Empava 36" Built-In Gas Cooktop with 5 Italy Imported Sabaf Burners and Tempered Glass Surface

Caroline: I’ve had this more months and so far so good. It’s inexpensive compared to others. There are really powerful burners and weaker ones depending on what you are cooking. I cook all the time with many different things going at once. It definitely does the job.

United States on Nov 16, 2023

El Parsi: The product is very well designed from an aethetics point of view. hence the purchase. Installed months after receiving due to delayed kitchen project, but in original packaging stayed very well. Looked sparkling and very impressive out of the box. Functionally not so bad either and didn't have many of the issues I now read buyers have had. Like the burner sizes and placements. That said, 3 irritating disappointments:
1. The base metal of the stove scratches very very easily and needs unbelievable care while wiping; specially the front where the knobs are. More importantly, the small circular pads that hold the grates come off easily, 2 got 'lost' since we never expected something just falling off, and the grates immediately scratched the edges of the frames.
2. One knob already started showing wiped off SS finish and shows black at a corner. Not sure knobs are metal as described
3. Ignition is a bit weird. While appreciated for its probable safety feature, the wait is too ling and needs the knob to be rotated after ignition to be keep the burner lit. Sometimes, largest burner needs a soft blow of air (by mouth) for flame to move from inner to outer circle)... which has...

United States on Jun 28, 2023

Josh TellierJosh Tellier: The stove was simple to install, runs great on propane with the included LP conversion kit. Cooks food fast and heats pans evenly. The variety in burners is great for all my cooking needs.

it’s a little annoying to clean, removing and replacing all the burners is a bit of a chore, and cloth wipes keep getting caught on what I assume is the thermocouple sticking up besides all the burners. You have to use a very clean cloth and glass cleaner for a final pass or you will always have smudges.

The finish though, is not very durable. the stainless steel surfaces scratch fairly easily and will likely not look nice and new for very long. Probably worth looking into a high temp clear coat for it if you want the finish to last.

All in all I’m very happy with the overall cooking performance which is what I wanted more than anything, but I feel there is room for improvement in design and durability.

United States on May 18, 2022

Greg: Got this to replace our 22 year old Thermador cooktop - Install was quick and easy. Conversion to LP was easy. Looked nice. But, just like other reviewers have mentioned - there is next to no control of the gas flow to the burners. You either have 100% or maybe 60% no in between. No adjustments available at the control valves either. Returned this unit and got a Frigidaire - this one worked out of the box and also had adjustments for low burner settings.

Potential safety issue with the grates on this model as well. If you look at the pictures, the front two burners are near the edge of the grates, they should have continued to the edge of the cooktop. Very easy to tip a pot off the edge, especially if trying to keep flame centered on your pot/pan.

Side note, this unit touts designed & engineered in USA - unit is of course built in China. Burners do say made in Italy.

United States on Feb 08, 2022

Pete: I've had this stove installed for about 6 months now, and have cooked enough on it to get a good feel for it.
PROS:
It cooks great! Installation seemed easy enough - I had a plumber install it along with the gas line and it was simple and effortless. The middle burner puts out some great heat - water in the stock pot came to boil very fast... there will be much gumbo and jambalaya in this stove's future. And i've gotten several compliments on how it looks in the kitchen.
CONS:
Not enough to take a star away, but you have to hold down the knob on the clicker for a couple of seconds after it lights, otherwise the flame will go out when you go to turn to normal. A small inconvenience. Also, the round flame covers seem to slip off-center somewhat easily, causing the flame to be more concentrated to one side of the burner and one part of the pan to be much hotter. All it takes is a little bump and it's fixed - once again, a minor inconvenience that doesn't warrant removing a star.
All together, I highly recommend for the price and the function!

United States on Aug 16, 2021

ORIANA LUQUE: recomiendo el producto 100% calidad, estética y buen precio

Mexico on Aug 14, 2020

Deborah M: The stove arrived fully assembled but was missing one burner cap - no big deal, I assumed Empava would make good and timely ship out a replacement for the missing part.

As required, I hired a professional installer to install the stove and do the needed conversion to propane.
Once the stove was installed we discovered that the flames for the burners needed adjustment. The installer tells me this is usually the case.

The problem we discovered is that the adjustment screws are not accessible without uninstalling and disassembling the stove. And once it is uninstalled and disassembled, we would have to reinstall and reassemble the burners to do the adjustment, and then uninstall, disassemble and reassemble again to add back the glass cooktop. The installer assured me that this is not normal or necessary on other gas stoves.

Additionally, he pointed out that the valve stems (that the knobs fit not) were misaligned in the glass openings for them, a problem no amount of disassembly or reassembly would solve. Furthermore, we discovered the stove itself had no serial number, which again suggested that the stove was carelessly made and/or a second, and possibly a...

Canada on Aug 06, 2020