball park. the even heating makes baked foods taste way better.

[@hm250]

What ever you do don't get a touch screen controlled one, might look flash but so painful to use!

[@spartingirl727]

Great video, where can I learn more about the research/reviewing that has been done on the different ranges?

[@bigguy9941]

Whats the range at 4:38 video frame? I've been looking for a pro-style with digital display & havent found any.

[@falcon2624]

Coiled stoves deserve a special place in hell. Lived in enough apartments to safely say they are the cheap choice. Gas is my fav.

[@rich7447]

Smooth tops are even worse.

[@allwright5662]

577allwell; You are not a cook if you prefer electric! I have cooked on my 6 burner Us range for 40 years even before 6 burner residentials became available!1

[@i.p.freely2501]

Congratulations you can use one type of stove really well... big deal. You need to be able to learn what you have and how to use it to its fullest. I've used the cheapest coil type, to full pro gas... (I'm in the trade of fixing all restaurant equipment) I've also had meals made for me on all ranges of quality and types of equipment. Your statement is B.S.

[@allwright5662]

falcon262: LOL1 I have told my family I'd like to take a crowbar to the electric Stove I'm currently having to endure because I don't have gas lines run yet.

[@kiknav]

Se stopped using coiled stives in the 70's in Europe, i have no idea why they are still being produced and bought in the US.

[@sumonhafizuddin9188]

Electronic Stove Top The stove top burner lights up and makes realistic cooking sounds when the pot or pan is placed on it.

[@sfomann]

I recently got the Bosch HGI8046UC gas range and after using the oven a couple of times we encountered a serious design flow, and perhaps other slide in ranges too. In addition to the vents on the top(which goes back all the way against the back wall, there are vent openings in the back side also, a few inches below from the top. So while using the oven, the heat is exiting from both the places. The back side is flushed against the wall and there are no tiles there. It is just a dry wall. So the heat from both the vents are heating up the dry wall as well as the tiles. It is heating up the back wall to the point that I cannot even touch it. I cannot imagine it will not damage the wall down the road. I contacted Bosch and they are saying it is perfectly normal. Since all the slide in ranges goes all the way to the back wall these days, I am wondering if others have noticed this issue.

[@sharalane3171]

That sounds like a fire Hazard

[@corbelius6]

Keep this format Please! Great info and great visual layout.

[@dan_hitchman007]

Self cleaning oven features tend to burn out the heater elements quicker.

[@MohanLal-pp1qq]

Perfect range , thank you very very much for sharing your video 👏👏👏🖒🖒🖒💕💕💕💕💖💖⚘⚘⚘🌺🌺🌺

[@4gauge10]

Induction is the only way to go,they use alot less energy,much safer to use too.(cooking surfaces are room temperature)

[@zsuzsuspetals]

They never mention how noisy a slide in oven is. A lot of modern slide ins have a loud fan that turns on as soon as you turn on the oven and it stays on an hour after you shut the oven off. It's a fan to cool the electronics and it can be as loud as a blodryer. It's not the convection fan inside the oven. It's the electronics fan. I'll never own a slide in again. I hated the noise.

[@joestrother2583]

What do you do with all this equipment when you're finished testing it all? Yard sale?

[@aaronwilson9465]

Joe Strother Usually sold on as ex display or used.

[@maryjanemeeker9661]

My Samsung is terrible. After 2 1/2 years it stops cooking when it reaches temperature. It takes forever to reach oven temperature. It will never reach 450 degrees. It leaks heat from insufficient insulation. It will cost $400.00 to fix one problem but not the insulation. I am purchasing a new oven but I don't know any more about what brand I can trust.

[@javianbrown8627]

Don't shop by brand. Shop by individual products that give you the best features and price for your use case. Brands make multiple kinds and models of the same product and some are good while others aren't. Let's take Samsung phones. The same company that made the Galaxy s7 edge also made the Galaxy J7 which is an inferior product but the same company. Also good ones improve on design and features in their next/upcoming products. Just do some research and check reviews

[@kevinl6231]

I would not buy a range with oven controls on the back panel. What if you’re frying chicken or searing meat and suddenly need to adjust the oven? That’s very dangerous. Builders cheap out with these on new construction.

[@EricaLHenry]

They are safer if you have small children as they cant reach the controls themselves.

[@bcbock]

I’ve never had a problem reaching the control. You should be using a splatter screen on your frying pots and a good strong extractor hood.

[@angeli662]

Stay away from Beko appliances, my refrigerator broke the first day flooding my kitchen and taken several weeks to be repaired my range broke a few weeks later and after 7 months and several visits from technicians, I still don't have a working range

[@allwright5662]

angeli662 I'd have hauled those two POS back to the store and caused a scene. Or, use this trick I did over an Amana top-of-the-line that kept going into defrost in the freezer. After being nice for a year, I called my local TV station. They came out to my house and made a great video! I received a brand new one delivered the next day plus the CEO called to apologize!

