After an exhaustive research project we finally bit the bullet and bought a new stove. We've been cooking ever since and testing as many of the features as we can!
Good-bye old stove. Say high to Aaron's darned-fuzzy-slippers...
Hello new stove:

It glows when we boil water.
there's a big window and light so we can watch things bake. We didn't even have a window in the old stove.
And look! Things turn out pretty good! (I knew I wasn't a horrible cook, no matter how bad the old stove made me feel!)