Jenn-Air's JGS9900BDS combines the ultimate in Euro-styling with unusually versatile burners. Capitalizing on sleek styling, this model offers not only a floating-glass door design, but also eliminates the need altogether for a hood.

For Jenn-Air, eliminating the cumbersome overhead hood comes naturally. Renown for the downdraft style, this company produces a number of ranges like this one that come equipped with onboard ventilation. Instead of using an overhead fan, the JGS9900BDS has a two-speed internal fan that effectively pulls steam, smoke and grease downward into the cooking surface and then vents it to the exterior of the home. In order to use this system, you will need a way to vent the range -- either through the wall, floor or cabinet.

For many people, the beauty of this system is the ability to have a truly open kitchen. Without a hood, islands and peninsulas can be left very open, which is an ideal situation for a most contemporary design.

Fortunately, the benefits of the JGS9900BDS extend beyond the open design to practical features such as the EvenThree burner. Although there's only one EvenThree sealed burner, it can be used like one of any of three useful, separate burners. It performs as a high output 15,000-Btu burner, a low 3,000-Btu burner or an ultra-low simmer burner that uses just 750 Btu. Of the remaining three burners one is an even higher output burner of 16,000 Btu and one is an even lower simmer burner that adjusts to just 650 Btu. The beauty of this variety is that you'll always have just the type of burner you need on hand.

Last, but not least, the JGS9900BDS offers Jenn-Air's highly regarded convection oven. This oven uses superior convection for every possible task -- baking, broiling and roasting. It also offers at-your-fingertips settings for complex tasks such as food drying, pastry making and convection thawing. Little touches that just make life easier haven't been lost on this model either. Two halogen lights in the oven are excellent for viewing, convection conversion is automatic and all four burners are sealed for the easiest cleaning.

Although the Jenn-Air JGS9900BDS differentiates itself from comparable models with its unique ventilation, it doesn't fail to offer any of the other features you would expect to find on range in this category.


Pros: Excellent selection of surface cooking burners, eliminates ventilation hood, highly featured convection oven
Cons: Requires access to outside venting, costs more to install than a standard range

Warranty
1 year