Peter and All, Two of my boats have had Force 10 stoves. I am definitely not a cook, other than for survival purposes, so I have never used them. I do good with the microwave.... However, my wife is an excellent cook and has never had a problem with either of the Force 10s. In fact, the best muffins I ever ate was when we were moving our old sailboat from New Jersey to Florida in December. Sitting in the cockpit with a skim of ice all around the boat in northern Virginia, holding a steaming cup of coffee and eating hot, homemade raisin-bran muffins, and enjoying the serenity and solitude of our anchorage while contemplating the trip south is one of the most pleasant memories I have. My wife has cooked dinner on the Celestial for up to 6 people, using the oven, both to bake and to broil as well as using the burners and has never had a complaint about it. She also insisted on having a gas cookstove in our home, because she prefers to cook using gas. Wayne M/V Celestial Albin43 Sundeck >Just my experience aboard several boats: While the cooktop on the Force 10 is >superb (love the hinge-up grate!), the oven design is poor. While a seeming >neat design, in order to get the articulated hinge door to "disappear" >underneath rather than simply hinge down, the heating element is located along >the far back edge, creating an enormous hot spot in the back of the oven, a >cold spot in front. Brownies are a disaster! (try explaining that to 12 year >olds). The Force 10's broiler is pretty nice though. > >Practical Sailor liked the Seaward when reviewing ranges a few years ago which >is why I installed one. While I wish it had a couple of the Force 10's >features (did I mention the hinge-up cooking grate??? My Seaward has a >porcelain-coated set in cooking rack), it is a rock solid unit. Oven keeps a >wonderfully even temperature, very close to the thermostatic setting.