AMANA ACR4303MFB 30" freestanding coil electric range

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The landlord replaced prehistoric baking unit with this new Amana. The initial suspicion of computer buttons and screen was alleviated when the ease was demonstrated, and there was no unexpected error messages or mishaps. My first effort was to make bread, which turned out wonderfully.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have mixed feelings about the stove. First, it heats faster than my old Frigidaire both on the stovetop and in the oven which I like. I'm not sure how I feel about the exposed heating element in the bottom of the oven. I have yet to boil anything over in it, but I'm afraid its going to be very hard to clean (both the element and around and under it). I suspect the exposed element is one reason why it heats up faster but I'm not sure the trade off will be worth it. I did buy some oven liners just in case. I really do like the WARM feature and that I can go as low as 145° for dehydrating. That's a big plus for me. The main reason that I only gave it 4 stars is because of multiple small things that all seem to add up. First I'll start with the "START" button. I find it extremely annoying that I have to hit the start button after every time I do something. If I want to pre heat the oven, select temp and hit start, change the temp.. hit start, use the pre-set temps... hit start...set the timer...hit start... add more time... hit start... and so on. I never had to do that before and so for me it's a major annoyance because I forget to hit start and then come back and realize the oven isn't hot or the timer didn't go off because it never started. And that leads me to the timer... once you set the timer ... and hit start... you can't add time to it without turning it off and starting over... and don't forget to hit START.... AGAIN! I also wish the timer was louder so that I could hear it from the next room. Next, are the sensors on the burners. I realize that these are government mandated safety things, but they create a "dead" spot for heat in the center of the burner which is a pain when cooking things like burgers or pancakes, or toasting buns. The last thing that I have an issue with are the 2 small burners. The back left burner on low is hotter than the right front burner. You would think that they'd be the same right?