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GE - 30" Self-Cleaning Freestanding Electric Range - White
Average customer rating
4.1
(28 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 28 reviews
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
3
1 Star
2
82%of customers recommend this product.
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23 out of
28)
Customer Reviews for GE - 30" Self-Cleaning Freestanding Electric Range - White
Customer Rating
5
Love the hidden element, and expandable burner.
on May 14, 2013
Posted by: Darl
from St. Petersburg, FL, USA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This particular range is the perfect mid-range, glass Top range. Just the right amount of extras.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
5
Quality
5
Features
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
4
Mostly good...
on September 26, 2013
Posted by: Basketful
from Wisconsin
The cook top & oven work really well. The problems we found were there wasn't an automatic oven light when you open the oven door...you have to press a button on the control panel...and be sure to turn it off when you close the oven door. Also, the preheat signal 'beep' and timer 'beeps' are VERY quiet. Our house isn't huge, but it's hard to hear both of those signals from another room. It would also be helpful when the oven is preheating if it would tell you what temperature the oven is at...instead it just says "Pre"
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
2
Performance
4
Quality
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
I really love this!
on February 10, 2012
Posted by: Lirinava
from Arizona, USA
I've always had gas stoves so it took a bit of time to get used to this, but I love it! The preheating feature is a great tool in making sure your food isn't under or over cooked. It lets you know when the oven has heated to your set temperature and takes the guess work out of it. I also like the varied burner sizes; there is one that will fit an enormous pot, but you can set it for a smaller pot as well.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
5
Quality
5
Features
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
This product is a great value
on August 21, 2012
Posted by: cab6085
from Douglasville, Ga
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have enjoyed using this range. It has variable size burners with melt feature on each burner. It has two different timers, a cook timer and a kitchen timer. It has an enclosed burner in the oven which is also self cleaning, The smooth cook top is not solid black but speckled which is more attractive.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
5
Quality
5
Features
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
This stove has wonderful features
on October 15, 2012
Posted by: mfinochio55
from Altoona, PA, USA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have had many stoves over the years as well as quite a number of GE appliances and I had actually made the statement that I'd never get another GE appliance. But this range came so highly recommended by family and friends so I purchased it. I can truthfully say this stove has so many great features that help with the care as well as savings on my electric bill. I love the ease of cleaning the smoothtop and the oven you just slide the lock and it takes over. Another nice feature is that you can set the timer to bake while you are gone and when you get back it is done. I just can't express how happy I am that I purchased this stove and would gladly recommend it to others. One other plus is that it is made in the U.S..
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
5
Quality
5
Features
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
4
Nice product!
on May 27, 2013
Posted by: Robin14
from Pasadena, MD
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Purchased this product a couple weeks ago and am very happy with my choice. Love the dual element that is the same size as my large pot. The ovens temperature systems seems to be right on. I will purchase another GE product when I need my next appliance.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
4
Quality
4
Features
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
3
Why has oven design gotten worse in the past fifteen years?
on November 27, 2012
Posted by: SteveInPA
from Eastern Pennsylvania
We bought a JB640DRWW to replace our 15-year-old GE JBP75, a very similar model which we were very happy with. Based on online reviews, we opted for this model, but now that it's here, we've come across some design flaws that weren't evident online.
Beeper volume: The oven timer's beep is so soft it can only be heard from the kitchen. This pretty much defeats the purpose of having a timer - I set the timer so I can leave the kitchen and be reminded when it's time to come back and stir the spaghetti sauce. The 15-year-old oven's beeper had a good volume level - not too loud, not too soft.
Oven light: the oven light only comes on when I manually push the button on the control panel. Opening the oven door does not automatically turn on the light. The 15-year-old oven's light - indeed, every other oven light I've ever seen - came on whenever the door was opened.
"Hidden bake element": my mistake here; I thought this oven didn't have the hidden lower bake element. This is a feature I could do without. We're not messy bakers; we only needed to clean the old oven two or three times a year, so ease of cleaning isn't a big selling point. Quick heat-up time, however, is, and with the hidden bake element, it takes a looooooong time to pre-heat the oven. 15-year-old oven? Used to heat up nice and quick.
Control panel: Why buttons instead of a dial? With the oven dial on the 15-year-old oven, it was a quick task to set the oven to 350 degrees, or 425, or even 175 if I just wanted to keep some food warm. With the push-button method, getting to 350 is easy, but setting it to 175 means one press of the "bake" button, then 15 seconds of mashing my thumb down on the "temp minus" button. Tedious!
It's frustrating. All in all, I love the smooth, glass-top stove and the dual-size burner and the ease of cleaning both the cooktop and the oven. It cooks well and I'm hoping it lasts at least as long as its predecessor.
But in terms of user interface design? Come on, GE, you had it right fifteen years ago! Why did you decide to use those intervening years to make your user interface WORSE?
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
3
Quality
4
Features
3
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
2
Cheaply made and frustrating to use
on November 30, 2012
Posted by: tutu24
from Schaumburg, IL, USA
I "LOVED" my 18 yr old GE coil electric stove. Oven wall was separating - only reason I replaced it. This oven takes 10+ minutes to heat to 350. Cooking surface takes awhile to heat & when set to med. turns off & on to maintain med preset temp. Takes a long time to boil water unlesss turned on high. No light when oven door is opened - has to be turned on manually. If using the extra lg. burner, can't use burner behind it unless using very small pan. Red light on stove backsplash indicates a burner is on but not which burner, same for burner cool down. Used the self clean once for 3 hrs. stove did not need deep cleaning, but 3 hrs wasn't enough. I had this stove for 3 months and returned it for another mfgr.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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