Are burner knobs a must for an oven? (pictures)
The Kenmore Elite 97723 gets ride of the burner knobs in favor of a touchpad controls. On the surface, the choice gives the oven a very sleek look. But the addition of touch controls means that you have to re-learn how to control a burner's temperature.
The Kenmore Elite 97723 is a 30-inch-wide double oven. It costs $2,600.
This oven bypasses burner knobs for a full touchscreen control pad.
The buttons on the back panel require close reading of the instruction manual.
Each burner has an on-off button and buttons to change the burner's temperature.
The oven controls are also located on the back panel of the oven.
The Turbo Boil Flex burner boiled 112 ounces of water in less than nine minutes.
A blue light illuminates on the control panel when the 97723 is in use.
The curved oven door handles are the only things that protrude from the body of the 97723.
Each oven cavity has a capacity of 3.6 cubic feet.