Customer Reviews for GE Profile - Advantium 30" Built-In Single Electric Wall Oven with Microwave - Stainless Steel
Customer Rating
4
Nice Oven
on January 30, 2015
Posted by: giancyndi
from Melbourne, FL, United States
Did alot of research and settled in this oven. I am surprised at how low the volume is on the timer. When I am not in the kitchen there is no way I can hear the timer. Even when I'm in the kitchen it's hard to hear. Even my fully hearing-abled family has a hard time hearing it so given my hearing impairment, it's challenging. Both the speed cook and 30" oven have this problem. My induction stove timer is nice and loud but don't like how it shuts off on it's own after a certain amount of time of owner doesn't do it. Don't like how I can't use aluminum foil in the speed cook oven. I guess because it's really a microwave, not an oven.
When we registered this product it shows up as a refrigerator but this is actually an Advanm Range. We love the way it works but I am going to have to learn to cook all over again. I am anxious to try some of the recipies that are listed online as well as in the cookbook that came with it. Right now it is being used as a microwave but it has the ability to be so much more. When I retire I hope to get better acquainted with this appliance.
We have this oven for 2 months now and it's the main one we are using. I love the preset feature. I takes a little trying in oder to find the proper settings you like but after couple of times you get the feeling. It cooks most of foods to perfection! Cleaning is easy and we love the user-friendly control area.
We purchased our Advantium oven about 9 months ago. We have loved the speed cook and the microwave feature. We entertain frequently so the speed cook has been wonderful for baked potatoes, roasts, lamb shoulders, whole chickens, etc. The meat is cooked to perfection with the inside juicy and the skin very crisp. Unfortunately there is one problem - steam comes out of the oven on the left side and has affected the finish on our cabinets in that area. We have had it serviced but the problem still exists. As far as the quality and performance of the oven we are extremely pleased but are disappointed in the steam issue.
We love the microwave feature and use it all the time but feel just that would have been enough in another unit. I've tried the convection baking needing an additional baking unit but very disappointing - had to bake and bake and still didn't seem right.