AMZCHEF 30" 36" Gas Cooktop with 5 Made in Italy SABAF Power Burners

cant complain. affordable. from a simmer to a boil. zero complaints. first worked so well for the money i bought a second. heat level is great. sturdy! looks good.

The cooktop was delivered in just two days, and it was easy to install and works perfectly. I am very pleased with my purchase.

Easy install and much preferred over an electric stovetop we had. The price was right. I had to run a new gas line for the stovetop and I ran into an issue there.

I couldn't get the burners to light. I had spark and gas flow, however, there was air trapped in the line. So I opened the valve to bleed the air out which took 2 seconds, waited for the gas to dissipate then reconnected the gas line. All burners lit, problem solved.

If I had one gripe about the gastop is the burner layout. I like the big burner in the center of the stove but the smallest burner should be in the rear. Just a personal preference I guess. Otherwise we are very happy with the purchase.

Fitting 5 gas burners in a 30-inch cooktop always involves compromises. With a couple of exceptions, this one does it pretty well, unless you are a demanding cook.
Plusses:
• Five burners – one simmer, two medium, one high and one large high-output (21,000 Btu claimed). This allows a great deal of flexibility in pan sizes and heat output.
• The high-output burner is set back several inches from the center. It has an inner and an outer burner ring, which improves heat distribution. It’s meant for large pans – 12 inches minimum and works well with a wok. It is very fast at boiling water in a large pot
• Good looking and inexpensive
• Knobs are metal, not plastic.
• Relatively easy to clean – the burner assembly is completely removable.
• Safety feature: Each burner has a thermocouple. Gas will not flow unless the burner is lit. This is a great feature, but it does cause a delay in lighting a burner. You have to hold the knob down for 3 to four seconds to get the thermocouple hot enough to sustain the gas. For me, the delay is worth the knowledge that I will never smell gas again.
Disadvantages:
• The control knobs have only a 45-degree turn between full on and lowest. This makes it difficult for repeat cooking.
• The lowest setting on each burner is not very low. I melt butter in a small pan on the simmer burner and it will burn it on the lowest setting. This has never been true on any cooktop I have ever used.
• The burner arrangement is not logical. Cooktops have traditionally had the high-output burner at the right front. Right, because most people are right-handed and front because it’s closest. Here, that burner is at the left rear, where it crowds the center burner. The simmer burner is at the right front. These two burners should be swapped.

Conclusion: For most people, this is an economical alternative to $1,000 cooktops, especially if you generally use only one or two pots at a time. The safety feature protects against gas leakage if a burner doesn’t light. Every cooktop should have that feature.
However, if you cook most meals from scratch, and have a need to use 4 or 5 burners at once, this one will be frustrating. The limited control range makes it difficult to set a pot to simmer. You will find yourself constantly shifting pots to get enough room and to find the desired heat output.

Just as expected, heavy duty grates, setup for Natural Gas. Bought a flexible gas line and a new valve. Works great.