HotpointAriston RGB745

Pros: Easy to adjust, easy to control and easy to clean... that says it all!

Cons: Well, the pot supports stain easily and aren't easy to clean. Hmmm...

The Bottom Line: This is a good stove for a reasonable price.

Review: It started as a boneheaded mixup. My wife and I came home and immediately smelled gas from the vicinity of our stove. It was a drop-in model with a broken timer, something that we had considered replacing for some time. Without any further examination of ...

Pros: Fine performance and the most desirable features at an exceptional price.

Cons: The first self-clean cycle can be a smelly experience.

The Bottom Line: A perennial Consumer Reports "Best Buy", the Hotpoint RGB745 gas range cooks like a "pro" range while roasting the competition. The price is a steal.

Review: Heat is heat and metal is metal. In a double-blind taste test, you probably wouldn’t be able to discern between an egg fried in the most expensive French-sounding cookware on a $4,000 “epicurean” gas range and one cooked in a Farberware ...

Pros: Excellent features & performance for the size & money.

Cons: No warming drawer, but, so what?

The Bottom Line: Excellent value for the $. Good features, easy to use & clean. Rated a "Best Buy" by "Consumer Reports".

Review: If you're like me & frequently cook meals for your family & enjoy hosting large dinner parties -- but lack the budget or inclination for buying one of those complicated & expensive gourmet ranges, you'll be happy with your GE HotPoint. Especially if you ...

Pros: High output and simmer burner, self cleaning.

Cons: none

Review: A leading consumer organization picked this as the best value under $600, and I agree.

This range has 2 9500 btu burners, a 12000 btu high output burner, and a 5500 btu simmer burner. Most ranges have 4 burners of around 9000 btu output. The...

Pros: I really like this range despite negative reviews by other people that I read.

Cons: The negative reviews by others made me think twice. It is NOT a Professional range.

Review: I've had this for 3 months now. I waited till now to have time to test it well. So far, I like it. I do a reasonable amount of cooking & baking. I bought the one with the black top, which I really like. I can take off the burner pans & pop them into the ...

Pros: A Nice Feature Package At This Price

Cons: Costly Parts Are Akwardly Mounted. Cooking Stains Between Oven Window Glass.

Review: The 1st inevitable "parts failure" occurred at 26 months, rather early to my mind. The "Bake" Igniter [replacing the old pilot light] simply ceased functioning and close examination revealed no possable reasion [spills, etc.] why this should have ...

Pros: Reasonable price, nice cooktop, digital features

Cons: Claims it reaches temperature before it does, mediocre cleaning with permanent staining behind oven windows.

The Bottom Line: The grease buildup under the oven window is annoying as is the fact that it thinks it reaches a set oven temperature 10 minutes before it does.

Review: I bought this range for my new home on the recommendation of a leading consumer magazine that rated it a good buy for the money. I've had the range for about 9 months and I use it for baking or broiling once a week (my microwave gets used the other ...

Pros: Digital Display, easy to use up/down keypad controls, excellent broiling

Cons: Mediocre self cleaning, uneven baking/roasting results.

The Bottom Line: A basic range with an excellent cooktop and broiler but mediocre self cleaning and uneven baking/roasting performance.

Review: I bought this range to replace a Caloric Self Cleaning Range that required repairs to the electronic igniters on a regular basis. I selected this range due to its high rating by a leading consumer magazine. Positives The unit, though basic, has ...

Pros: Good solid basic range.

Cons: cleaning...cleaning...cleaning

The Bottom Line: Shop around for something easier to clean.

Review: I have never had what I would consider a bad range but I have had some cheaper ones in the past I liked better. My main problem with this range is that it is a pain in the !!! to clean. There are some areas on the main unit that you really just can't...

Pros: Burners on top excellent.

Cons: Uneven cooking. Inaccurate temp.

Review: Everything up top works fine, but the oven bakes very uneven. One half of your pie will be burnt, the other 1/2 warm. Also, the temp is about 25 degrees off. Should have paid more for ...