Whirlpool wfg540h0as

[radtek]

Picked this discontinued model up yesterday for $600 new as an upgrade to my GE stove. The venerable old oven had quit working and the four burners were each only 9000btu and inaccurate as hell. probably fix it for $50...

 

I'd spent a couple years pricing and comparing various models' burners' btu's and burner configurations. There was only another that I've seen in the 1k price range with a more powerful setup, and it was perhaps only a couple more k on the power burner. Think it was an LG.

 

This review dings the oven but it was the burners I was after... Just as much as an upgrade to my kitchen as my brewery!

 

Before I'd straddle two burners with my 80qt kettle for a grand total of 18k btu. That output has almost been doubled with the left three burners that I plan to use. This will shorten my brew sessions.

 

So far have used the simmer burner to reheat some soup and the second to most powerful one to cook a couple eggs this am.

 

The oven's interior is cavernous. Probably could bake 12 loaves of bread in there.

Edited May 1, 2015 by radtek (log)

[Lisa Shock]

Looks great! I suggest picking up a few extra oven racks, so that when you do bake, you can maximize the space. Makes cooking for parties and batching cookies a lot easier.

[Alex]

Nice! And I even learned something from the review:

 

 

On a related note, the WFG540H0AS features what Whirlpool calls TimeSavor convection. It relies on a fan at the back of the oven cavity to more evenly distribute air, but lacks a "true" convection system with a dedicated heating element for the fan.

 

I had always thought that it was the fan per se that made for a true convection oven.

[radtek]

I thought this about the convection feature as well? Probably need to fire it up to make sure the oven actually works. And see about ordering a few extra racks.

[Anna N]

I thought it required a fan and third heating element. Here's one take on it.

[radtek]

So convection isn't truly convection unless it's backed up by a dedicated element? hmmm 

 

Pizza, bread and something roasted perhaps. Cookies! 

[palo]

Very nice looking and a good price, being in the right place at the right time is an art!

I especially like the burner grids, flat and close together, to eliminate the balancing act required by those common "spider" grills and small pots.

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[radtek]

Looking and waiting and being in the right place at the right time has netted me some deals and at the same time this was a sort of impulse buy. Seems $600 is the going rate now but still a deal IMO and I wasn't going to let it slip through my fingers. The only one left and priced to move.

 

palo the grid was a prime criteria in my consideration. Other models' and brands' grates felt flimsy, unstable or poorly designed. Since there will be up to 19 gallons of water in one pot on the stove it has to be sturdy. I was able to put a great deal of my weight on the grates without them shifting or bowing downwards.

 

The continuous grid will also enable me to move the pots and pans around without trouble or worry of them tipping over.

 

I'm thinking pork fried rice for breakfast? 

[palo]

^^ Might take me a while to drive there for breakfast, so l'll take a rain check!

Yes the cooking grids impressed me the most about the stove as well as it's overall good looks, shame other manufacturers don't consider this in their design

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[radtek]

Cheese omelet and toast then. That front right burner (15k) had my pan hot quicker than used to and had to speed my prep up. I was done in less than half the time...!