I'm really starting to appreciate more and more of the little details that, together, make my Dacor range so great. As an example, let's review the knobs that turn on and off the stove top burners.
- Illuminated burner controls -- When I was first researching my range, I thought that this was just a marketing gimic, but they are very useful. It's easy to see at a glance and from a distance whether or not any burner is on just by looking at the blue light.
- Automatic ignition -- My previous gas stoves required me to turn the knobs all the way to the "ignite" position, wait for the ignition, and then turn the knob back to my desired position. With my Dacor range, there is no "ignite" position. I just turn the knob immediately to my desired cooking position and it automatically ignites. (In fact, according to Dacor, if the flame goes out, it will re-ignite on its own.) This is a minor thing, but it's just another example of their attention to detail
- Perfect simmer -- One of the biggest annoyances of gas stoves is trying to lower a flame to the minimum simmer, and then turn the knob just a little too much and the flame goes out. With my Dacor Epicure range, this never happens. Dacor designed the knobs such that the shut-off position is next to the max flame position rather than the simmer position. So, to simmer, I can quickly turn the knob all the way clockwise and it stops right at the minimum simmer. I never have that hassle now.
I'm still relatively new with my range, but have been cooking and baking for for a few weeks on it now, and really love it. Moreover, I'm still marvelling at all of the little details that they put into their design.
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