Customer Reviews for GE Profile - Advantium 30" Built-In Single Electric Wall Oven with Microwave - Stainless Steel
Customer Rating
5
Advantium 240 is THE WAY TO GO!
on March 26, 2020
Posted by: Sajage
from Bulverde, Texas
This oven is amazing! I have had it for just over three months now and I continue learning more about its features every day! It is easy to use the typical features immediately, but there is a bit of a learning curve to take full advantage of advanced features....totally worth the bit of extra effort! This oven does it all, does if expediently, and does it consistently!
We're thrilled to have the Advantum. In our previous home, we had a 2002 Whirlpool style that is not longer available. We're thrilled with cooking most of our meals in the oven. It is so versatile. It's the best appliance in the kitchen!
When you shut the door,the clock turns off to save energy. How much energy does a clock use? Should I turn off my other appliance clocks, my cable TV clock and night clock?
When choosing appliances as part of our entire home gut and remodel we had to balance a lot of things, including the budget (when you are doing a house and not just a kitchen, there are calls for funds from every room). I looked at a lot of brands but was really intrigued by GE's Advantium technology. I compared it with all the other speedcook ovens on the market and really felt GE's approach was vastly superior. However, I knew of no one who owned one so I was never able to see one demonstrated or test the results. So I just read what I could fine online.
This item is definitely a splurge with its hefty price tag. But we decided to go for it and put our faith in the reviews.
I can't comment on reliability as we just moved back in a week ago from being out of our home for 6 months. But what I can tell you is that every day we've lived here we've used the thing. From chicken, to pork chops, cinnamon rolls and even Texas Toast--perfect. All with no pre-heating, which I did not really think about in advance as a big feature, but is a huge time saver. I keep thinking about how I can use this for everything all the time...it is truly revolutionary. If it wasn't so expensive, I'm certain everyone would have one of these already.
One caution--the items that come out of this thing are hot--just like a conventional oven. Because of that I wish I had mounted it a little lower than directly above my regular oven--it is hard to reach with pot holders into its tiny microwave-sized cavity to pull hot baking dishes out without touching the burning sides of the oven, particularly when it is so high in the wall.
Since moving in I have used everyone one of my GE appliances, from the induction cooktop, built-in refrigerator, DW, disposal etc. The only one I have not used is the regular conventional oven. That's because this Advantium technology makes that thing obsolete for almost everything. You'll love it!
I thought I would get a new Advantium 240v oven to replace my 240v 19 year old one that still works. Well, the new one is bigger - door doesn't lay flat when open so your arms hit the hot door when trying to take things out, My oven is eye level. I am 5'4" with an arm length of 29". Front to back of oven with door open is 30". I cannot reach the back wall of the oven to clean and its finish is not the same as the side walls. Have had the oven 8 months and inside it looks like I've never cleaned the back of the oven for years. Reheat settings are too high as everything boils over when using this sensor option. Oven light does not stay on - only for 3 seconds. Yes this new oven has convection as well as microwave and light cooking but really wish I could return the oven and install my old one. Bigger is not better and oven gets way too hot and takes too long to cool if you need to change trays from metal to glass for using the microwave. I would not buy this oven, but love my original one and it never had a service call and looks brand new inside the oven and out.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
4
Performance
3
Quality
3
Value
2
Response from geappliances.comBy Emelea@GEA , GE_Appliances , December 20, 2019
Hello ginhow -
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