Reviewed for the 1%ers
Submitted by Happy MN Camper -
1/7/2022
No, I'm not talking about this range being only for the elite rich. For an induction range with regular and convection oven this is a very functional and affordable option. I'm talking about this review being for those few people out there that don't/didn't know the "secret" of induction cooking.I consider myself to be reasonably intelligent. I'm no German physicist (it would have helped if I were), but I have some idea of how things in the world generally work... except for induction cooking!Four days before my wife and I were to host Christmas dinner, our trusty old electric range went out on us. (Not actually "out"; but more like the oven's bake coil would come on and never turn off! No matter what the temp was set at.) Ok, so a little bit of panic is setting in. We race to the appliance store. Looking at the electric ranges, the first question we ask (maybe it was the only one) was, "What do you have in stock?" That narrowed things down a lot. And this is where I should have let my wife just pick one and be done... but, No, I have to recall how my wife complains that it takes a long time to boil water with electric (she grew up with gas), and I suggested maybe now was the time to bite the bullet and install a gas range. The salesman jumped in and said, "Well... Induction ranges heat up and down really fast... act a lot more like GAS."Really!?! That would be Great!The salesman followed up with, "Our customers have been very happy with this Frigidaire model... and inventory says we have one in stock."Ok, that's good. When can we get it installed?"Delivery schedule says, Tuesday" (after Christmas)Ouch! that's not going to help us much."Let's see if there is a chance of anything sooner... Hey, Fred (or Pete, or whatever the other guy's name was), any delivery options before next Tuesday?" "Just had a cancelation for tomorrow afternoon."PERFECT! SOLD!The range was delivered and setup. Delivery guys said to let it sit at room temperature for a couple hours to protect the ceramic top from cracking. (this is Minnesota in December after all) Ok. And it was at this point that we discovered none of our wonderful copper bottom cookware was going to work on this cooktop!! The secret was reveled to me... Induction means the pan has to have a ferrous bottom... If the magnet don't stick, the induction won't click. So, that meant we got to race to another store to buy a set of induction ready cookware.And now, if you were in that 1%, like me, you know what you need to know. And maybe if I would have had a little more time to do my due diligence I would have been better prepared.But, it has all worked out well. We actually are very happy with this induction, convection, air fry stove. It is much faster preheating. It heats up and cools off "burners" so much quicker with setting changes than the old electric stove. And, YES it boils water fast! My wife says she is indeed impressed with that; and with how evenly it bakes things! We highly recommend this range... even if you have time to investigate other options.
Originally posted on frigidaire.com
Yes, I recommend this product
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