Best gas ranges for 2024

The best gas ranges will give you flexibility with cooking, providing you with a choice of burner size and power. They will also reach temperature quickly and provide even cooking, whether you are searing and cooking meat on the burners or baking a cake or cooking a roast. Whatever features you are looking for you'll want to get value for money and a product that performs as you expect. The same applies if you are looking for one of the best electric ranges.

To help you decide what gas range is right for your needs and budget, we’ve conducted research into the best gas ranges available to buy today. So, whether you are after a solid performer, a range with air fry, smart features or a premium appliance, we’ve selected the best gas ranges from you to chose from.

The quick list

Here’s the best gas ranges you can buy right now based on our comprehensive online research. Scroll on for our full in-depth reviews.

The best gas ranges you can buy today 

Best overall

If you’re looking for gas cooking, the best freestanding gas range for you is the GE PGB935YPFS. This model comes with GE’s excellent reputation for cooking performance. Although it’s not a budget range, we think the added functionality and capacity is worth the price.

Features
This convection oven features a no preheat air fry function, giving you quick and healthy versions of your favorite foods, without the need of any special accessories. With built-in WiFi you can also connect and control the oven from your phone — preheat, set timers, change temperature and get notifications. The range is also finished with fingerprint resistant stainless steel, making it easy to keep it looking pristine in your kitchen. Plus, there’s a storage drawer beneath the oven to keep all your baking tins in one place.

Cooktop
The stovetop boasts five burners, each with a different power for greater flexibility when cooking. For added versatility it also features an oval burner in the middle, providing the perfect place to use the reversible grill and griddle. Plus, when precision is needed, the simmer burner provides a low even heat, so that delicate dishes don’t burn. The grates are also dishwasher safe, making cleaning up a breeze.

Oven
The oven is 5.6 cubic feet, which is plenty large enough for a Thanksgiving turkey, plus it works by convection, giving a truly even cooking experience. The spacious oven also houses three adjustable oven racks, giving plenty of space when bulk baking cookies and other treats. To make the clean up easier, especially after cooking a roast, it features a self-clean steam function.

Best budget

The Fridigaire FCRG3083AS is a freestanding gas range with an 30-inch edge-to-edge cooktop that is designed to stand on its own or between cabinets. We think it provides plenty of features for a budget gas range, which is why we recommend it as the best budget buy. Although there’s no Wi-Fi connectivity, we still think it’s a smart buy.

Features
Air frying is all the rage, and the Fridigaire doesn’t leave you short changed as it has an air fry function in the oven, although you will need to purchase the air fry tray separately. You’ll also find a storage drawer below the oven, which has been redesigned to provide extra width for easier storage. We also love ovens that can clean themselves and this appliance has a one-touch 3-hour self-clean cycle, so once you’ve cooked you don’t have to worry about cleaning up.

Cooktop
Just like the GE PGB935YPFS, this range has five burners, including an oval burner for griddle cooking or larger pans. And you have a choice of between 5,000 Btu for a simmer, to 18,000 Btu for a quick boil, although it offers slightly less oomph than the most powerful 21,000 Btu burner on the GE PGB935YPF. The grates fit neatly on the stovetop as they are positioned, edge-to-edge, giving a sleek finish. Cleaning the cooktop is also easy as the burner caps are removable and dishwasher safe.

Oven
The convection oven has a 5.1 cubic feet, plenty of space for a roast and to cook multiple dishes. And it’s controlled by an easy to use glass touch panel, although this is on the back of the range, rather than on the front of the appliance.

Best with air fryer

You get a lot for your money with the LG LRGL5825F. The freestanding gas range not only has an air fry function but one of the most powerful burners in this guide.

Features
We recommend this LG gas range as the best with an air fry function, freeing up your countertop from yet another appliance. It also offers convection cooking for even heat distribution. Plus, this appliance is also equipped with the latest smart features, providing a similar cooking experience to the GE PGB935YPFS. Using an app on your phone, you can monitor and control the range remotely or you can give its marching orders via Google Assistant. The range also connects to cooking apps which will automatically send temperature settings to the oven. Plus, before you call for a service visit, you can use the app to troubleshoot and diagnose problems.

