JennAir JGD8430ADS

Pros: Excellent functional and cosmetic design and build quality

Cons: Premium price.

The Bottom Line: Exceptional high and low outputs put the cook in control, plus, it's darn good lookin' for a thing that does the cookin'

Review: We replaced an 18-year old 30" wide Jenn-Air electric downdraft cooktop with this Jenn-Air 30" wide gas downdraft cooktop. A Tribute to Builders and Jenn-Air: Before getting into the cooktop dirt, I feel a need to bestow a compliment to the ...

Pros: 15,000 BTU high output burner, sleek design, powerful downdraft

Cons: Illogical burner layout; downdraft fan affects flame direction when on high; cleaning not easy

The Bottom Line: Looking for some BTU in a gas cooktop? Jenn-Air delivers with this model!

Review: Here in Colorado having a gas cooktop with high BTU is definite must since the high altitude makes cooking a challenge without it. So it was pretty disheartening to find out that my fairly new home had a wimpy gas cooktop with less BTU than my old home ...

Pros: Good looks, good performance, durability

Cons: I wish I could get cast knobs for this unit.
These are plastic.

The Bottom Line: Our cooktop gets a lot of heavy use.  Cast iron, large pots of water, long (overnight) cooktimes. All it really needs is cast metal knobs to make it perfect.

Review: We have had this unit for about 2 years now and I really enjoy cooking on this grill. The large burner is great for getting my pans up to a high temp in a hurry, although the simmer burner puts out more heat than I thought it was going to, so keep ...

Pros: The flat glass top is very sleek and nice looking.

Cons: See above

Review: Before installing this product, check that the glass top is not warped. We've had two delivered to the house, and BOTH of them had a twisted glass top, causing the stovetop to rock back and forth on the counter. One of the tops had more than a 1/4" ...

Pros: Good build quality

Cons: Bad Design

Review: We bought this unit about a month ago and we have realized a big issue with it's design. There is a slight gap between the central grate and the unit which causes the flame to be sucked into the downdraft system. It is impossible to cook with the ...