The Best Gas & Electric Ranges Under $800 of 2024

• Range type: Freestanding electric
• Oven space capacity: 4.8 cubic feet
• Number of cooktop burners: 4

What the Amana ACR4503SFS lacks in features, it more than makes up for in performance. It's true that it is a very bare-bones electric range; its bare electric coils and black cooktop surface are reminiscent of the ranges that come standard in a rental apartment or a college dorm. This range has the same user-friendliness that you'd need in a range you didn't purchase yourself, though: the burner dials feel nice and turn easily, the oven control knobs are easily visible and intuitive, and it comes with an easy self clean function.

Its humble exterior belies its excellent cooking prowess, however. All four burners can get both extremely hot and maintain a low simmer, the six slices of test toast came out perfectly and evenly browned, and the pork loin was beautifully cooked, inside and out.

Unfortunately, from the somewhat unevenly baked cookies and cakes, we can tell you that it has a bit more trouble when it comes to baking. Between the low price, streamlined design, and cooking performance, we think it's worth it for you to check out the Amana AC4503SFS, as long as you can overlook its less-than-ideal baking capabilities.

• Range type: Freestanding electric
• Oven space capacity: 5.3 cubic feet
• Number of cooktop burners: 4

We put the inexpensive GE JBS60DKWW electric range to the test and found that it's overall build quality is good for the price point. Consumers agree that it’s worth its price despite its lack of bells and whistles—It's attractive, a snap to use and easy to clean, especially in comparison to other ranges.

Its cooktop is smooth and offers a ton of space, as well as a dual-ring burner. The front left burner also has a separate "melt" setting, which is perfect for bakers who, for example, want to melt baking chocolate without scorching it. Its 5.3 cubic-foot oven excels in roasting and baking.

The white finish will help it to fit in with any other white appliances you have, but if you prefer, you can pay a bit extra and upgrade to a stainless steel stove electric finish. The GE JBS60DKWW electric range makes "back to basics" look easy.

• Range type: Freestanding gas
• Oven space capacity: 5 cubic feet
• Number of cooktop burners: 4

This Amana AGR6603SFS gas range has a 5.0 cubic-foot oven that bakes, roasts, and broils insanely evenly, even without the true convection baking feature. Having an oven this good is almost unheard of, especially at this price point.

However, its range top leaves something to be desired. None of the burners can effectively reach high or low temperatures, it struggles to boil water in a reasonable amount of time, and the fact that the individual burners are recessed (rather than the cooktop as a whole) means that it will be a non-trivial task to really clean each burner. The Amana AGR6603SFS range is great for bakers and lackluster for home cooks.

• Range type: Freestanding gas
• Oven space capacity: 5 cubic feet
• Number of cooktop burners: 5

There are a lot of things to like about the Maytag MGR6600FZ gas range. Where some products seem to have good ovens or good cooktops, but not both, this gas range has multiple cooktop burners with a strong heating element that can boil water quickly and maintain very high temperatures, as well as an oven that produces evenly baked cookies.

The model we tested has a fingerprint-resistant stainless steel finish, which is a nice surprise at this price point. Even better, the cooktop's center burner is larger and oval-shaped, which makes it perfect for cooking with larger cookware. On the other hand, user reviews indicate that the burners may be placed too close together and that you might not be able to fit multiple large pots and pans on the cooktop at the same time. While it's not perfect, the Maytag MGR6600FZ will serve you well in both its cooktop and oven capacities.

• Range type: Freestanding gas
• Oven space capacity: 5 cubic feet
• Number of cooktop burners: 5

The affordable GE JGB66REKSS gas range comes in lots of finishes—including stainless and Slate—and includes a couple of features that are usually found on more expensive ranges. If you find yourself cooking breakfast a lot, this range comes with a built-in griddle burner in the center of the cooktop and obviates the need for a separate, stand-alone griddle that takes up room on your countertop. We found the drawer-mounted broiler hard to use, and steam cleaning is good for small spills.

As for cooking, this gas range did a solid job with the oven tests, but struggled a bit more when it came to our cooktop performance tests; the burners are a bit slow at cooking. It took quite a bit of time to bring water to a boil than we'd prefer. If you rely more heavily on your oven to do your cooking but will get some solid use out of the bonus griddle burner on the cooktop, the GE JGBS66REKSS is definitely worth a look. Read the full review.