Cooktop
On the cooktop there are burners ranging from a super high one at 20,000 Btu, for getting spaghetti water boiling fast, to an ultra low one for keeping gravy hot. In the center there’s an oval burner and a griddle to use on it is included, which is a popular feature among our best recommended gas ranges.

Oven
The oven has a capacity of 5.8 cubic feet, slightly larger than the GE PGB935YPFS, which is the best gas range overall. And we love that it features an InstaView window — knock on it twice and the oven light turns on allowing you to check your food without heat escaping. Perfect to prevent your chiffon cake from sinking. It also offers two cleaning options, with a quick 10-minute easy clean cycle, or more intense self-clean.

Best slide-in

A slide-in range gives you the upscale look of a built-in unit. While the Bosch 800 Series HEI8046U is a step up in price from most free-standing models, it's a lot less expensive than a custom-fitted or professional-style range and is still a significant upgrade when it comes to aesthetics.

Features
This attractive slide-in range features 9 specialized cooking modes, and has a super fast preheat feature, which one reviewer reported as reaching 450°F in 10 minutes.

Cooktop
This Bosch appliance features continuous cast iron grates, which allow you to easily glide heavy pots and pans from burner to burner. However, although it offers 5 burners, the central burner is round, not oval, which could make life harder if using a griddle, although it’s perfect for a wok. The power ranges from 18,000 Btu to 5,000 Btu, and also offers a good middle ground for all cooking needs.

Oven
You do sacrifice some oven space with this model. With a 4.8-cubic-foot capacity, you will be able to fit in the turkey, but you may not be able to pack in as many side dishes at once. It also features an extra large door window, to make checking on dishes easy to avoid opening the door and releasing heat. Below the oven, in place of storage space, there's a warming drawer, which will come in particularly handy when you're entertaining. And as you would expect at this price, the oven comes with three racks and is self-cleaning within 2 hours.

Best with double oven

Gas cooks who need a very flexible oven will find a lot to love in the Samsung NX60A6751SS. It's one of Samsung's fancy FlexDuo models — a freestanding gas range — which means that it has one large oven that can be divided into two.

Features
Its outstanding feature, as mentioned above, is the oven’s versatility at being divided or used as one large space. You’ll no longer need to worry about squeezing your Thanksgiving turkey into this Samsung appliance. It also features a no-preheat air fry function, for healthier cooking, with an air fry tray included. For extra ease, you can prepare a variety of foods using the preset buttons, and proof bread or keep food warm. It’s also smart, meaning you can monitor your cooking, adjust the time and temperature from your phone using the SmartThings app.

Cooktop
You'll get five burners, including a large oval burner for the center griddle that comes with a removable non-stick griddle. It features a low simmer burner, ideal for sauces, and a boil fast, dual-ring burner for when you require added power to boil water or sear meat. Plus, the grates are edge-to-edge allowing you to move heavy pots and pans with ease.

Oven
With 6 cubic feet of oven capacity, this appliance offers a stand out amount of space, even more than the GE PGB935YPFS, with 5.8 cubic feet. You can now look forward to bumper baking days during the holiday season, with ample room for cookies and roasts. If you need to cook two things at once, let's say broil some burgers and bake a pan of brownies, simply insert the divider and you have two ovens. Each of these can run at a different temperature and has an individual timer. The only downside is that it may take you a little while to get used to using the oven divider.

Best premium

Although it's a bit pricey, we're convinced that the Café CGS700P2MS1 is the best freestanding premium gas range for your money. For starters, it has a sophisticated design with towel bar handles and glass touch controls. It certainly looks the part.

Features
This premium model packs in plenty of extra features, including six burners, one more than featured elsewhere in this guide. It also includes a temperature probe, meaning that you can’t forget about buying a separate meat thermometer, to check whether your protein is cooked. And as you’d expect at this price point, you can control your oven from your smartphone.

