Product review (2 stars): Very disappointed after 2 years' actual use
Basic advice: don't buy this overpriced & under-performing range!
We bought our expensive GE "Cafe Series" gas range when we finally started renovating our home after Hurricane Katrina, and like so many others who have reviewed this range, we are disappointed for multiple reasons:
The "stainless steel" knobs are cheap plastic and now a 2nd knob (GE part #222D1387) has cracked and become useless for turning the gas burners ON or OFF, or for adjusting the flame height.
Also, the center griddle burner is terrible -- it takes forever to heat up the griddle and never heats evenly, we have never been able to use it for its intended purpose!
Likewise, the convection oven seems to take longer to cook everything.
And it really is DUMB to have the two large burners in the front, assuming you are a serious cook, thereby making it a challenge just to get to any smaller pots once you have two large pots on the front burners.
Very, very disappointed overall.
The range looks good, for sure -- but looks aren't everything especially once you start actually using your range for what it's intended, namely cooking!