My fiance, the Beautiful Princess, has been cooking on a gas stove for years, and I'm all-electric, so need to replace my 3 year old electric range . She's making the selection, and I'm looking for experiences for input to her/our decision.
From the shopping I've done, looks like there are 2 choices - a "free-standing" range with controls on a raised panel at the rear or a "slide-in" with no raised back panel. The current unit is free-standing.
If she elects a slide-in, I'll need to get a back panel over the wall board behind the range that compliments the existing counter top. There is plenty of cooking splatter on the wall board as it is, can't imagine what another 6-8" of unprotected wall would look like. A free-standing gas unit would be a direct replacement, so I know what that would be like.
Also, some of the gas unit are "dual fuel" with gas on the cooktop and electric ovens (purportedly for consistent oven temperature control).
Would like to get opinions from anyone who has made the switch, or has one or the other and has found aspects they wish were different. Any experience with "dual fuel" units would also be appreciated.
Thanks!
ETA after Sunset's post-Added images of both styles.
Here's what I am calling "free-standing" - panel with a display at the back
And a slide-in - no upright panel at back of the cooking surface
From the shopping I've done, looks like there are 2 choices - a "free-standing" range with controls on a raised panel at the rear or a "slide-in" with no raised back panel. The current unit is free-standing.
If she elects a slide-in, I'll need to get a back panel over the wall board behind the range that compliments the existing counter top. There is plenty of cooking splatter on the wall board as it is, can't imagine what another 6-8" of unprotected wall would look like. A free-standing gas unit would be a direct replacement, so I know what that would be like.
Also, some of the gas unit are "dual fuel" with gas on the cooktop and electric ovens (purportedly for consistent oven temperature control).
Would like to get opinions from anyone who has made the switch, or has one or the other and has found aspects they wish were different. Any experience with "dual fuel" units would also be appreciated.
Thanks!
ETA after Sunset's post-Added images of both styles.
Here's what I am calling "free-standing" - panel with a display at the back
And a slide-in - no upright panel at back of the cooking surface
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