[@federic1470]

STOVES WITH INAPPROPRIATE OR SCARCE INSULATION DO NOT KEEP THE HEAT OF THE OVEN ! DO YOU TEST THAT ?

[@RubenKelevra]

This is quite entertaining if you watch from living in the EU 😂

[@Steve42098]

why the king only lets you have a blanket bowl and stick?

[@vcl6741]

So what gas range brand is the best

[@itsgbi]

what’s this stove 0:12?

[@willhi895]

I believe it is an LG Signature.

[@sparrowgarden1401]

I hate my new frigidaire cookstove. It won't maintain a rolling boil. I cannot can on it. Potatoes take forever to cook.

[@vocalistkatha4651]

Can I get it in India, Kolkata ???? I wanna buy this ......

[@АшотГогавич]

worked great!

[@peterharper9703]

Great Video👍

[@russellcoulter8533]

Will the lower oven on a GE range do any damage to the 3/4 inch oak floor?

[@bcbock]

I don’t get using the flame or fake flames on an induction stove to gauge proper heat setting. What matters is what’s happening in the pot.

[@allwright5662]

brian brock; Of course you look at what is happening in the pot then adjust your flame accordingly. This is not rocket science brian.

[@mydailyreward2090]

Wait....those are warming drawers?? Not pot lid storage??

[@bcbock]

Depends upon your model. Mine is a proofing, warming drawer that I use to store my pizza stone and cast iron pots. LOL.

[@bcbock]

In some gas stoves that spot is a broiler. THAT sucks having a broiler just above your floor.

[@ahamed1232002]

I heard that last sentence, clicked on subscribe!

[@itsallabout230]

Can we use non stick and steel

[@es2056]

If you are a serious cook there is only one choice - GAS! Anything else is like being in purgatory for those who enjoy cooking.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

never had a problem. It's inferior, for sure, but not purgatorio.

[@es2056]

@@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 It's not that they are problematic, it is all about performance. More BTU's, fast heat up and cool down, and the heat envelopes the cooking vessel where electric only heats the pan bottom. BIG difference!

[@shiranidona1262]

With the galass cooker usesing a gaas plz and price

[@NoorNoor-xh4mv]

I love this

[@Commander_HW]

I would def go with a flat easy to clean stove top like induction or coil under the class kinda style. Because It is a nightmare having to dig into these little cracks and lift the hood up to under underneath it! I dream one day i can have my own house so i can buy those smooth flat surface stove top. And it gotta comes with an conventional oven too cuz that way i can save the money for buying an air fryer.

[@globalfamily8172]

I loved cleaning induction glass. Problem was that the cooktop almost always burned my food because it was hard to control - and I spent a lot of time scrubbing the burnt bits off the pots.

[@Commander_HW]

@@globalfamily8172 Last yr I moved into a brand new apt with glass cooktop, and ..... it wasn't good. I mean it sure looks super slick and easy to clean, but the burned on stains are very hard to clean, I even tried those Ceramic scraper and it didn't work....

[@sahilmudassir5829]

i need cooking ranges prices in india hyderabad.

[@uaruaee3066]

good

[@andym1223]

Do they really still make coil stoves? Nothing screams cheap more than that.

[@seikibrian8641]

Yes, electric coil cooktops and ranges are still being made, although the counter-mount coil cooktops are getting fewer and harder to find. Yes, they are cheap, and yet they are very dependable. And unlike induction tops, they'll work with any cookware.

[@Bladerunner4924764]

It depends on if you're a socialite or a hermit. If you're a young person just starting out it's hard to go wrong with one but if you want to dazzle your guests while entertaining... yes, they are cheap and uninspiring.

[@mikemercado5223]

I wish I had an electric stove...sick and tired of all my nice cookware with black burn spots from the gas flame

First world problems. Does it really matter what your cooking pots look like? Thank Dawkins you are alive in the 21st century. Seems to me you are worrying about stuff that really does not matter or have any effect on your life.

[@indonesianopal8953]

Watched this video in July 2020

[@marciakhan3370]

In amerca

[@umerkhanumerkhan1102]

What is his price in Pakistan

[@desmondjrjohnston6315]

great-ranger-review

[@marciakhan3370]

Ok

[@TheIkaika777]

I have both gas and induction. Induction wins.

[@Dasycottus]

Radiant glass tops are great, until you want to actually use them. Then they're horrible in nearly every way

[@mr.redneck2715]

Oh that was great 👍 it told us nothing!!!!!!!

[@spiderbruh7176]

Dallas greensheet, company as on ideas, forces you to give, info, then hangup on you? What the heck? Scam, sell you info?😐

[@TheRealDorran]

0:06 thought she said range

[@robertlloyd9063]

Yes I'm a x GE employ. My dad was 2. Now I have always been a fame of GE, but ( your but,t & my butt) now they have sold there Ohio plant. Its all down hill & now GE I look at it as bad investment

[@hlub1111]

Where is the ge plant now?

