hmmm..lots of food for thought. We are going out today for a first run scan of models. Rita is actually tending toward gas again for obvious reasons...and because it is slightly more 'senility proof', in that it is harder to leave on accidently..*grin*...we won't be going for 'high-end' models, as the budget won't allow it....and...we are seriously gonna look at 'Micro-Hoods'...microwave with built-in exhaust fan to go above stove. (We currently have a fancy but OLD double oven that has the smaller oven above, blocking steam & smoke from easy venting. It's like cooking in a box to use the rear burners.) There's a big, square exhaust fan above THAT, which is gonna make installing a micro-hood 'interesting', but that's my problem.

So..it's off to browse, with open minds....thanks for all the input and suggestions!