Frigidaire Professional FPGC3677RS Gas Cooktop 36 in

Overview

A home cook who slides heavy pans from burner to burner gets continuous cast iron grates that lift off and go in the dishwasher, with a high-output burner for boiling and a low simmer burner for sauces. The unit drops into a wide counter cutout and ships with a griddle and a kit for converting it to propane.

Power at one end and gentleness at the other is the argument: the PowerPlus burner brings a stockpot up fast while the simmer burner holds a delicate sauce without scorching, and the griddle in the box rests on the continuous grates. On the downside the spec sheet and the title disagree on how many burners there are, the ignition is listed as both pilot and automatic, and it still needs an electrical connection as well as gas.

Who it's for

Kitchens already plumbed for gas with a wide cooktop cutout, where searing and fast boiling matter and the cook likes to drag a full pan across the grates. Propane households are covered by the included conversion kit. Buyers who cannot run both gas and an electrical connection to the counter, or who want sealed electric elements, will not benefit.

Pros and cons

Performance notes

Flame output sets the pace: the high-output burner dumps heat into a pot base quickly, while the simmer burner stays low enough to hold a sauce below a boil. Cast iron grates store heat and span the full top, so a pan slides without being lifted and a griddle rests level on the continuous surface. Response is immediate when a knob turns because there is no surface to cool, and the grates come off for the dishwasher.

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