Some Notes About The GE Stoves, Cooktops & Microwaves That We Like Best
Here are some notes from my reviews of kitchen appliances...
These aren't the most extensive reviews I've ever done.
Because I mostly concentrated on the products that stood out to me as the best from the get-go.
In my mind, we'll probably be buying one of these microwave/convection ovens, and one of these cooktop/stoves:
Microwave Ovens
GE Profile Advantium 120
- Convection/microwave oven
- above the cooktop
- 16-13/32"H x 15-3/8"D x 29-7/8"W
- $699 (Home Depot)
NOTES: Cooks 4 times faster due to quartz hallogen lights. Browns really well. Has wider space inside to accommodate larger items. Has a dial with 100+ foods built-in, so you don't have to guess how long to leave things in for. I spoke at length with a customer who has this unit & she LOVES it. Her husband taunted her for buying it (along with a Jenn-Air downdraft range) and it is now HIS #1 favorite appliance in the house. They rarely use the Jenn-Air. They use the convection oven mostly, the microwave secondly. Couldn't live without it. (My 1st choice.)
GE Profile
- Convection/microwave oven
- above the cooktop
- 16-7/16"H x 15-3/8"D x 29-15/16"W
- $599 (Home Depot)
NOTES: Has 3 interior shelves for cooking lots of things at once. Nice, but not as nice as the 4-times-quicker unit above.
...I actually stopped looking after finding these 2 units. I'm sold.
Range/Cooktops
GE Profile
NOTES: Controls are on the front, easier to reach. The silver plating around the controls looks like it might show small scratches easily -- only use soft rags & sponges; never a scratchy sponge to clean. Only comes with all-black flat cooktop if you want the stainless range. Or, you can get the blue & black speckly flat cooktop (like we have now & LOVE), but only with a white range. The black is harder to keep clean since fingerprints & food particles show easily on the black glossy surface than on the blue & black speckly color. (My 1st choice.)
- 30" slide-in electric
- 35-1/2"H x 27-1/2"D x 30"W
- $1,299 (Home Depot)
GE Profile
- 30" free standing
- 47"H x 28-7/8"D x 29-7/8"W (height takes into account the tall back which houses the controls)
- $1,699 (Home Depot)
NOTES: Controls are in the back -- they look bulky.
Your observations are very useful regarding choice of cooktop. I wish we could use a downdraft range top; so we don't have to have a hood taking up space above.