The NGM3450UC is Bosch’s compact gas cooktop: four sealed burners totalling 25,700 BTU in a top measuring 23 inches across. Twenty-four inch cooktops go into apartments, second kitchens and narrow galley runs, and the constraint that comes with them is heat concentration. Four burners packed into a small top means the grates and the cabinetry beside them get hotter than on a 36 inch cooktop running the same pans, so adjacent cabinet sides and any combustible trim need the clearances observed carefully.
Key Features
- 300 Series 24-inch gas cooktop, four sealed burners
- 25,700 total BTU on natural gas
- 23 in overall top width for compact installations
- Cast iron grates with rubber feet
Most Common Issues on This Model
Heat build-up against adjacent cabinet sides in a narrow installation
Grates sliding on their rubber feet when large pans are moved across them
Burner caps warping on the highest-output burner over years of use