Customer Reviews for GE - Cafe 5.4 Cu. Ft. Self-Cleaning Freestanding Gas Convection Range - Stainless steel
Customer Rating
5
Great range
on December 3, 2014
Posted by: djp22
from Michigan, United States
Used for few months now. Love this range, looks great, cooks great. Still didnt have a chance to use warming drawer or griddle. I find that top gets dirty very easy and it's hard to clean, but that's what you get for full stainless steel range. No complaints, works and looks great.
While I really wanted to make the jump to a pro-style range replacing my kitchen aid range after extensive research I landed on this GE. One requirement for my range was at lease 2 high power burners, the 2 burners up front deliver great power. The tri ring does have drop off from med which is pretty high to the simmer (center only) but the 2nd power burner has an excellent range. The oven functions very well. I haven't used the lower oven much (baked a set of biscuits but that's it). My only issue is that the lower oven does take quite a long time to heat up but for an "extra oven" it is fine.
The power boil burner on this range is awesome. I wonder why it took so long to come up with this feature. You can boil water so fast it is amazing. Also, the center burner with the griddle is a great feature and one that I was looking for. Love the fact that you can use it and still have four more burners to cook on!
I just renovated my kitchen. The range was delivered and installed. Overnight it began alarming. I had to get up every 20 minutes to clear. I never got to use it. Dormont appliance replaced. The second stove was delivered. My contractor checked it out while still on the truck. It looked like a forklift smashed it. They then delivered my third range. I've had it for three months. Guess what? It's alarming now too. While i wait for service I was told to cut the breaker to keep the range from alarming. I am so angry right now. To use the stove I need to go to the garage and turn the breaker to the stove off and on. Not to mention having to take off work for the service call. Does anyone care??????
I have used this range/oven for the past 3 months. I enjoy cooking and the size of the oven works great for me! Also, the extra oven on the bottom comes in handy when cooking for a large crowd. Having the choices of burners on the range including the fast burn is a plus. The only downside of the range top is cleaning it. I have the stainless steel range, the burners are the hardest to keep clean, it stains easily.
I have had this range for a short time but I am falling in love with it. It is nice and heavy, has a griddle and lower baking drawer, all grates are level, burners separate for easy cleaning and etc.