Electrolux EHG955SA

Mixed review – I very carefully selected this cooktop for many of the reasons below, and I have had a mixed experience with it. The good things are: -The trivetts are very sturdy and pots and pans are very sturdy on them. This is a plus if you have young kids and want to minimise potential for scalds -The burners are powerful -It is very well laid out… Read more

with plenty of room between pots, and the large burners at the back. This is a plus if you have young kids since you can place large boiling pots toward the back

-it is quite easy to clean

The main negative has been that the carcass of the cooktop seems to sag easily. This means that your pots and frypans are on a slight slope towards the middle of the cooktop. Not good for even frying. Electrolux has already replaced this for me under warranty once, and it is starting to sag again. There is about a 4mm height difference between the outside edges and the centre.

The other (small) negative is that it has aluminium (rather than brass) burners. Obviously for cost saving, but one wonders how much cost is actually saved by such a material choice.

All up, it would be a pretty good cooktop if it didn't sag.

Powerful burners, easy to use – We decided to stay with the present cut-out size, as it was proving very difficult to get it enlarged, so that meant staying with Electrolux. There is only one large gas cooktop in their range, and we liked the look of it. A friend arranged a really good price and so we bought it. The control knobs are a good size and feel good to use. The… Read more

electronic ignition is much faster than the old unit so it lights quickly with no fuss or noise.

The burners are all much more powerful than we had before, and it looks like a really useful appliance.

The only drawback is the very heavy trivets, making cleaning a bit more of an effort.

Apart from that, we are very pleased with it.