Kenmore 42731 / 42739 / 42734 / 42732 30 in. Electric Cooktop

Pros: Easy to keep clean, heats up fast.
Cons: Could be much better designed and engineered.

The Kenmore 4273 series cooktops use radiant heating elements beneath a continuous flat glass surface. The big selling point for me was that the glass top makes wiping up most spills easier than with coil element ranges. However, if a large pot boils ...

Pros: Heats up fast.
Cons: Control knobs get too to hot when using the highest temperature.

We purchased the Kenmore 30 in. Electric Cook top last month.
We noticed the knobs are getting very hot when the heating elements are on a high setting. In fact, they are getting too hot for touching with the fingers.

Pros: Faster heating according to Consumer Reports
Cons: Minimum stainless steel

I purchased model 42733 which is described as "Stainless Steel with black." I had to special order it. It was $50 more than the other models, but I wanted to continue with the stainless look of my other appliances. Well, it only has a one inch strip of chrome at the FRONT of the cooktop only. You would think that for the extra cost, the trim would be all the way around, even if it had to be narrower.
However, since this series was rated a Consumer Reports "Best Buy," I suppose its operation is the most important thing.