I love using the convection roasting function for blasting heat on pizza. Electric is indeed efficient! The convection roasting is terrific for circulating heat to brown meats and vegetables. A coolish proof yields better tasting bread right? Not a deal breaker me either.Īmong the things I adore is how fast the stove heats up. The proof function for dough is somewhat on the cool side. It's very roomy so I stash my over flow baking sheet and stovetop grill down there. The warming drawer is not something I use. Ray also asked about the warming drawer: I also wondered if you used the Warming Drawer? If so how or for what? The plastic did not melt when I heated the oven up to 550F for pizza! And it comes out easily to wipe and clean. (Matte white metal Shluter was going to cost about $45 after shipping because it was a special order.) Then I took a hacksaw to the tile edge trim and cut it to the width of the stove. A rubber seal gasket heated up and started sliding down the back.Īround November, I went to Home Depot and looked around the tile area to find a PVC version of Schulter that sold for less than $8. For the gap between the back of the stove and the backsplash, I didn't know what to do. I had written about covering up the side gaps between the stove and counter in an article on kitchen cleaning. Minding the gaps around the stove is a concern with any slide-in stove. After a couple of months, I learned to live with them as a sign that I use the stove! I use Method's stainless steel cleaner.įor little stains under the gas cap, I use Bar Keeper's Friend along with the stainless steel cleaner/polisher and let it sit for a few minutes, then I go at it to buff out the stains. On a weekly basis, I just do a little polishing with a cleaner. It's sad - like a new car getting scratched! You see the little dings because of the stainless steel but it's not a deal-breaker. The stainless steel scratches as predicted. So I had to train myself to not touch, or to not worry about it. The digital panel is very sensitive. I hang dishtowels on the oven handle and when I go to dry my hands and the oven or timer is on, I sometimes inadvertently touch/swipe the panel and the oven (or timer) goes off. Among the questions asked: Have you found any quirks with the stove at this point? Any mechanical or use issues? It was Ray, who commented on the stove shopping tips post, who prompted me to write this review update. (Cafe is the boutique line of appliances made by GE.) I purchased mine from Costco, but the range is sold at many retailers. Several people emailed, commented or wrote on social media asking me to follow-up with a review of the stove.Īfter four months of road testing, I'm able to fairly assess the Cafe 30" smart range, single oven with dual fuel. I have cooked everyday on the stove since early September and have no major complaint about my purchase. I'd never spent more than $1300 on a stove and the idea of spending more than twice that was well, like going from a from a Honda Civic to a Mercedez!
The stove shopping tips revealed my many considerations and maybe obsessive compulsive nature. I spent a lot of energy researching options before I settled on a 30-inch Cafe slide-in stove with dual fuel (the cooktop is gas and the oven is electric). One of the most popular articles here at the site in 2020 was about how I chose my new dream stove.
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