Customer reviews from geappliances.com
GE - 5.0 Cu. Ft. Self-Cleaning Freestanding Electric Range
Average customer rating
4
(39 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 39 reviews
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Star
1
70%of customers recommend this product.
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26 out of
37)
Customer Reviews for GE - 5.0 Cu. Ft. Self-Cleaning Freestanding Electric Range
Customer Rating
3
Much Too Expensive For What You Get
on January 13, 2018
Posted by: Chuck M
from Myrtle Beach, SC, United States
I wanted a stove with burners instead of a smooth top. Unfortunately, this one doesn't measure up to what it costs. The oven light doesn't even turn on when you open the door! I also wanted front controls, but these are knobs without any digital controls at all, and they're difficult to see!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
3
Performance
4
Quality
4
Value
2
Response from geappliances.comBy BRENDAatGE, GE_Appliances, January 16, 2018
Hello Chuck M,
Thank you for taking the time to write a review on your brand new range. We regret your experience. Your comments are important to us and they have been forwarded to our product design team. We appreciate your feedback.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review on your brand new range. We regret your experience. Your comments are important to us and they have been forwarded to our product design team. We appreciate your feedback.
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Customer Rating
4
Looks great
on October 30, 2017
Posted by: dubsue
from Dubuque County, IA, United States
Looks great, works great, happy to have it in my home.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Quality
4
Value
4
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Customer Rating
4
Love it but I kind of got a dud
on October 25, 2017
Posted by: JillyTN
from Tennessee
Really like this range - simple. There are a few things wrong with it though, which is a bummer because it's the first new stove I ever bought...I've had it for about 6 months so I thought that now is a good time to post a review.
Why this model?
I chose this stove because I have had good luck with GE appliances. (Dishwasher, refrigerator, stove.) At our former home, the GE stove (that came with the house when we bought it) was almost 30-years-old when it conked out just before we moved. So I knew I wanted a GE.
Another reason I chose this range is that I'm disabled and didn't want a stove that I'd have to reach across the burners to use the knobs. This is ADA-compliant and simple to use. (Rocker switch on/off for oven light for example.) When I am wheelchair-bound I can use this oven safely because all of the controls are on the front.
A family member is planning to buy this same model of GE stove after they retire and downsize to a home where they can "age in place."
The retro styling (chicken-head knobs!) was another reason I chose this model. Goes great with my white kitchen with mangle iron. Right at home in our mid-century house.
This range is so basic that it has no "preheat beep" no clock nor timer, so I figured there'd be less to go wrong with it. But I kind of got a dud anyway. (Pics Attached).
Maybe this stove literally "fell off the back of a truck" because it has some alignment issues. The pipe vent thing that goes to the right rear burner is misaligned (see pic). The front left small burner is also misaligned (see pic) and the heating element coil will not sit correctly. (I've tried both of the small coils & each "ramps up" & won't fully seat.) There is also a chip in the enamel in the stovetop near that burner, that I found once I removed the drip pan for the first time. :(
The drip pans are low-quality, I guess, because they are rusting on me. I've only used "barkeeper's friend" on them in the 6 months I've owned the range but they look cruddy. (see pic) I'll have to get some enamel replacements.
The self-clean works (including the stinky break-in period that you have to do to new stoves now. I would take your pets and leave the house during that time - especially PET BIRDS because it was really rank).
The stove performs very well. Heats up fast, bakes well. I don't regret purchasing this model, even though there are some issues with the one I got.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Quality
3
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
Everything I wanted
on August 8, 2017
Posted by: Grandma on line
from California
Easy to keep clean, efficient, well insulated, extra storage. It is amazing how fast an egg boils. My kitchen is cooler with this new addition.
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
Exactly what I was looking for
on May 28, 2017
Posted by: Flapper
from Kent, WA, United States
I needed a conventional, non slide-in range (black/stainless)...no longer easy to find. This was exactly what I wanted to replace my smelly old conventional range. I would suggest maybe putting the GE emblem in a more prominent place, as I was compelled to put a Dodge Dart GT fender badge on the backsplash instead. Also added contrasting burner bowls to my liking.
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
5
Basic Cooking Pleasure
on May 22, 2017
Posted by: LilyPop
from The Berkshires in Ma.
