comments on FP 901
* Posted by: Stdpudel on Wed, Aug 18, 04 at
11:07
We have the GC901M and love it.
It is very easy to clean. Our contractor couldn't believe we were able to get
the drawer right underneath it. We have a utensil drawer and two pot drawers
with the cooktop mounted at standard counter
height.
If you compare it to more
expensive cooktops you have to remember that the burners on the F-P are
specialized - different BTUs, good for different purposes. I have no problem
with that. Some cooktops have all the burners the same so you don't have to
choose.
The big burner in the middle is
awesome for wok cooking. The way the grate flips over to hold the wok is
ingenious - no special wok holder to misplace. On the downside, the center
burner ring is so large that if you put even a fairly large pot on it and crank
up the heat on high, the flame will rise up the sides of the pot and burn the
plastic handles (ask me how I know!).
I
have not had any problems with small pots becoming unstable on the grate. There
are cooktops that are way worse out there for this
issue.
For style, for value, for
usability, we are very satisfied with our
choice.
* Posted by:
seekingadvice on Tue, Aug 3, 04 at
20:04
Hi, Mitch. I have the 901M (it's
the Iridium with the 20,000 BTU burner). I love it. I've used it for only about
2 months so I don't have a lot of experience to know about igniters burning out
and such, but I can tell you that I have not had any problems with oxygen
starving, burners not staying lit, etc. In fact, I love the fact that the
burners can be turned down very low without going out. There is automatic
reignition, but I've only seen it in action a couple of times when I turned the
burner down as far as I could to see how low it would go. I use large pots and
small pots with no problems at all. The nearest thing to a problem I could
report is that the grate design makes it important to center small pans or they
will tilt into the center hole. It isn't really a problem, but thought I'd throw
in anything I could think of that wasn't a glowing report. Otherwise I think the
CT is ideal. It has a low profile, is super easy to clean, cooks like a dream,
has plenty of power unless you need 12-15,000 BTUs on every burner, the layout
is nice, the look is attractive, there is room for a drawer and a cabinet
underneath - I can't think of anything about it I don't like.
Posted: Sun - August 22, 2004 at 10:46 PM