Frigidaire Professional 30" Freestanding Gas Range

Excellent!

This is my second recent Frigidaire gas range, and it exceeded expectations. I expected an even-baking, accurate oven because the last one, a model 305 which has the same oven was superb in this respect and so is this one. The upgraded cooktop is super-awesome, The dual burner is well worth it - those who complain that it's either all on, or all off don't realize that you have one knob controlling two gas valves and that the burner IS adjustable up and down through its whole range. This one has a warming drawer which my older model 305 lacks and at first I thought it might be a gimmick, but that isn't the case - it's totally useful and can keep food warm for hours if need be. The stainless steel on the stove seems to be of a high quality and I have had no problems with smudging, or cleaning. Only one ding here: the rubber feet on the bottom of the burner grates will come out after a while - same as the ones on my model 305 did - Frigidaire should have an easy way to get extra ones - you'll need 'em, but on a range overall THIS GOOD that amounts to nit picking.

Not what I hoped it would be.

I'm very disappointed with the power burner. It is very hard to control. It's either all on or a simmer burner. It's a very poor design, and if I'd cooked with one like this before I'd wouldn't have bought it. When you bring the power down a bit you loose the outer ring of heat and all the flame is concentrated in a small area in the center of the pan. You loose the nice even heat that the outer ring gives you. This is the burner I used to use the most on my old range (also a Frigidare). That range had a power burner and it was much easier to use. I also wish I could have gotten this in Bisque. The black top is awful to keep clean, it streaks like crazy and it never looks clean no matter how hard I try to keep it clean. Stainless steel is awful to keep clean, again it streaks like crazy and finger prints show a lot. The ffith burner is nice, but I seldom use it and I'll use the warming drawer for the first time this Thanksgiving. I love the convection oven. I wouldn't ever buy another range without one. The oven layout is great. I use it 4 or 5 times a week. I wouldn't buy this range again. The poor design of the power burner and the difficultly in keeping the stove top looking clean would be my primary reasons for my disappointment. If there was a way to retool the power burner I'd do it in a heartbeat!

Disappointed

We have had Frigidaire appliances for years with great success. Of course we thought of nothing else but Frigidaire when we wanted to update the kitchen. We chose the FPGF3081 for our range replacement. What a big disappointment. The cooking performance is wonderful although a little more control on the power plus burner would be nice. The assembly quality on our stove was very poor. There was a huge gap between the stove top and the panel for the control knobs. Three service calls later, it was determined that the right side stove panel was not assembled properly. After the adjustment the problem was solved. Then one of the feet on the bottom of the grates came off and stuck to the stove top. When I removed the foot piece it also removed the finish on the stove top. The grate and the stove top was replaced with no problem. And now one side of the front gas burner isn't working. I sure did not expect this many issues with an expensive stove, especially a Frigidaire. On the positive side, the cooking performance is outstanding.

Great gas range!

I learned to cook on gas, but have had to endure electric for years until a recent kitchen remodel, so now it is great to cook on gas again. I love having a proper broiler again: it heats up fast and broils fast - you have to watch it! I really like the warming drawer feature, although it would be nice if it was a little taller (casserole with a lid on won't fit), but it is wonderful to have hot plates and to keep the pancakes warm until all are cooked. (The rack is pretty useless, BTW) I agree with other comments about the Powerboil burner. It is high or low with not much in between, but I just shift things to another burner if I need to cook above a simmer after boiling. And I tend to mainly use it for boiling the kettle, anyway. The rear left burner has high enough BTUs to boil most other things. And it is handy to have the Powerboil burner function as a second simmer burner if you need it. Like the controls being vertical on the front and not flat with the cooktop. They don't get so dirty in that position. Convection is new to me but I like it. Cakes come out more evenly risen and moist than from our previous oven. And you can bake two trays of cookies at once without having to move them halfway through. The Convect convert feature is useful too. I find it easy to clean (wipe with an antibacterial wipe and polish the black enamel top with a dry cloth to remove streaks) and the brushed stainless steel does not show finger marks. I very much do NOT like the preset controls for frozen food. This is a real cooker not a microwave! It clutters the display and frankly, as a cook, I feel insulted. I almost didn't buy this range because I disliked it so much. However, there was not much to choose between the gas cookers in this price range and so the warming drawer decided it for me. I thought I would use the griddle and the pullout oven rack, but find I don't. The griddle is too small to be useful so we use a large griddle that covers two burners. We don't use it on that middle burner because then the other burners would be inaccessible. And as for the pullout rack: it is low and I tend to bake in the middle of the oven. Plus it squeaked whenever I opened the door so I disconnected it. Maybe I'll give it another try.

WHAT A STOVE

THIS STOVE IS A AWESOME COOKING MACHINE. WE HAVE HAD IT ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW AND IT HAS WORKED FLAWLESS. THE ONLY THING MISSING OR NOT INCLUDED IN THE BOX WAS A MANUAL EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENT SETTINGS FOR THE OVEN

great selection

This is my first gas range converted from electric range and after using it we are convinced that our selection was the best. we love the style and features.

Thank goodness for Frigidaire's Professional line

Product is awesome. My X-mas cookies were the best. It's everything I wanted and more. So easy to keep clean and is a real work horse too. Other appliances in the line are just as great!!

NICE STOVE

WE LOVE OUR STOVE BECAUSE WE FINALLY FOUND THE STOVE THAT MATCH OUR LIFESTYLE. WE HAVE COMPARE AT LEASE 3 OTHER MAKERS. KEEP BRING NICE PRODUCTS TO THE MARKET!

Great Appliance

Wish I had purchased it earlier. Do not regret it for a minute.

Professional Range

Overall, we like this range very much. It looks great and has the professional style we wanted. One drawback--while I love having the powerplus burner, there are really only two setting--very high or very low. I would have appreciated a wider range of power settings on this burner.