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The Whirlpool WFE371LVB is part of the kitchen range test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, electric range models like the WFE371LVB are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.
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This midlevel, mass-market brand sells appliances priced between $500 and $1,500. Whirlpool’s freestanding ranges offer features like hidden bake elements, power burners, and convection technology. Whirlpool introduced a range designed specifically for the Hispanic consumer in 2006 and features English and Spanish controls, as well as a comal for heating tortillas. |
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(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Use your overhead fan if you have one
6/29/2011
Pros
Attractive Design
Easy To Clean
High-Powered Burners
Cons
Difficult To Clean
Unreliable Performance
Best Uses
Comment:
I was leery of some reliability complaints about new Whirlpool electric ranges even though I have never had a problem with any I have owned in the past. A repairman came out for another appliance I had and informed me the digital electronics in the electric ranges were going out because the new design vents hot air out of the oven on the front of the oven just below the temperature control knobs on the left side. Sure enough he was right. They used to vent out the back. The front vent causes the electronic wiring in the front to get very hot and then cool down after every use which eventually causes the digital components to fail (the old solid state circuitry was more reliable). The best thing you can do to avoid problems is to operate any overhead fan you have when you use the oven or even the range. This will dissipate the heat to a great degree.
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(3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Hard to clean
1/23/2010
Pros
Attractive Design
Cons
Difficult To Clean
Best Uses
Comment:
Full time job to keep the top clean. Hard cleaning everyday and it's still stained!<br /><br />Everything else works fine.
By from
(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)
Good workhorse
1/5/2010
Pros
Attractive Design
Easy To Clean
Heats Up Quickly
Large Surface Area
Cons
Imprecise Temp Control
Intermittent heating cycl
Best Uses
Baking
Smaller Kitchens
Comment:
Overall this range is a good workhorse but requires some getting used to. Like many newer ranges the burners heat on an intermittent cycle so they go on and off. This requires an adjustment in your cooking approach that takes a bit of time. Once you've grown used to it, it actually seems to be a mroe efficient way to cook. Although the coktop is fairly large, it can become quite crowded with large pots on the large capacity burners, its only major drawback so far.
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