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GE - Cafe 5.4 Cu. Ft. Self-Cleaning Freestanding Dual Fuel Convection Range - Stainless/Stainless look
Average customer rating
4.5
(798 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 798 reviews
5 Stars
548
4 Stars
161
3 Stars
37
2 Stars
24
1 Star
28
90%of customers recommend this product.
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773)
Customer Reviews for GE - Cafe 5.4 Cu. Ft. Self-Cleaning Freestanding Dual Fuel Convection Range - Stainless/Stainless look
Customer Rating
5
Easy to Keep Clean
on April 8, 2014
Posted by: Riri
from St. Louis, MO, United States
We installed GE Cafe appliances throughout our kitchen and are impressed with all of them. Several burner sizes accommodate all pan sizes. The griddle is perfect for cooking bacon in the mornings. Three racks in the oven assure that I can bake everything at once. Quick cooking. Easy to learn. And easy to clean. A winner.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Quality
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
Love this dual fuel range!
on April 8, 2014
Posted by: dogsrgr8
from Tampa, FL
Have had this since February - love the gas top and electric ovens. Convection oven is great. Haven't tried the baking drawer yet but hope to soon. Gas top is easy to use and controls are at the front - a plus so you don't have to reach behind the top to adjust the flame.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Quality
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
4
Good Quality
on April 8, 2014
Posted by: Slen
from Montana, United States
This is a real step up from the normal range and oven. I love the large cooking surface.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
4
Quality
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
Best stove ever
on April 8, 2014
Posted by: Robert22
from Mt Pleasant, SC, United States
the many features of this stove are wonderful -- easy to clean up, two ovens, multiple burner function -- just terrific
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Quality
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
4
Great features & look
on April 8, 2014
Posted by: Jack14
from Florida, United States
Love the look and style. Needs a 90 sec boil feature
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Quality
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
extra space
on April 1, 2014
Posted by: den10
from Omaha, NE, United States
the absence of a back to the burner surface creates much more space for pots and pans and at the same time makes your counter space appear much larger and more open.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Quality
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
3
Great rangetop-Jury still out on oven
on April 1, 2014
Posted by: Contessa
from Martins Creek, PA, United States
This range replaced a GE JSP48GJ so it had a lot to do to impress me!! The old range had modular units for the top that included a griddle and a grill. This range did yeoman's duty for our holiday dinners and traditional Sunday breakfasts. Self-cleaning was a joy. While the cooking elements were replaced many times and the solenoid for the self-cleaning oven was replaced three times, we hated to part with the JSP.
The glass ceramic cooktop on the Café range has a sleek look and heats up quickly and cleans beautifully. Partly because the burners control heat so well, I haven't yet had a spill that wasn't easily cleaned up. (I am using the Ceramabryte cleaner that came with the range.)
Now, about the ovens. First, I love the lower cooking oven. It's perfect for a tray of biscuits which need to cook at a different temperature than the rest of the meal.
The main oven is very large and will hold my largest roaster as well as a couple of smaller casserole dishes. I have yet to find a use for the convection oven. (I have not made cookies as was recommended.) Convection baking dried out roasts, buns, and cakes and took longer to do it.
Some serious flaws with the oven lead me to wonder who designed this? and did the designer consult a real cook?
1. The meat probe seems to record internal temperature accurately, but when the set temperature is reached, the oven turns off. Who stops cooking EVERYTHING when the meat is done and, presumable resting?
2. The oven turns off at the slightest touch with only a muted beep for a warning. In a busy kitchen with more than one thing happening, the oven can be turned off for a half hour before the cook knows about it.
3. The cleaning cycle is very long at 4-5 hours for a full cycle. It does not clean as thoroughly as my old range, leaving the window and some oven surfaces still dirty. AND a. The oven light burns out with each cleaning cycle. b. Nothing else on the range works during the cleaning cycle. Who can schedule their time so that they don't have to use the cooktop for 4 hours?
Overall, the rating for this range is only average and I willingly paid much more than an average price based on my long love affair with my old GE ranges - all of them.
The glass ceramic cooktop on the Café range has a sleek look and heats up quickly and cleans beautifully. Partly because the burners control heat so well, I haven't yet had a spill that wasn't easily cleaned up. (I am using the Ceramabryte cleaner that came with the range.)
Now, about the ovens. First, I love the lower cooking oven. It's perfect for a tray of biscuits which need to cook at a different temperature than the rest of the meal.
The main oven is very large and will hold my largest roaster as well as a couple of smaller casserole dishes. I have yet to find a use for the convection oven. (I have not made cookies as was recommended.) Convection baking dried out roasts, buns, and cakes and took longer to do it.
Some serious flaws with the oven lead me to wonder who designed this? and did the designer consult a real cook?
1. The meat probe seems to record internal temperature accurately, but when the set temperature is reached, the oven turns off. Who stops cooking EVERYTHING when the meat is done and, presumable resting?
2. The oven turns off at the slightest touch with only a muted beep for a warning. In a busy kitchen with more than one thing happening, the oven can be turned off for a half hour before the cook knows about it.
3. The cleaning cycle is very long at 4-5 hours for a full cycle. It does not clean as thoroughly as my old range, leaving the window and some oven surfaces still dirty. AND a. The oven light burns out with each cleaning cycle. b. Nothing else on the range works during the cleaning cycle. Who can schedule their time so that they don't have to use the cooktop for 4 hours?
Overall, the rating for this range is only average and I willingly paid much more than an average price based on my long love affair with my old GE ranges - all of them.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
2
Performance
2
Quality
4
Value
2
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
Great stove!
on April 1, 2014
Posted by: Mage
from Norwalk, CT, United States
Never see my wife more happy in the kitchen since we got this stove - she loves it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Quality
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com