I bought the Cuisinart Cast Iron Double-burner to replace my Ovente double-burner after the heat knob for one of its elements began taking the day off(!) It either would not turn the burner on, or, would stay on, and allow it to get hot enough to melt the SUN. Compared to that departed Ovente, everything about this Cuisinart counter top feels better constructed and more substantial. The control knobs are much larger, and are clearly indexed for exact setting and smooth adjustment. The green ready lamps let us know when a desired heat setting is reached, and the amber on lamps warn you of a burner left on before you leave for work. It is overall about half an inch wider(left to right) than the Ovente, 2 inches deeper(front to back) and half an inch taller. Plus, a beefier three-prong grounded power cord. Yes, this thing is like a TANK, and it shows. Plan a space to set it up accordingly. As with my Ovente review, I recommend the following settings for specific uses: 5 - for boiling a pot of water for pasta, etc. 4 - for heating up a kettle(many kettles advise against maximum stove heat). 3-4 - Most general cooking 1-2 - Low to simmer 1 - Keep it warm! The biggest caveat: These are CAST-IRON burners, not infrareds, or coils, or inductive. So learning how they heat up might take some practice. While a regular coil-burnered full size range, or the Ovente burner, might heat up a pot relatively quickly, the Cuisinart heats up much slower, and, STAYS WARMER MUCH LONGER. That is why I took off one star, above, for temp. control. It will stay hot for up to 5 minutes after you turn off a burner, so whatever you are warming up or are cooking will continue to cook for several minutes after turning it off. Learn the warming curve of this appliance, and you won't go wrong. Cleanup is a little bit easier, with fewer gaps and crevices for spilled ingredients to get inside the Cuisinart. It's the stove I should have bought six or seven months ago, and now two weeks later, it has already paid itself off in our 'range-less kitchen'! :D