Kenmore 42800 Stainless Steel Electric Cooktop

Pros: Cost, efficiency, heat control, a cooks dream.
Cons: Wait until you have to have it serviced by Sears.

I was looking to replace an old vintage Tappan electric cooktop. I originally considered installing a gas unit but when I read about the efficiency of induction cooktops I did some research and decided to take the leap. This saved me some money as I ...

Pros: Fun factor, Speed, Safety, Convenience, Precision, Simplicity, Cleanability, Efficiency, Style, Cost to operate.
Cons: Not available in a range - yet.

Induction beats them all This is the hottest and the coolest cooktop both figuratively and literally. Hard to imagine something so good you'd want to change whatever you have now, but some people aren't waiting till the old cooktop breaks ...

Pros: Cooks like gas without the excess radiated heat !
Cons: I have not been able to find one!

I've wanted an induction stove since Jenn-air came out with one years again and then abandoned it when US buyers did not flock to them. I wish I had purchased one then, so I was not about to delay this time! After agonizing that Sears was not 'elite' ...

Pros: faster than gas or electric, hot, super adjustable low temps,easy to clean
Cons: need cast iron or stainless steel cookware, touch buttons can be fickle

We enjoy cooking out here in the sticks, unfortunatly natural gas is not available. After our old electric cooktop bit the big one, we looked into several options. Propane was a possibility, but expensive to install, and cook with. We looked at several ...

Pros: Cooks fast easy cleanup safe
Cons: Shows all the streaks and takes 40 AMP Circuit

If you are not familiar with Induction cooking it is very popular in Europe and I have been told the Sears unit is made by Electrolux. The unit I received was made in Canada. Induction cooking requires steel pots and pans. If a magnet will stick to ...

Pros: Looks great! Cooked great, when it worked.
Cons: Nobody at Sears is trained to repair this appliance.

We put this Kenmore cooktop in our new kitchen last year. It worked as expected until one year later. When I was in the middle of cooking using only three of the five burners the entire unit went dead. No problem, we took out the extended warranty the ...

Pros: It's Too Cool! Instant, accurate response, super easy clean-up.
Cons: I could've spent more but didn't.. Oh- that's a pro! I love this cooktop!

We were going to put in new counter tops, and one thing leads to another.. why put that 20 year old electric coil unit back in? Time to upgrade! We reaally wanted a gas range.. until I started researching them. Burner$ needing to be replaced on a ...