Good Deals on Great Ranges

Good Deals on Great Ranges

When did Black Friday morph into Black November? Many deep discounts on appliances can be found right now. And, unlike some sales, even really good appliances are discounted. Here’s a look at deals on some of the best ranges from Consumer Reports’ tests. And if you love to bake, note that these top picks were very good, or even excellent, at turning out evenly browned cookies and cakes.

We test dozens of ranges, baking hundreds of cookies and cakes. We do not move the pans to different racks or rotate them to get impressive results—we let the oven do what it's made to do. An excellent baking score means the oven turned out evenly browned cookies and cakes when baked on two racks simultaneously. Cakes and cookies must be cooked properly, with the centers done. If you enjoy filling tins with homemade chocolate chip cookies, also consider ranges that scored very good in baking. The results were impressive, although browning was slightly less even than ranges scoring excellent.

We also test ranges to find out how quickly they bring a large pot of water to a near boil, how well they simmer, and whether they're impressive at broiling and self-cleaning. Manufacturers tell you the oven's capacity in cubic feet. We measure the oven's usable capacity and then rate it.

Here's a look at some of the ranges that made our top picks, were very good or excellent at baking, and are on sale now.