I'm looking at mid-priced gas ranges. Originally, I was going to get a Frigidaire range with five burners and convection oven that was well-reviewed by Consumer Reports, but I was never sure how useful that center burner would be (it's round, just like the others), and I don't think I really need convection. I blush to say this, but I just think it's a pretty stove with continuous grates and SS handles. :-)

A couple of salespeople have told me that GE is a better brand though, and so I started looking at GE ranges. There's a plain old four-burner range with no convection (but very nice 2-piece continuous grates and SS handles), which would actually be fine for me. But there's also a five-burner model (with 3-piece continuous grates) where the center burner is oval-shaped, and it comes with a griddle that can replace the center grate.

I'm intrigued. What do you do with an oval burner besides make pancakes? Like, can you grill vegetables on it? What else???