Frigidaire Professional 40" Freestanding Dual Fuel Range

Best of both

Have had this range for a few months but wanted to use it for a while before writing a review. We were replacing a vintage double-oven range, so needed the 40 inch size, and this is one of the very few available. I was not sure we would use the auxiliary oven, but we find that we are using it all the time. It is the perfect size for my bread pan, so I use it to bake bread two or three times a week. We use the broiler a lot, and enjoy this because the vintage range had very inconvenient broilers. The large convection oven can handle two pizzas. I really love the burners in different sizes, very well placed so that if I want something to stay at a low simmer, it goes on a back burner. The fastest, hottest burner is the front one, and it is easy to slide a pan from the front to the back burner. The stainless is very easy to keep clean. All in all, I'd say this is the best stove I've ever had, and I have been cooking for over 30 years.

good stove

i've had my stove since 02/2011. i had a replacement oven sent from Frigidaire after we noticed that the oven doors were bent and the service tech couldn't adjust it. then the smaller oven door on the replacement was bent/bowed again, and a new one was sent. well the service tech still wasn't able to fix it, so his theory is that that's just the way it looks. after dealng with this issue, i finally used my stove 2 1/2 months later. i have propane and it cooks/bakes great. now my only issue is that it's hard to get a clean no smear look on the glass finishing. i have received many compliments. overall, i absolutely love my stove.

Looks good, burners not as powerful as I'd like

I've had this stove for about 7 years and like it: it's been a good, dependable range. Works fine, but top burners (gas) are not as powerful as I thought they'd be - not hot enough to really stir-fry well. It just ends up kind of 'simmering' instead - or to a "medium fry" heat, and that's with preparing only 1 or 2 servings at a time just to do that. It can sear a little if you use good heavy pan (I prefer cast iron), but you can only do one or two pieces of meat at a time - any more and it brings the cooking temp down too low to sear well. I've had gas company check and everything is working properly - it's just not very powerful. Both ovens work fine (electric). I've never liked black glass on ranges (like the top on this), but thought I could learn to like it. It's very hard to keep clean - - everything shows on it - - even when it's clean, you still see streaks, fingerprints, etc. I know there are special cleansers and cloths for glass tops, but who wants to pull out a "cleaning kit" every time you use it. I just wipe down with a micofiber cloth and let "good" be "good enough." If you're looking for a professional look and average performance, this is a good choice, but pay close attention to the burner BTUs: If you really want professional performance and high heat needed for searing/stir-fries, this probably isn't a good choice. RT

Love it

I've had this range for 5 years, and we love it. Gas cook-top, convection/conventional full oven and conventional side oven- it's everything we need. The side oven is small. but heats up as fast as a toaster-oven! It LOOKS like a professional range, without the heavy-duty, hard-to-clean features of a Viking, etc. For the price, this range is a winner!