Cooktop
The six burners provides lots of cooking flexibility and include a high-powered 21,000 Btu triple-ring burner for quick boils, the same power as the GE PGB935YPF, and an integrated griddle to handle large family meals. It also features an edge-to-edge-cooktop to ensure maximum capacity.

Oven
The generously sized convection oven has a capacity of 5.6 cubic feet, includes three racks and has both a steam-clean feature for quick touch-ups and a full, self-cleaning cycle, where the racks can stay in the oven during the cycles. There is also a storage drawer to tidy away baking trays.

Best smart

If you have fantasies of a robot cook making your dinner, the Whirlpool WFG975H0HV is as close as you'll get. The only downside is that it won’t wash up for you!

Features
It has a Scan-to-Cook feature, which sets the cooking temperature automatically after you scan the food package’s barcode. It can also integrate with Amazon's Alexa voice control service, Google Assistant and Siri, so you can ask your voice assistant to start the oven for you and get alerts on your smartphone when everything is ready. Another standout feature is Whirlpool’s Frozen Bake technology, which allows you to cook foods quickly without preheating.

Cooktop
This smart range features five burners of varying power, including one for quick boils, an oval one for a griddle or fish poacher and one for keeping the soup warm for a latecomer. Thanks to an innovative design, the cast-iron grates are hinged, allowing you to lift them out of the way to clean up messes from boilovers without removing them completely. Plus, the grates themselves can be cleaned in the dishwasher.

Oven
This freestanding gas range has a very generously sized 5.8-cubic-foot oven and 20% faster preheating. It offers Whirlpool’s AquaLift self-clean technology which is activated with heat and water to release messes, but burnt-on stains may need more elbow grease. This convection oven also boasts a third heating element plus a fan that distributes heat evenly for a reliable bake.

Best range for families

With a spacious oven, we think the Samsung NX60A6311SS/AA is ideal for families. It connects to the SmartThings app for added convenience. It appears modern and yet conservative, with a digital display and five large dials to control the burners.

Features
Apart from the spacious oven capacity, it also offers smart connectivity through Wi-Fi. This allows you to control and monitor the range through your phone as well as giving you access to Samsung’s SmartThings Cooking Service. With this, you can search for and plan your meals, including saving them.

Cooktop
With five burners, including a central griddle, you have plenty of options with this range, with power ranging from 5,000 Btu to 18,000 Btu. For an extra boost the 18,000 burner has a dual ring, making it ideal for boiling water or searing meat. The edge-to-edge cast iron grates also make it easy to move pots and pans across the cooktop without lifting them.

Oven
This Samsung gas range has an oven capacity of 6 cubic feet, which is why we rate it the best gas range for families. So, if you enjoy a family roast, you’ll have plenty of room for the meat and potatoes to cook along at the same time. It’s even bigger than the Samsung NX60A6751SS, which has a double oven that can be made into one. However, it does miss a convection oven setting, so although you are guaranteed space, the cooking results may not be as good as convection models. What’s more, it also has a storage drawer to keep bakeware to hand.

Best professional-style

Best professional
If you love cooking, you’ll probably be prepared to invest in a pro-style range, but you’ll have to free up some extra space to accommodate the extra inches that come with this design. The Monogram ZGP366NTSS is a 36-inch range — six inches wider than a standard range. You’ll also have to be prepared to pay for the privilege of cooking like a pro. It certainly wins on aesthetic appeal, with its stainless steel finish, long bar handle, brass-finished control knobs and cast iron grates.

Feature
As you would expect with this professional appliance, you can connect to the SmartHQ app on your mobile device, which allows you to control the oven settings remotely and even take advantage of cooking programs for specific foods. For a touch of luxury, you can also change the light effect around the control knobs through the app as well.

Cooktop
This Monogram gas range offers two high-powered burners, each offering a steak-searing 23,000 Btu — 2,000 Btu more power than the Café CGS700P2MS1. There are also four other burners, all able to be turned down very low for simmering. The grates, which are contoured on the reverse, can be turned over to accommodate a round bottomed wok.

