Customer Reviews for KitchenAid Architect Series II 30 in. 4.1 cu. ft. Slide-In Gas Range with Self-Cleaning Convection Oven in Stainless Steel

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The range is a pleasure to use. It definitely take the guess work out of cooking.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I like the stove, but the lack of a back ligtht on the control panel is a problem. Until I learned where the various controls were located, I had to use a flashlight to find the control I wanted.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] On the whole, this range is serviceable and the convection oven in particular is very reliable. However, the fan makes a huge amount of noise when the oven is turned on. Sometimes after using all the burners the fan stays on even after I have served and we are eating our meal. In my open kitchen design, this is very annoying. I also can't fathom why the back right rear burner is larger than the front right one - it would be much easier for me to cook if these two sizes were reversed. When there is so much power on each burner, I can't figure out why it takes so long to heat up a frying pan or boil water, regardless of which burner I use. I would actually never purchase this range again; but it fit our overall needs, being slide-in and mid-range price.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this model even though it was more than we had budgeted for. No regrets! Great features, Great look, Great cooking.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love the range, needed to re-route my gas line, would have liked more flexibility with back of range for installation

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this a month ago and I am in love with it! The features are great!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I get superb power from the burners. The oven works perfectly. The top cleans up quickly. The operating screen is easy to use and read.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This stove has everything a cook dreams of! I especially enjoy the warming drawer at the bottom. I use it all the time. The over cooks everything so perfectly. After upgrading from an electric stove, there's no going back - not ever.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Overall this range is easy to use and clean. The warming draw works real well. No major problems with this range.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this range and ended up selling our house. We left the range for the buyers. The first thing we did when we moved to our new house was to buy this range for our new kitchen. Outstanding and efficient, the power burner has more btu's than a Wolfe range offers!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] As are all the kitchenaid products I have purchased, this is of excellent quality and has many well-designed features which make cooking and baking a pleasure.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I had a kitchen aid slide in range 13 years and the circuit board was defective,I replaced it with this model and instead of heating something at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 min,it takes 25 to 30min . it takes so much longer to heat, My wife is talking about getting rid of this new range because she is afraid its going to ruin the thanksgiving dinner when the time comes. I feel so bad that I choose this .

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this 3 months ago and love everything about it! Not one complaint here!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We purchased this range as part of an entire KitchenAid appliance upgrade for our newly remodeled kitchen, replacing an electric range. Overall I like the range but the control of the burners is not as fine as I'd like - it's difficult to make small changes in flame height when turning a knob. Also, while the oven heats evenly, the oven makes an irritating "pop" every time the burner ignites.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love the way the entire top is covered by it's grates. The enclosed burners and flat surface area make cleaning easy. The only down side that I've found is the fan in the convection oven is a bit loud. It may need adjusting and I will contact the warranty/repair department for more details.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this 6 months ago. I thik the grilles are too high that the pot sits too far from the flame. Also, the grilles don't hold small pots very well, they kind of loose balance. The oven works great, I have used the convection oven and the conventional one. I haven't use the self-cleaning option, I can't review that feature.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I just remodeled my entire kitchen. So happy with my new stove. Great features and love the look.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] the bottom warming drawer is cheap and flimsy. The only burner big enough to cook on is the one on the front left. all of the burners are so far from the grates it takes forever to heat up a pan. the grates are heavy to lift and clean under. finger prints show like crazy.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The oven arrived today and I have not cooked in it yet. This is a review of the overall design. There are 2 grates on top of the burners which appear to be very hard to clean. It is made of some kind of matte metal and there are many grooves creating nooks and crannies. The knobs and control panel were moved to the front of the oven. In my previous model, the controls were on top of the cooktop. This uses up 5.5 " and thus lowers the oven box by that amount. In order to see the display or place/remove items from the oven, I have to bend over at a 90 degree angle. This might not be a problem for people under 5'4", but for anyone taller than that it is extremely uncomfortable. The broiling element protrudes downwards from the roof of the oven thus rendering the topmost guides for the rack useless for broiling as it will touch your food. The handle of the warming drawer (which should be a great feature ), is only 7" off the floor and again, makes it's usage very uncomfortable. Overall, I dislike the design of this oven and wish Kitchenaid had not made these "improvements". The only reason I bought it sight unseen is that it is the only one of all the brands that I looked at that would fit my space, came in black, and had a Sabbath mode. I urge you to find another oven and do not buy this one!!!!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Lots of nice features. Love the glass touch panel but it really should be backlit some how.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Because we chose to veer from the herd of stainless, this was the only viable option in white for what we wanted. Really like it. Only thing I would suggest is changing the grills on the stove top to black from grey.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Installed a month ago and love the stove. It is my first all has stove and it's wonderful

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Have been using for about a month with a propane conversion, works great. The front panel is way too touchy and must be kept locked to inadvertently selecting something you did not want to select. Would have been nice to be able to get to the back leveling feet by removing the warming drawer.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Remodel of our kitchen required a slide in and I had read good reviews of this model. We did have an LG that was pretty nice ... all the bells and whistles so this one was up against some high expectations. Overall it is a great range. We use the convection roast several times a week. The burners are well thought out and the power burner is terrific. Grates are really heavy iron and look great. In short ... it has the right features and performs better than any range I've owned. BEST in class digital control module - easy to use and completely logical ... we are very pleased!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The oven has exceeded our expectations Tje high speed burner and the convection oven are fabulous

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased three KitchenAid products when I remolded my kitchen and am very satisfied with the quality and appearance of products

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I am very happy with this new stove. The only slight issue is that the gas burners don't light as quickly as I think they should. Sometimes I have to play with it. Otherwise it's great.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I had my last kitchenaid SS slide in range for 16 years. I absolutely loved it. The new one, not so much. The knobs are on the front, I hit them all the time. I can't lean up to get something out of my microwave above the range without hitting the keypad everytime. The gas burners click non-stop and liting the burners is hit or miss. The oven cycles on and off while the food is cooking. There is always a strange odor coming from the oven when I cook. The range and keypads on my original kitchenaid were on the top. Never had the issues I have with this one. My home warranty company replaced it because they couldn't fix the digital keypad, parts were no longer available. I'm making the new one work because I don't have a choice. But if I could I would like to get into my time machine, go back to 1998 and buy my original kitchenaid slide-in range all over again to use today and into the future!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this range when moving into a new home. It works great and I have had no problems with it. I really appreciate the child lock feature as my toddlers are always pressing buttons. I always use the power burner and it works well.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this 3 months ago. It work great and is easy to clean. The noise of the ignitor and the gas lighting (click, boom) every minute is annoying. It does maintain constant temperature, but there should be a better way to maintain temperature hat has the cycle be less often than every minute. An enhancement would be to have two high performance burners instead of one.