Best Ranges of 2022

Paul Hope
·4 min read

Consumer Reports' experts have tested more than 190 gas, electric smoothtop, and induction ranges. Here's what came out on top.

To find the best gas and electric ranges, testers bake more than 2,400 cookies each year.

By Paul Hope

The best ranges make meal prep quicker and easier, and help your baked goods emerge looking and tasting their best. The worst ranges—unreliable and difficult to control—can frustrate even the most patient cooks. But separating the good from the bad can be a challenge. From budget-friendly coil-tops to decked-out pro-style ranges, the choices run the gamut, and the most expensive models aren’t typically the best.

“We often find that price is no indicator of performance,” says Tara Casaregola, who heads CR’s testing of ranges, cooktops, and wall ovens. “We have some in the mix for $1,000 that perform better than models costing $5,000.”

Here, we highlight the best ranges (aka stoves) we’ve tested in our labs. If you’re unsure of where to start, our range buying guide will tell you more about the types and features. CR members can also access our range ratings, which currently feature more than 150 models.

We test models from mainstream brands such as Amana, GE, Kenmore, LG, Maytag, Samsung, and Whirlpool, and from pro-style manufacturers including GE Monogram, KitchenAid, Thermador, Viking, and Wolf. Their prices range from just under $600 to almost $8,000.

How We Picked the Best Ranges

At any retailer, you’ll find dozens—if not scores—of ranges to choose from, some with fancier features than others. But what’s most important is a range’s ability to perform some very basic tasks really really well, day in and day out. That’s why we only recommend ranges that meet the following criteria:

  • They heat water fast. The best ranges in our tests are quick to bring a large pot of water to a near-boil.

  • They simmer steadily. They have a low-heat burner that’s capable of maintaining a steady temperature when simmering liquids, so you don’t need to stir constantly to avoid scorching, say, tomato sauce or melting chocolate.

  • They bake and broil evenly. Cakes and cookies emerge uniformly baked from multiple racks. And the broilers heat evenly while still getting hot enough to sear.

  • They offer plenty of space. Many manufacturers inflate oven sizes by counting the space where you can’t cook, like the bottom of the oven. We measure and score usable capacity from the lowest rack position.

  • They self-clean well. We bake a mixture of eggs, tapioca, pie filling, and a few other tough-to-remove foods onto the walls of the oven, then use the self-clean cycle and give each model a good wipe-down to see how effective the self-clean feature is at loosening grime.

  • They’re reliable. We survey thousands of CR members each year about the reliability of their ranges and tabulate scores based on those responses.

How Consumer Reports Tests Ranges

To put a range through its paces, our experts use a combination of calibrated time and temperature measurements that size up how evenly an oven distributes heat and how quickly a cooktop heats water.

We also test simmer functions with tomato sauce and chocolate. Over the course of a year, our test engineers bake more than 2,400 cookies and 400 cakes to test ovens for even baking.

CR members can click on each model here for detailed ratings, or read on for full reviews of each of the best ranges of every type.

Gas Ranges

• LG LSGL6335D
• LG Signature LUTD4919SN
• Samsung Bespoke NX60BB871112

Electric Ranges (Smoothtop)

• GE Profile PSS93YPFS
• LG LREL6321S
• LG LTE4815ST

Induction Ranges

• GE Profile PHS93XYPFS
• Frigidaire Gallery GCRI3058AF
• LG LSE4616ST

Best Gas Ranges

Gas cooktops don’t tend to heat as quickly as those on electric models, but these three picks are relatively fast—and they bake well.

Best Electric Ranges (Smoothtop)

The electric smoothtop ranges here are exceptionally strong at broiling and offer fast heating and uniform baking, too.

Best Induction Ranges

These three induction ranges earn the highest score possible for high heat, and they’re great at baking and broiling as well.



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