Oven
This Monogram's convection oven is one of the largest you can find, with 6.2 cubic feet of space and three racks; two of the racks glide out. Consumers are impressed with how you can fit commercial-size baking sheets inside or two cookie sheets side-by-side. The convection oven distributes heat evenly, so it can bake several sheets of cookies at one time.

Unlike previous versions of the Monogram, this range does not have a self-cleaning oven, but rather a steam clean function. At more than $6,000, the ZDP366NTSS is a sizable investment, although it’s well priced for this caliber of range. However, you can also get a version with four burners and either a grill or a griddle.

How we picked

Our guide for the best gas ranges is based on extensive consumer report research and online reviews. We use criteria to assess the features and functions of each appliance, including price, to present the best round-up of gas ranges available today.

User friendly
Whether you’re paying out big or small bucks, a gas range must be user-friendly and intuitive. By studying user reviews, we considered ease of use when composing this guide.

Capacity
We considered the number of burners and special features, including central burners and griddles. Internally, we viewed the range’s capacity and the number of shelves and racks for flexibility.

Self-cleaning functions
Easier methods to clean gas and electric ovens are becoming increasingly popular, and we monitored whether an appliance has a special self-cleaning function to help reduce manual cleaning time.

Extra features
There are plenty of additional features to look out for when buying a new gas range, including air fry functions, convection cooking, or tri-ring burners.

1. Air frying functions are just one of the features being introduced into new gas ranges, and work very much like countertop air fryers. Some brands also provide wire mesh cooking baskets to improve internal air circulation while cooking.

2. Convection cooking is another feature that reduces cooking time and saves energy. This beneficial feature tends to appear in mid to high-end gas ranges, rather than budget models.

3. The flexibility of burners is also being improved, with tri-ring burners offering heat for searing, frying, or simmering.

Smart compatibility
Although not essential, smart compatibility is becoming an increasingly popular addition to kitchen appliances. When synced with gas ranges, the user is able to turn on and monitor cooking without being in the room, increasing the flexibility of use.

Price
We considered whether the product’s overall features, functionality, and overall use justified the price.

How to choose

Features to look for when buying a gas range

Power burner/simmer burner: Every range features at least one power burner which allows you to quickly sear, or boil water. The stove should also feature one burner which you can use to sear slowly and create a simmer.

Griddle: If you like making pancakes, then you should look for a gas range with a center bridge burner and griddle. If you use a griddle or poacher, then the bridge burners will come in use for those.

Convection oven: If you're into baking breads and sweets, a convection oven — which uses a fan to help distribute heat — should be on your list. Most ranges are available with convection settings and warming drawers. Some ranges also come with pre-set programs for certain dishes, so you don’t need to worry about the temperature, such as turkey or proofing bread.

Smart features: The latest ranges can also connect to Wi-Fi, which lets you control the oven from your smartphone, Alexa or Google Assistant. Some ranges can even self-diagnose faults and notify the manufacturer’s service center. Another useful feature for some models is recipe app connectivity. With these, the range will automatically adjust the temperature and time based on the recipes. Regardless, you should invest in one of the best meat thermometers to make sure you don't overcook anything.

Self-Clean Functions: Look out for self-clean functions too — your oven can clean itself with this underrated setting. If you don't have it, you will need to learn how to clean an oven from scratch.

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FAQs

When to replace a gas range

Generally, most brands will offer a one year warranty on gas ranges, however the National Association of Home Builders says your range should last around 13 years. Because of this, we don’t recommend buying an extended warranty — repairs over the range’s life tend to cost less than the extended warranty itself.

If a repair costs 50% or more than the price of a new range, it’s time to think about buying a replacement rather than repairing it. A frequent complaint about a faulty range is that it can’t reach or maintain the correct temperature. It’s worth checking your manual to see if you can recalibrate this yourself, but if not a serviceperson should be able to help without charging a large sum. If you need replacement parts, such as a burner or igniter, these can be sourced for a reasonable price. However, if you find you need to replace the control board, that’s when things get expensive and you should consider a new range instead.

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