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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
3
Just got it....really bothered by fan noise.
on February 22, 2013
Posted by: robinlt
from Torrance, CA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We just bought this yesterday....LOVE the look of it. But when we turned it on to cook, I was very surprised to hear how noisy the fan was. NOT the convection fan....which I kind of expected to be noisy - but the fan that runs anytime the oven is on. As some other reviewers have noted, you can hear this in many other rooms of the house. I guess I'll get used to it, but I was so excited to buy it, and alot of that excitement has been replaced by stress related to the noise.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Performance
3
Quality
3
Features
3
Value
2
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
4
No complaints
on February 19, 2013
Posted by: Lee51
from Branchburg, NJ
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Durable enough to handle all cooking messes and cleans up beautifully. The center burner seems to clog quite often.
Oven bakes evenly.
Oven bakes evenly.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
4
Quality
5
Features
4
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
Very happy with the performance of this range
on February 19, 2013
Posted by: PJBoh
from Ohio
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love the dual fuel. This looks and feels like a heavy duty appliance. I wanted to have a warming drawer and this model was a perfect fit for me. The oven is large and has great versatility with both convection and conventional temps. I use it daily and have had no problems at all. I find it very easy to clean but just be careful with the grates so you dont scratch the stainless. It is my favorite GE appliance.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
5
Quality
5
Features
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
High end performance that won't break the bank
on February 18, 2013
Posted by: Catdaddy82003
from Douglassville, PA, USA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My husband and I really wanted one of those "professional" type gas ranges. We cook A LOT - together. But, in this day and age, practicality must prevail. We have never been so pleased with an appliance in our lives - and this is our third house in 10 years and we've redone the kitchen in each. It has so many of the bells & whistles you would want for a high end appliance, performs like a high end appliance, yet never a day of buyer's remorse due to price. We're getting ready to move again in three weeks and I guarantee GE Cafe has a place in our future!
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
Happy Camper
on February 15, 2013
Posted by: JIMG1212
from Staten Island, NY, USA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased an entire new set of GE Cafe appliances for my wife and this Range is by far her favorite.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
5
Quality
5
Features
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
Love, love, love this range
on February 14, 2013
Posted by: trishp11
from Sammamish, WA, USA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This range has everything I wanted. It has such even heat that all my baked goods are perfectly browned. I especially love the high BTU burner.
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
We love our stove!
on February 12, 2013
Posted by: Greta
from Falmouth, MA, USA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] While we dearly love our new stove, there are a few minor negatives that we wish we had known about before we bought it. (1) The cooling fan (NOT the convection fan) is noisier than we expected. (2) The oven and the warming drawer take a very long time to reach the set temperature. (3) While we appreciate the safety provided by the electronic-only ignition, it would be a great feature to be able to override it and light the burners with a match, especially when a snow storm hits and there is no electricity for a week...
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
4
Quality
5
Features
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
Very satisfied, design, features and performance
on January 11, 2013
Posted by: Jamjar14
from Chardon, OH 44024, USA
I have owned this range for a year now. There are probably some features that I have not explored fully as I do not cook extensively. I would suggest browsing the owner's manual online to read about all of the features. There are many!
The convection oven works well and the fan is fairly quiet. I like the 3 oven racks for versatile configurations. The electronic controls are sensitive and do tend to get bumped easily. My microwave is above this range so I do tend to hit the oven controls when using my microwave. Just hit cancel when you hear the beep of an oven control being turned on when this happens. You also have to be very light fingered when you do want to use the electronic controls, as holding down the button too forcefully will turn the start button to off. (It is like hitting the on button and off button simultaneously).
Love the smooth cooktop surface, it has always cleaned easily and has not left a spot that I cannot get off with a little scrubbing!
The bottom oven drawer has been used. Though slow to warm up, it does cook things fairly well. I cooked a pan of lasagna and a casserole at the same time in it last week and they cooked perfectly in the allotted time given in the recipes. The metal used on the inside of the oven seems less heavy duty to look at, it is porcelain, but seems rather thin. I have not cleaned the oven yet and am worried if I do it may discolor and turn dull. The racks are a dark color, almost black which is nice for hiding any baked on food. However the manual suggests that you do not self-clean these in your oven as they may dull. The racks do not have the nice glide rollers that you might find in some other ovens. It would be nice if GE could add these as an update in their future models. The oven is huge and you can bake at different levels at the same time.
I do not mind the open oven element, as I believe it helps the oven to heat up faster without an oven shield over the element. It also is easier to change the element if it should ever burn out, being a do-it-yourselfer.
I had not had a convection oven before this one, so I am still learning how to use it. It is nice that it just adjusts the oven temperature in regular recipes for this convection cycle. Baking at a regular bake cycle can also be used for instances like baking pies.
I like the low back profile of the unit. It looks great with my new granite backsplash going above it across the back vent yet leaving the back vent unobstructed. The sides of the range are a black glossy crinkle finish. Because my kitchen counters are 23 inches in depth (shallow), the black shows about 2.5 inches on either side of the range, and the entire range sticks out from the cupboards about 4 inches. It still does not look obtrusive and most counter depths are deeper than this, so it would look even better. It just looks very sleek without the usual back panel control found on most ranges, and the stainless and sleek design and controls makes it look so less cluttered in your kitchen design.
Love the knob controls for the cooktops. Heavy feeling stainless steel and easy to keep clean. The cooktop elements heat up fast and love the versatility of each as they have a small pan setting and a large pan setting depending on which way you turn the knob. I have yet to turn on the incorrect burner as they are laid out intuitively. This was a real problem on my other range which had a back control.
A few other features:
This model has a lock out for these front knobs that control the burners, so small children cannot turn the knobs when you are not around. You can choose to turn on the clock or for a more sleek look, leave the clock totally off so the control panel is dark. The oven beeps when the correct preheating temperature is reached, another great feature. The oven window is black, it may appear clear in some of the GE advertisements.
This model has a lock out for these front knobs that control the burners, so small children cannot turn the knobs when you are not around. You can choose to turn on the clock or for a more sleek look, leave the clock totally off so the control panel is dark. The oven beeps when the correct preheating temperature is reached, another great feature. The oven window is black, it may appear clear in some of the GE advertisements.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Performance
4
Quality
5
Features
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com