Customer Reviews for GE - Cafe 5.4 Cu. Ft. Self-Cleaning Freestanding Dual Fuel Convection Range - Stainless/Stainless look
Customer Rating
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Weak, underpowered, doesn't heat up enough to cook
on December 27, 2013
Posted by: Virginia5005
from Oakland, CA, United States
Very sorry I bought this, it is underpowered, cannot boil a pot of water in a reasonable amount of time, and is not as useful for cooking as my old electric coil range that it replaced. On the plus side, it looks great. Buy it if you don't intend to actually use it for cooking.
I love the simplicity and beauty of this appliance. The many features are too numerous to list! I have always wanted two ovens and more burners. I love this range.
Seriously renovating 1960 vintage home - makeover for a 21st century look ... the clean, elegant appearance of the side-by-side complements the desired effect ... and it is functionally convenient and user-friendly.
Had this installed about month ago when renovating the kitchen. First, all of our visitors comments on how great it looks: beefy steel knobs, controls upfront and not in back, well laid out control panel. It completes the look of a top-of-the-line kitchen. Second, incredible functionality. Wife loves the baking drawer and the meat thermometer that can be plugged into the side panel of the interior of the oven to monitor the temperature on the control panel. Very easy to clean. Very easy to use. Heats evenly and well. Did extensive research before purchasing and viewed many different competing models from competing brands. This is the BEST electric (non-induction) range on the market.
I had to replace an older oven and microwave and really liked the looks of the GE Cafe series. I find the oven racks are not quite strong enough to easily slide in/out when using heavier roasting pans, you definitely need to use two hands and the racks still don't slide in smoothly-- at this price, the racks should have been made with thicker gauge metal. The electric panel is highly touch sensitive, and can turn off by accident. In addition, the panel is set so if you want to readjust the baking temperature, you have to press "bake" again before entering in a higher/lower temp. This step is unnecessary and seems to have been designed by an engineer who does not cook. At three months in, one of the stove-on indicator lights is burnt out, I didn't think I'd have to call repair service this soon. And I know all the stoves seem to be designed this way now, but I don't see the reasoning behind the decision to put the large burner for stock pots in the front. No matter how you position the lid, the fan from the Advantium microwave is not strong enough to pull in most of the steam-- steam fogs both sides of the microwave, which is just one more item to clean after cooking. Not to mention if this will affect performance of the microwave at some point, which is why I then went back to the store and purchased the extended warranty for the microwave. Overall, I am disappointed that I ended up with this product, I feel the quality should have been much higher given the cost of the range/microwave. But if you're looking for style, you are left with little choice.