Kenmore Elite 36&#34 Self-Clean Freestanding Gas Range 7540 Reviews


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4.21 of 5
(by 47 reviewers)
Rating Summary | 83% of reviewers recommend (39 out of 47)

Pros
  • quality cast iron grates and attachments (14)
  • bold commercial styling (13)
  • generous capacity cooktop and oven (12)
  • price (10)
  • stylish (10)
  • cooking is fast and fun (10)
Cons
  • horrible customer service (3)
  • sales man needs training (3)
  • breaks down (1)
  • hard to clean and too hot (1)
  • not advertised to size (1)
  • oven is small (1)
Most Helpful Favorable Review

Great!

Love it! The Sears salesman was very helpful. They came on time like they said they would. The actual Range is great. I really like the extra space on the cook top over the typical 30" style. My only negative thing I can say is that when you clean the top it is difficult to get the crumbs, spills...

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Posted on Apr 21, 2011
Most Helpful Critical Review

I had high hopes for this attractive and seemingly well-built unit. However, a poorly-fitting door (among other design flaws) means that heat leaks, cooking the control knobs, and causing them - after just a year of use - to crack, break and flake. Now, after 2.5 years of use, all the knobs are totally...

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Posted on Feb 28, 2011

Kenmore Elite 36&#34 Self-Clean... Reviews

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I've owned this for about a month now.  The various burners take some getting used to if you've always had just one kind to cook with, but once you get the hang of them, they can be very beneficial to your cooking.  I really like the sealed cook top.  It's easy to clean and I don't have to worry about food being left under the cook top.  The oven heats up fairly quickly and the front of the oven stays relatively cool.  I was concerned that the oven wouldn't be big enough because most 30" ovens have 5 cubit foot ovens and this is less than 4, but it seems to be big enough for our needs.  There...

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Posted on Oct 13, 2010

Fantastic Kenmore Gas Range

Finally I have the perfect stove, after looking at a lot of stoves, I've cooked three meals using a lot of burners, the best price ever paid for a quality stove, easy to clean after cooking and a well done lasagnas made in its oven,exellent cooking power, I am a party person and this range is amazing to cook differents meal at once.. The knobs are large and easy to handle,I would recommend this to a friend This is a beautiful range and a fantastic purchase, I am an Italian food lover and all I want when I'm at home is cook in my great oven.....of course all my friends asked me about my stove......it...

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Posted on Mar 15, 2011

 

 I have had this range for a couple months now and am in love with it except with a few exceptions I will explain below..  My baking turns out great, and I love the stove top cooking. 

The ceramic glass is easy to clean, just clean with a sponge and polish with a microfiber cloth.

There was an odor upon first usage of the stove which burned off after a tech told me to leave the oven on for 35 min at 350.  Now it doesn't have the odor anymore.  Just a break in  procedure.

Now the down side.  I had a technician out because the door was not  closing flush and the drawer was crooked and...

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Posted on Jun 15, 2010

Looks are amazing

I've been looking for one of these for a few years and I have to tell you this one is amazing.  I love the look and it seems to be priced more reasonable then the ones I've seen priced at 3 and 4000.

Posted on Oct 25, 2010

Love my 36" Range!

This oven looks just like a VIKING and that's why I was drawn to it.  I love to cook & I always get compliments on how beautiful my oven is.  I love cooking with it because I can make so much at one time and it fits in the huge space that my old fifties oven took up.  I makes the kitchen look amazing!  It's the nicest thing in the kitchen and turned my old 50's kitchen into a more modern looking one as soon as we put it in.  It heats up much faster than other ovens so I had to adjust my cooking time to less time which is awesome.  I use the power burner all the time to heat up bubbling water...

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Posted on Jun 23, 2010

Although I received my gas range defective, upon receiving the missing part 4 months later (yes, I had to repair the range myself as the service department doesn't realize that "service" is part of their name and would not come to look at my range unless it was either Tuesday or Thursday ), range performs great.  The part which was missing was the leveling foot so I could not even install my anti tipping device:  once intalled, my cakes and souffles are perfect!  Sauces are a breeze with great temperature controls. 

Posted on Aug 30, 2010

Sucks hate to clean it, very hard to keep clean. When oven is on, I have 3 fans going in the kitchen? and the kitchen isn't even that big When  burner is on, I have 2 fans going Puts out an enormous amount of heat so disappointed. Should have bought the cheap one for $1,000 less

 

 

 

Posted on Oct 15, 2010

We searched for a 36" stove to replace the one we had for months and came across the Kenmore Elite at the Kmart near our home, the bonus was that it was on sale! We do love it the other thing I have never had before is a self cleaning oven, it works so easy and cleans the oven so well and then you just have to wipe it down.

Posted on Jul 14, 2010

fantastic device

Posted on Sep 03, 2010

 The Kenmore Elite stove is very useful for my family in the way that it has six burners.  We have five people in our family and we are Baptist so we love to eat . I hope you find this stove useful when you start to cook with it . THANKS!!!!!

Posted on Aug 31, 2010

Upscale, Professional Look

We have had this range for a month and absolutely love it! It has the upscale stainless steel range look, without the price. Just be aware that the 2 side panels are textured black, not stainless. (The way the ranges are displayed at the store, you cannot see the 2 sides.) The power burner is fantastic and the oven preheat is super fast. I was worried about a glass cooktop, but it cleans up beautifully. Buy it on sale and save around $300.
(a Sears associate)

Posted on Jun 24, 2010

We purchased this stove after looking at endless sales in stores and online. This stove has far exceeded my expectations. It looks great but what's great is the high quality in which it was made. It cooks evenly is easy to clean and has 5 burners! I recommend this stove to anyone who loves to cook. 

Posted on Jun 08, 2010

This stove purchase was researched and shopped for for many months and after much deliberation we finally decided to purchase from Sears. We went into the Sears Appliance store in Pearland Tx and found the stove we wanted and was told by the salesman that he could put us in this model with a 36 in width, but we would have to order online. We then went to the computer in the store and he ordered this model. I looked at the pictures too and thought I was asking all the right questions. It turns out we got a bigger heavier model than the one I thought I was ordering.  I have agreed to keep and...

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Posted on Oct 12, 2010

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