LG, Samsung or other Gas Cooktop?

[steady saver]

I posted a while back with an inquiry about induction cooktops and I appreciate all of the responses. We have decided, alas, to stick with gas this time around. (Though I now do have a plug in induction burner, thanks to the suggestion posted here!). I simply cook too much with round bottom pans, flames, etc. I think I'm going to have one last hurrah with gas and our next home will be induction. That said...
I checked Consumer Reports and they seem to love Samsung and LG for a 36" gas cooktop. I have a generally negative view of Samsung for other kitchen appliances so this surprised me. Does anyone here have experience with a Samsung or LG gas cooktop and, if so, can you share those here?
I have an 20 year old Viking 6 burner gas cooktop in the city house I'll be leaving and it has served me well all of these years. The key has been a super duper vent hood. I also really like that the burners are to the right of the cooktop, not in front. Just personal preference. The Samsung and LGs on Consumer Reports all show knobs in front. I guess you can't win it all...
I could replicate the Viking but was trying to keep costs down on it as I have no idea if we'll be here 5 years or 15 years. Maybe that's beside the point... But the Samsung and LG did get a higher rating...

 

[erkevin]

With Samsung, I always heard that it was the refrigerators that are garbage. I have an LG dual-oven gas range. 5-burner cooktop that I really like. Have never figured out the "pizza" settings for the upper oven....burn them. I just cook pizzas under regular settings and it is fine, although the upper oven is noticeably hotter in the rear as opposed to the front.
The lower oven is so low to the ground that it is difficult for me to use (I am 6'4")

 

[frank05]

Buy one that is easy clean. Dislike mine because of the difficulty of cleaning (several difficult nooks and crannies) but, at least, the grates fit in the dishwasher.

 

[COcheesehead]

Check local service availability. We were just shopping for a new washer/dryer and were looking at LG since we had good luck in the past. The local Lowe’s we were shopping at told us the closest service for Samsung and LG was 4 hours away. We ended up with Whirlpool.
I would be very leery of anything Samsung. We had horrible experiences with them.

 

[Spock]

Today's mantra is to buy appliances with as little tech as possible (less to go wrong) and as cheap as possible because you will be replacing it soon.
We bought a new high end LG oven/stove last year. 2 months ago I discovered it had plastic leveling feet, one of which has already broken WITHOUT having moved the it since it was installed. The self-tapping screws holding the frame together are barely holding a thread or two on the screws... they are built for cost of assembly only.

 

[steady saver]

Check local service availability. We were just shopping for a new washer/dryer and were looking at LG since we had good luck in the past. The local Lowe’s we were shopping at told us the closest service for Samsung and LG was 4 hours away. We ended up with Whirlpool.
I would be very leery of anything Samsung. We had horrible experiences with them.

That's a good point. I'll check into that. We are 25 min out from the nearest "big" city of 19K people. We're going into town today and will check on local availability and service.

 

[dirtbiker]

I bought a full set of Samsung kitchen appliances (oven, fridge, dishwasher, microwave) about 4 years ago, and HATED them. They were so bad that we bit the bullet and replaced them all after only a year, and sold them for pennies on the dollar on FB Marketplace. I will never, ever, ever again own a Samsung appliance. I like their phones, but hate their appliances. Although I have no experience with their gas stove, I wouldn't have high hopes...

 

[Jimmie]

We replaced our GE induction with a Samsung "Smart" gas SS cooktop about 6 years ago. The Samsung worked fine, but never did connect it to our wifi. Didn't understand the point of connecting it, plus I was leery of IoT devices in general from a security point of view as my router at the time didn't have the ability to create a new VLAN to put it on. One big negative of the Samsung was the SS. It scratched extremely easily and we ended up buying a black custom fit liner to sit on top of the SS.

 

[rk911]

Except for the dishwasher we have KitchenAid appliances...cooktop, hood/vent microwave, fridge amd trash compactor. One sevice call in 14-years on the fridge (ice maker) and dishwasher (soap dispenser).

 

[steady saver]

Except for the dishwasher we have KitchenAid appliances...cooktop, hood/vent microwave, fridge amd trash compactor. One sevice call in 14-years on the fridge (ice maker) and dishwasher (soap dispenser).

Wow, that's pretty impressive!

