The 6 Best Slide-In Electric Ranges of 2025

Top pick

We’ve been recommending GE Appliances ranges since 2018. The radiant-electric GE GRS600AV, which debuted in early 2024, is our top pick. Here’s why:

The cooktop has five elements in a broad range of sizes. The two larger elements are in the front: a 12-inch element, which is large and powerful enough to heat extra-wide (14- or 16-inch) pans evenly, and a 9-inch element. Both have a power-boil setting (for bringing water to a boil or heating a pan for a sear a little faster) and are flex-width, meaning you can use different pot sizes on one burner (12 or 9 inches, and 9 or 6 inches, respectively).

The two medium-size elements in the back are ideal for simmering (both have a low setting). A low-power warming burner sits in the center of the cooktop and is useful for gently melting chocolate or keeping a dish warm.

The oven has a convection mode and other better-than-basic features. The GRS600AV comes with basic convection mode — this setting uses a fan to better distribute heat, so you’ll get more-evenly baked cookies, flakier pie crusts, and crispier, juicier roasted foods, typically in less time than a standard oven. You’ll also have better results when you bake on multiple racks simultaneously. But you don’t have to use convection if you don’t want to — some people don’t like the sound of the fan, or they don’t want to adjust familiar recipes.

Along with roast and bake settings, this range has quick-preheat and air-fry modes, two broiler settings, and more custom features like pizza mode or settings for reheating cold leftovers.

The oven’s bottom baking element is covered, which makes the oven easier to clean, reduces smoke from drips and spills, and is more attractive.

The 5.3-cubic-foot oven is ample, able to fit half-sheet baking pans or a 24- to 26-pound turkey. (If you need a larger oven, we have a few recommendations.) And you can adjust its two oven racks to six levels.

The oven has a steam self-clean setting and a removable tray. Instead of a high-heat self-clean, the GRS600AV has a steam self-clean setting, which is typically faster and accomplished at lower temperatures. The bottom of the oven cavity is also removable for cleaning using two built-in handles (GE Appliances calls this an EasyWash Oven Tray), and the company says it is dishwasher-safe.

The control panel is intuitive. Clearly marked, with sturdy plastic knobs, the control panel has a number pad for the oven that makes it easier to input times and temperatures. All stove and oven knobs and controls are at the front of the range. (If you’d rather have rear controls for the cooktop, consider the GE GRF600AV, our electric freestanding range pick.)

Its storage drawer is sturdier and bigger than many. You can actually use it for your pots and pans.

This range comes in four finishes. Available in white, black, fingerprint-resistant stainless steel, and slate, the GRS600AV has the most options of our picks. Some finishes cost a bit more.

It has Wi-Fi connectivity. You can use an app on a smartphone or device to track the status of and get alerts for your oven temperature and timer or to use oven modes like delayed start. Connectivity also supports Scan-To-Cook, which requires the GE Appliances SmartHQ app. Using the app, scan the QR code on the label of any product that is in the database, and the app will wirelessly send the oven cooking instructions (including power-level adjustments and timing).

Wi-Fi also allows you to control a handful of oven settings (such as changing the cooking timer or temperature) remotely or with voice commands and to take advantage of software feature upgrades (like downloading a new oven mode as soon as it’s been developed). And if you have other GE Appliances–connected devices, like a range hood or over-the-counter microwave, you can sync their clocks to your range via Bluetooth.

The company has a strong customer service track record. Though you can find complaints about any company, GE Appliances ranked high for customer service in our 2021 and 2023 surveys. And GE is rare in that it has its own repair fleet that reaches most of the United States. (That fleet was recently renamed Bodewell and expanded to include appliance sales as well as service.)

It is Energy Star–certified. This model is eligible for federal rebates for buying and installing an electric stove (if those rebates are available in your state).

Flaws but not dealbreakers

The GRS600AV doesn’t have true convection. An extra heating element near the fan would make for even faster, more-consistent baking, but this model’s basic convection mode should cook more evenly than a standard oven.

The cooktop doesn’t have a bridge zone. It doesn’t have two elements of the same size next to each other either, so you can’t easily use a double-burner griddle or oblong pan.