I purchased this stove because I was looking for a basic, no frills cooking appliance that had the buttons in the front. Most gas stoves have them in the front where it is easy to reach and not stretching over the burners but most electric stoves do not. When I found this one I was quite delighted. I love having the knobs in the front of the stove. The burners heat quickly and lowering the temperature for warming works very well. I love the size of the oven and the drawer underneath to keep my frying pans in. This is a no frills stove, just a great cooking appliance that looks great in our country kitchen. I am very satisfied with the look of the stove and also satisfied with the price paid for it. I would recommend this stove for anyone that isn't looking for digital features.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Quality
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting geappliances.com
Customer Rating
3
Poor "knob" design.
on March 2, 2017
Posted by: MissMia
from Minneapolis, MN, United States
The knobs on the front, which I wanted because I am short, get turned on just by bumping into or reaching above them. This has happened numerous times and not just too me. Very unsafe!! Very easy also for a child to turn them. I was told the knobs would require more strength than a small child could turn. NOT TRUE!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
1
Performance
3
Quality
1
Value
1
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Customer Rating
2
VERY cheaply made
on December 2, 2016
Posted by: ShChelle
from Oklahoma City, OK, United States
We bought this stove because it is the ONLY one we could find that would fit the opening we have and that was electric. If we could have found parts for our 35 year old range, we would have fixed it and not had to settle for this very cheaply made "disposable" piece of aluminum. It is very flimsy.
When we got it brand new, out of the box, many areas of the back and sides were bent, rippled and twisted - not a huge deal because they won't be seen, but still you would think a brand new item wouldn't be damaged. Also, there wasn't a protective blue plastic covering any of it. (The inch and half GE logo had a piece of blue plastic over it, but that was it!)
My husband, who is a Handyman, installed the range. He is very good at what he does and knows what he is doing. While "leveling" this range, he was using three individual levels. From front to back and side to side the range is level, but each individual burner is not level and all are off differently from each other. He put a level in the middle of the range top between the burners and there is almost a quarter-inch sag in the middle of the range top. There is no way to level each of the four burners equally and there is no support under the range top to alleviate the sag.
The bottom drawer feels like it was made out of a soda can. Actually, I think a soda can has more strength to it. It is incredibly flimsy and does not sit equally on the runners. One side of the drawer face is flush with the front face of the range but an eighth of an inch lower than the other side. The "taller side" is three eighths of an inch away from the range face while the "short" side is flush. The drawer front was not put squarely on the drawer. The runners are a pathetic looking bit of plastic that bend and don't hold very well with any kind of weight in the drawer. My Cast Iron Dutch Oven is too heavy for the bottom drawer to support.
When we got it brand new, out of the box, many areas of the back and sides were bent, rippled and twisted - not a huge deal because they won't be seen, but still you would think a brand new item wouldn't be damaged. Also, there wasn't a protective blue plastic covering any of it. (The inch and half GE logo had a piece of blue plastic over it, but that was it!)
My husband, who is a Handyman, installed the range. He is very good at what he does and knows what he is doing. While "leveling" this range, he was using three individual levels. From front to back and side to side the range is level, but each individual burner is not level and all are off differently from each other. He put a level in the middle of the range top between the burners and there is almost a quarter-inch sag in the middle of the range top. There is no way to level each of the four burners equally and there is no support under the range top to alleviate the sag.
The bottom drawer feels like it was made out of a soda can. Actually, I think a soda can has more strength to it. It is incredibly flimsy and does not sit equally on the runners. One side of the drawer face is flush with the front face of the range but an eighth of an inch lower than the other side. The "taller side" is three eighths of an inch away from the range face while the "short" side is flush. The drawer front was not put squarely on the drawer. The runners are a pathetic looking bit of plastic that bend and don't hold very well with any kind of weight in the drawer. My Cast Iron Dutch Oven is too heavy for the bottom drawer to support.
I haven't even used this range yet and still cannot, in good conscience, recommend it. IF you have no other choice, like we did not, you can probably make do but expect to have to work at it for quite some time to get it leveled and don't expect a solid feeling range.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
3
Performance
3
Quality
1
Value
1
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