 

[steady saver]

We replaced our GE induction with a Samsung "Smart" gas SS cooktop about 6 years ago. The Samsung worked fine, but never did connect it to our wifi. Didn't understand the point of connecting it, plus I was leery of IoT devices in general from a security point of view as my router at the time didn't have the ability to create a new VLAN to put it on. One big negative of the Samsung was the SS. It scratched extremely easily and we ended up buying a black custom fit liner to sit on top of the SS.

I wonder if different brands have different quality stainless steel. I would've never thought of that. Interesting...Hmmm.

 

[steady saver]

I bought a full set of Samsung kitchen appliances (oven, fridge, dishwasher, microwave) about 4 years ago, and HATED them. They were so bad that we bit the bullet and replaced them all after only a year, and sold them for pennies on the dollar on FB Marketplace. I will never, ever, ever again own a Samsung appliance. I like their phones, but hate their appliances. Although I have no experience with their gas stove, I wouldn't have high hopes...

I think I remember you saying that before, or someone did. It was what made me think twice about Samsung and why I was so surprised that Consumer Reports gave them a high rating.

 

[steady saver]

Today's mantra is to buy appliances with as little tech as possible (less to go wrong) and as cheap as possible because you will be replacing it soon.
We bought a new high end LG oven/stove last year. 2 months ago I discovered it had plastic leveling feet, one of which has already broken WITHOUT having moved the it since it was installed. The self-tapping screws holding the frame together are barely holding a thread or two on the screws... they are built for cost of assembly only.

That's crazy! Plastic leveling feet
We did keep your mantra in mind when we went looking today. Something to consider for sure. I cook a lot and enjoy cooking so it's a balancing act to get at least the main things that are important and let go of the rest I guess. Thanks for your feedback.

 

[Closet_Gamer]

We wound up having to do an unexpected replacement of a flat electric cooktop.

The repair guy talked a lot about parts availability. He actually swung up towards a new GE unit solely on the basis of his experience getting parts for GE vs Samsung and others.

We weren’t buying either unit from him so he didn’t have a vested interest. Just said he knew people who were really put out when they needed a part for Samsung and couldn’t get it.

Total anecdote tho.

 

[Gumby]

We have been very happy with a Wolf gas cooktop for the past 20 years. It has very fine flame control.

 

[FlaGator]

With the new wife came a LG gas range, replacing a perfectly fine LG electric range. No problems with the burners or any other aspect of operation.

But she nor I were happy with oven. Even using convection, ended up rotating the pan halfway through to keep the back side near the burner from overcooking half of it. The gas range was still working fine after 5 years when I sold the house. It lasted longer than the wife

 

[dirtbiker]

I think I remember you saying that before, or someone did. It was what made me think twice about Samsung and why I was so surprised that Consumer Reports gave them a high rating.

I don't think I ever mentioned that in this forum. Maybe though. To be fair, this was a few years ago, so maybe they've upped their quality since then. It just left such a bad taste in our mouths, that I could never buy them again. I've found Consumer Reports to generally be pretty good, and they don't accept paid reviews, like nearly every other "review" website out there.

 

[FlaMariner]

Except for the dishwasher we have KitchenAid appliances...cooktop, hood/vent microwave, fridge amd trash compactor. One sevice call in 14-years on the fridge (ice maker) and dishwasher (soap dispenser).

Similar situation....and can confirm reliability w/Kitchen Aid.

All Kitchen Aid (gas stove, fridge, hood/vent, built in microwave and a 2nd built in oven) except dishwasher and that is a Bosch because the Kitchen Aid dishwasher had issues after year 3. Love Bosch for dishwasher BTW.

We are now on year 8 and have placed 1 service call and that was for the ice maker.

Kitchen Aid has served us well......Her Majesty loves her gas stove.

 

[steady saver]

good to know on the Kitchen Aid...I'll check them out right now. We'll definitely go with a Bosch dishwasher. Replaced our old one in city house with a Bosch and I'll never go back. They are just the best!

Also will check on the Wolfe, Gumby. I really want good flame control esp on the smallest burner.

 

[steady saver]

I don't think I ever mentioned that in this forum. Maybe though. To be fair, this was a few years ago, so maybe they've upped their quality since then. It just left such a bad taste in our mouths, that I could never buy them again. I've found Consumer Reports to generally be pretty good, and they don't accept paid reviews, like nearly every other "review" website out there.