[@louisahren5967]

DId I learn anything important? Not really. All what she said is just commo sense kind

[@konagolden3397]

I lost respect for CR years ago...they still haven't earned it back.

[@traveladdicts]

just like consumer report to tease you into a membership . they do have some useful info, but want you to pay for the real testing and reviews. if you guy's are so non profit figure out a way to be completely non bias without charging so the people whom can not afford a membership ( that need the advise more ) can benefit from these reviews

[@carolynsmith9172]

No money, how do they do their work without resources. You can get copies of CR magazine at your libraries.

[@traveladdicts]

@@carolynsmith9172 they would not still be in business if they relied on subscriptions only , as they will have you believe. do some research on them and you may be shocked at how they obtain there merchandise and what they do with it after they are done let along if the company doesn't provide them with a free product to test those usually get negative reviews . dont believe everything you see and read it's all a show to sell more .

[@RainCity3rd]

@@traveladdicts nothing in life is free. Good luck getting everything free and spoon fed to you.

[@bcbock]

Where do you think they should get the money to buy the equipment and pay the salaries of the people doing the testing and writing? It has to come from SOMEWHERE. Either its subscribers or advertisers and advertisers have specific expectations.

[@bcbock]

@@traveladdicts You’re wrong. They purchase everything. Companies don’t give them the products they test.

[@irvin295]

I like her voice it's very soothing

[@Motichanda]

I bought a self cleaning stove that when I used it, it left it dirty. I had a stroke so now don't know how to clean without ruining the warranty on it.

[@bcbock]

Self-cleaning is a bit of a misnomer. The self cleaning cycles are just very hot, very long oven cycles that incinerate grease and whatever else to ash. You have to wipe out the ash. And if you have an accumulation, it might not get it all and you might have to do a second cycle after cleaning out the first.

[@clarkkent4595]

Close your magazine

[@bguen1234]

I can save you from ever watching or read a CR review again. Whatever cost's the most is their pick.

[@unknownperson3691]

William Guenthner it better be

[@globalfamily8172]

Not true, sometimes they ignore the actual feel of the product. Like LG has really cheap feeling doors on their washer (and no light in tub or handwash cycle). I bought on their recommendation to replace an Electrolux. It's not that great.

[@FooFahFoeFum]

Consumer Reports is a big joke. I think they hired too many dumbed down technicians. Consumers do not care about what features the fridges have.. Consumers are more interested in reliability and the life cycle of the fridge. When CR produces its list "RATINGS" of whatever, they hide on a secondary page the reliability of the entire Brand. CR should show right beside each model the ..."REVIEWS" ... CR has no idea how each product will perform in the long run. Why not produce a listing for previous years model and forget about the latest current year models. Why not make a list of all the problems (summary from all reviews) . Consumer Reports management : - Their cheque is in the mail ...

[@brokenwizards9122]

1111 - You want them to recommend a decade old fridge that you can’t buy anymore or get replacement parts?

[@BobRooney290]

dont bother. there are no recommendations, just super vague info a 2 year old already knows. waste of 8 minutes of your life watching this nonsense.

[@madhusudanqghodke3986]

Show mrp in india aurangabad

[@parnashreepal2640]

কে কিবেছো গো এত দামি oven ?

[@robertmontgomery7158]

Gas = indoor air pollution = bad

[@casond6467]

Robert Montgomery nope they don’t emit pollutants

[@seikibrian8641]

@@casond6467 Of course they do. Burning anything other than pure hydrogen will create some combustion byproducts. Keeping the unit properly adjusted will minimize the emission of pollutants, but not eliminate it completely.

[@Rustsamurai1]

Immediate recoil from presentation rhetoric, I'd rather listen to North Korean news on a Marshall stack.

[@NoorNoor-xh4mv]

Very beautiful

[@jw5031]

"The best ratings money can buy"

[@ecdctechmma]

i greatly disagree , pro ranges shouuld be able do anything a lower cost range the only pro ranges that matter are the following brands viking la cornue wolf thermador dacor

[@seikibrian8641]

You can disagree all you want, but they're stating a fact: SOME so-called pro-style ranges don't work as well as regular ranges; you're paying more money for how they look, not for how they cook.

[@TheASTrader]

Not a fan of Bluestar then?

[@timcarranza8077]

I disagree on dacor. I deal with them on a daily basis. By far less quality than most of the cheaper brands.

[@sagisli]

My dacor cooktop still looks great after 25+years and I have never had an issue with it.

[@Teaelation]

Weak video!

[@NoorNoor-xh4mv]

I am pakistani

[@MurderBong]

THOSE POOR BURGERS...