Oh sure, the old one was BEAUTIFUL, but even years ago, it cost $1200, and in less than 6 years of use, the same electronic part (an F1 Error code) went out either two or three times...and each time that baby cost between $200 and $350 to replace. So after replacing it a couple of times, and approaching the cost of a new range, we decided not to put any more money into it. It also didn't heat consistently, and was not very deep. The racks had no "sweet spot". Things were either often burned on top or on the bottom with only one rack adjustment. I hated to see her go because she was a beauty. You can see her in some of my previous posts where I'm cooking something.
The new one isn't chopped liver though. Better yet, many years later when prices on most things are higher, this one cost $719 vs $1,200 Typically, the stainless and black option costs about $100 more and I was going to go with just the black version. Till I saw that it was on sale and I could have the stainless for only $20 more. That's doable. We spent some time reading customer reviews this time around. I hope doing our homework pays off. I still am not familiar with all of the buttons and features and have not had the opportunity to need to clean it yet. It has a self cleaning feature and a 20 minute steam cleaning feature.
I can't truly give you a full-fledged review yet because we've only had it a month or so. So far, I have baked bread in it and it came out fine, and it seems like the stove top heats faster than the Amana. It has a bread proofing mode that I've used to raise the bread and it works well. I have no complaints yet, but it's early in the game. If you come across this post and I've forgotten to update down the road about how I'm liking or not liking it, be sure to leave a comment and I'll tell you the status at that time.
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