Ha, maybe it was someone else but if that's the case then it does say something about Samsung in the kitchen anyway. Thanks for your feedback.

 

[steady saver]

With the new wife came a LG gas range, replacing a perfectly fine LG electric range. No problems with the burners or any other aspect of operation.

But she nor I were happy with oven. Even using convection, ended up rotating the pan halfway through to keep the back side near the burner from overcooking half of it. The gas range was still working fine after 5 years when I sold the house. It lasted longer than the wife

Good to know. Was probably going to go with a GE oven since I've had that before but will look into the Kitchen Aid, etc now. Thanks!

 

[Gumby]

good to know on the Kitchen Aid...I'll check them out right now. We'll definitely go with a Bosch dishwasher. Replaced our old one in city house with a Bosch and I'll never go back. They are just the best!

Also will check on the Wolfe, Gumby. I really want good flame control esp on the smallest burner.

I guess our Wolf is technically a gas "range top" because the knobs are on the front. We have one with four burners and a grill in the middle. We used the grill exactly once. If I had to buy it again, I'd get six burners. Although the covered up grill is a good place to rest spoons and such while you're cooking.

 

[Flyfish1]

We love cooking with gas..
The last home had a huge Viking oven/range as did the home prior to that. Loved it.
This time in the retirement home when we did a total kitchen renovation we got talked into a GE Monogram "package". Huge mistake. Two years in we have replaced the dishwasher with a Bosch and have had seven service calls on the 48 inch panel ready built in refrigerator. Next year when things and renovation expenses calm down I'm replacing that refrigerator. Probably with a Sub Zero. The GE monogram range is "ok" , but requires excessive cleaning due to some silly "gold" like burners that tarnish in milliseconds. It may survive my wrath...may. If not I really like the Wolf ranges.

The one thing we do like are the double ovens from GE Monogram. They have worked perfectly and have a great Wi Fi interface. My wife cooks constantly and I bake bread weekly. They even have a proofing setting for my sourdough, although I keep forgetting about it.

 

[steady saver]

Flyfish1, that's good to hear about. your GE ovens. That's what I've had for the past 19 years and they still work great - not the WiFi compatible ones obviously but...
I was doing my mowing therapy tonight, ha, and was thinking how much I love my 6 burner Viking gas cooktop in the city house (that we'll be selling...). And while I'm opting for a 30" cooktop this time around, I really do think I want a solid cooktop that I love...maybe a Viking again, maybe not, so we shall see what we end up with but I don't want to skimp on it because like you and your wife, I do cook alot and really enjoy nice equipment.

 

[Blue Poles]

I recently replaced our 23 year old KitchenAid gas cooktop. We went with a Whirlpool cooktop because it has grates which swing up, making it easier to clean any spills and drips. KitchenAid is made by Whirlpool, so as far as I can guess the reliability should be the same.

The cutout dimensions on the new unit had a slightly larger width than the old unit, and I knew the fit would be tight since the granite counter was cut for the old unit. I wanted to buy from Home Depot but there return policy was, well, no returns at all. Lowe's return policy was three days. But if you buy it directly from Whirlpool, the return policy was 30 days. All had the same price, and the big box stores didn't have any in stock so I had to deal with shipping time no matter what. The uncertainty on the delivery date meant that the 30 day return policy gave me much more flexibility on the installation time (and it turns out that I did have to trim about 1/4 inch of granite with a diamond blade. If you want to know how much dust is created by cutting 35 inches of granite, it's a lot). The delivery time from Whirlpool was about a week.

But my point is that I discovered that the actual dimensions of a cooktop vary from the published dimensions (that's why I wanted to buy from Home Depot because they had an actual display model that I was able to physically measure). So I suggest that you remove the old cooktop to measure the current counter cutout dimensions and compare it to the actual dimensions of the new cooktop. A new cooktop that fits may be a deciding factor in your selection. Cutting a countertop isn't hard if you are handy, but it might incur costs if you are having someone else install it. For me it cost $25 for the diamond blade for my grinder. But I have since used it for other projects, so perhaps it was a mini-BTD.

Edited to add that the new cooktop works great.