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Glass cooktop vs conventional cooktop vs gas cooktop?

I already posted a question regarding this issue, and have gotten some great answers. However, now I have more information to add.

I have a GE Profile cooktop that has a cracked glass top. Also, the large/small burner switch is broken. So, GE will send me these parts for the paltry sum of about $575.

I can purchase a conventional cooktop for a lot less.

I can also purchase a new GE Profile glass cooktop for $809. Taxes and installation extra.

I can purchase a Kenmore (it says stainless steel, but looks like glass in the picture) cooktop for around $500.

I have gas plumbed in, and still have an outside venting hood, so I could even go with a conventional gas range.

For convenience sake, I might just order the parts, but this seems like an ideal time to explore all my options.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

I have the glass cooktop. I have used it for years as you have. I’m sure you know the strengths and weaknesses. Takes a long time to heat up, takes a long time to cool down. You have to polish stains out of it every few weeks. Tho it’s much easier to clean than the coils and pans.

If I had gas piped in already, I think I would switch to gas as everything I read says it’s the best for heat control therefore, best for successful cooking.

I’d never go back to the coils, they are the worst, old school, cheap solution.

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