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Generally speaking, people are particular about the fuel or power source they choose for cooking in their homes. And if you’ve always used a gas range, you’re unlikely to want to give it up. While there’s no denying the benefits of induction cooking—superior heat, temperature control, efficiency—cooking with gas has a certain old-school appeal that’s hard to resist.
Gas stoves offer a more visceral cooking experience, and if gas is your fuel of choice, we’ve got you covered with some of the best gas ranges on the market today. Although larger options are available, 30 inches is the standard width for ranges. The ubiquity of 30-inch ranges means that anyone in the market to upgrade their cooking experience will have ample choice.
That’s where we come in: We’ll help guide you to the best gas range for your cooking needs. If you’re in the market for a new 30-inch gas range, our current favorite is the LG LRGL5825F (available at Best Buy for $1,199.99) . And we’ve checked out other top picks at every price point.
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We were pleasantly surprised with the LRGL5825F’s competent air fryer mode.
Useful smart features
True-convection oven
Excellent baking performance
Effective air fryer mode
Air fryer basket not included
Slow pre-heat
The design of the GE JGB735SPSS gas range makes it an easy match for most kitchens.
The Samsung NX60T8511SS is a great, feature-rich option if you want a slide-in gas range.
Dedicated Air Fry mode and basket
Easy-to-clean aluminum worktop
6 high-efficiency burners
No timer or Wi-Fi integration
Even baking
Fast preheat
Useful smart features
Can’t use many features without app
No oven clock
Visible rubber bumpers on cooktop
LP-gas conversion kit included
No Preheat Air Fry mode
5 unique burners
Griddle can be tricky to clean
Hard-to-read control panel
5 burners and a built-in griddle
No preheating necessary
Steam-clean mode
Cooling system can be loud
Special keep-warm Sabbath mode
Edge-to-edge cast-iron grates
Fast frozen-bake setting
Dials are very sensitive
Control panel gets hot
• Gas: Natural-gas ranges offer faster boiling times than traditional electric burners, and more manageable cooktop temperatures. But there’s a chance of uneven cooking due to the nature of a flame element.
• Electric: Traditional electric rangers boil water more slowly and have higher temperatures overall, which can potentially damage cookware, but they tend to cook things more evenly as well.
• Dual-fuel: Dual-fuel ranges are a hybrid option, combining a gas cooktop with an electric oven. This offers the convenience of instantaneous gas cooking on the stovetop as well as nice, even baking thanks to the electric oven.
• Induction: Induction ranges, a newer style of electric stovetop that uses electromagnetism instead of heated coils, boast super quick boiling times, along with easily controlled low and high heat. The potential downsides are pretty minor: They require induction-compatible cookware, you might have to adjust recipes, and they currently tend to be more expensive than their gas and electric counterparts.
Both gas and electric ranges have pros and cons that may make them more or less suited to your needs.
Gas stoves may be slightly more expensive than their electric counterparts, depending on what features are involved. Keep in mind that this initial expense will be offset by a decrease in your electric bill—gas is much cheaper than electricity.
If you need to install gas hookups to make the switch, however, the utility bill savings might not entirely cover the cost. Depending on your home’s design and location, installing a gas hookup can range from expensive to impossible. We recommend getting a quote before committing to a gas cooktop.
While induction ranges get all the accolades for being easy to clean, that doesn’t mean gas cooktops are particularly difficult to clean. All of the grates are removable to be washed individually.
If you have any burned-on stains, you can scrub them down with a wire brush and a water-baking soda paste. While that's more labor intensive than a quick wipe-down, it's no more difficult than cleaning a traditional electric range with coiled heating elements.
Slide-in gas ranges sit flush with your countertops for a seamless, built-in look. Freestanding ranges can sit wherever you have power and sufficient space. While this might seem like an arbitrary distinction, the real difference is that freestanding ranges are finished to look great from any angle. Slide-in ranges are assumed to have their sides covered by cabinetry.
You’ll typically find the control panel on the front of a slide-in range. Meanwhile, freestanding ranges tend to have back-mounted controls. And, oftentimes, the burner controls are found on that same panel.
If your current kitchen setup has the stove within a countertop cutout or between cabinets, you could consider replacing it with either a slide-in or freestanding range, depending on what works with your dimensions. But if your range sits all by itself in the kitchen, or one of the sides is exposed, we’d recommend another freestanding model.
We bake cookies in both standard bake and convection mode (if available) to see how evenly the oven can bake the cookies.
We evaluate the best ranges a couple different ways. When possible, we perform repeatable, scientific tests here in our Cambridge lab—followed by a series of real-world cooking scenarios. We measure the maximum and minimum temperature of each burner, test the cooking and baking capabilities of the appliance’s various modes, and evaluate how evenly each oven bakes a sheet of cookies.
In order to keep our guides up-to-date with all the best gas ranges on the market, we also make a few additional recommendations based on other factors. We perform extensive research, look at user reviews, and examine product specifications and price points to find the best appliances to suit every budget.
Aside from covering all things sleep, James moonlights as an educational theatre practitioner, amateur home chef, and weekend hiker.
Lindsay is a professional chef, recipe developer, writer, and developmental editor. After years of working in restaurant kitchens, she turned to writing to share her passion for local, organic, and seasonal ingredients with home cooks and food enthusiasts.
Valerie Li Stack is a senior staff writer for Kitchen & Cooking. She is an experienced home cook with a passion for experimenting with the cuisines of countries she's visited. Driven by an interest in food science, Valerie approaches the culinary scene with a firm grasp of cooking processes and extensive knowledge of ingredients. She believes food speaks to all people regardless of language and cultural background.
Alex Kane is a senior editor at USA Today’s Reviewed and the author of the Boss Fight Books volume on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. He has written for Fangoria, PC Gamer, Polygon, Rolling Stone, StarWars.com, and Variety. He lives in west-central Illinois.
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