30 inch Cooktop replacement

The close to 10 years that we have been in our house, we have used the existing kenmore cooktop, which seemed ok when we moved in... over the years, a knob broke, and the grease, and dirt became very difficult to clean. we just couldn't wait to get rid of it and buy a new one.

 This is the disgusting view of our Kenmore cooktop, missing knob, and the dirt of 10 years or cooking.... plus what ever time the previous owner had it for....


Last weekend, we went to Sears, to check out the prices and the models they had available, so that we can buy during black friday. However, we found this cooktop, which was an open item. So we decide to take it, and give it a shot. The new cooktop is Whirlpool G7CE3034XB , its a radian heat type, so the heating elements are under the glass, and they do get pretty hot i must say. it does have a temperature warning light that tells you when its "save" to handle. The knobs are dishwasher save, and the glass is easy to clean.

 

You may have noticed that even though the cooktop is supposedly the same size as the old one (30"). the new cooktop is about 3/4 of a inch bigger than the old one. So we had to cut the counter about that much to fit it in and because of the tile, i used one of those expensive diamond blades on the skill saw.