Are Double Oven Ranges just STUPID…or BRILLIANT? Find out here.

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  • Опубликовано: 15 дек 2024

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  • @migs532
    @migs532 8 месяцев назад +12

    I have a GE CAfe double oven just like the on in this video, with GAS top and oven and love it. This range is genius because you do not have to turn on an entire oven just to use a portion of an oven.

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  8 месяцев назад

      Exactly!

    • @leahmencer5463
      @leahmencer5463 2 месяца назад +1

      Hi! I just got the same oven as you. Can you tell me if your oven rattles when on? We just turned it on today for the first time and it rattles the entire time it's running. Not sure I can live with that. (It's not the convection fan, it's the cooling fan, although I'm running both ovens so I'm not sure if it's specific to just one of them.)

    • @leahmencer5463
      @leahmencer5463 2 месяца назад +1

      @@appliancesexplainedHi! I just got the same oven as this commenter. Can you tell me if the oven in your video rattles when on? We just turned it on today for the first time and it rattles the entire time it's running. Not sure I can live with that. (It's not the convection fan, it's the cooling fan, although I'm running both ovens so I'm not sure if it's specific to just one of them.)

    • @JosephHilferty
      @JosephHilferty 2 месяца назад +1

      @@leahmencer5463 It sounds like the cooling fan may be misaligned. If it’s brand new, then it should also be under warranty. Contact Cafe’s service team and have them send a tech out to come take a look at it. If it’s under warranty, it won’t cost you anything. I don’t think a noisy cooling fan is very a common complaint with this model.

    • @leahmencer5463
      @leahmencer5463 2 месяца назад +1

      @@JosephHilferty Sadly now that I'm google this specific problem I'm seeing more and more people with the same complaint, with GE ultimately saying that's just how it is. Hopefully this won't be the case, because I agree that this isn't right. Loud from being a powerful fan, maybe. But not a rattle.

  • @sondrasmith2248
    @sondrasmith2248 3 месяца назад +6

    I bought a Maytag Gemini gas double oven December 2005. I love it and have no regrets. I’m 72 now and sometimes my hip arthritis acts up from bending down for cooking tall tube cakes and baking for the holidays. I use both when making 100+ cookies. I use the upper oven for majority of baking other foods. At one point I was baking so much sweet stuff that: I burnt out the gas element, I had to have the gaskets on both doors replaced, my adult daughter wasted milk down one knob that made the cooktop stop working. I’ll be sad if my gas range has to be replaced. Especially if gas ranges are no longer available.

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  3 месяца назад +1

      I love this! If you have to replace it, I'd recommend the Cafe [model CGS750P2MS1] featured in this video. Whirlpool/Kitchen [who now own Maytag] also offer an updated version of the Gemini as well [KitchenAid KFGD500ESS]

  • @alanf5351
    @alanf5351 Год назад +4

    UPDATE Nov 29, 2023: Regarding the rear oven vent issue I described below in the last paragraph. I finally bought a piece of stainless steel and cut a piece 1 inch x 12-5/8” wide and pre drilled and attached with screws covering the 3 right rear vent openings facing forward leaving the vent openings behind them facing upwards open. Now I have NO ISSUE with the exhaust blowing across the right side burners and they now only blow upwards towards. I am very surprised I cannot find other people online mentioning this issue.
    First one delivered had about 15 stripped screws and one oven door hinge not working quite right. Almost all of the screws along the inner panel of one of my oven doors were stripped so the inner panel/glass would move and almost completely separate from the outer door panel. A bunch of screws on the back panels were also stripped and one of the electrical wires that was supposed to be behind the small rear panel was protruding between two sheet metal panels and the wire insulated was cut through to the wire as a result of the sharp panel edges. Also the GE repair person mentioned the whole side panel of the range needed to be removed to replace the hinge. So due to the issues I mentioned here and a few other issues, they sent me a new one. The new one only had about a handful of stripped screws, all on back panels which are not as important. Both ranges sent to me had the same issues as listed in the next two paragraphs.
    I have the GE Cafe CC2S950 gas range. From new(2020 or 2021), the front right burner on simmer up to number 2 setting where flame is still low would cause the sensor to think the flame is out and would activate all spark ignitions of all burners 1-2 times every minute. Cannot use it on simmer. Had tech out 3-4 times for this. They tried to add a ground cable to another burner (front left burner) and it seems to have helped.
    ALSO a very bad design flaw is that the exhaust vent for the oven, which operates when the oven is on and for several minutes after the oven is off, located at the rear right blows horizontally across the right two burners. If you are using those burners when the exhaust is operating, the blowing air will blow out the burners unless on medium to high flame. But then the flame is not uniform and dancing all over the place due to the exhaust air flow. To some extent, it also affects the flame on the middle burners. When the rear right oven exhaust is operating, I must use something thin and upright and police it at the rear of the right cast iron grate to block the airflow if using the burners on the right. The the exhaust will blow upwards. I use my stainless steel stove top round burner covers. No fix from GE.
    This is my first double oven and I love the double oven. Shortly after buying this gas model (I have always purchased gas ranges on the past 35 years), I learned of the hazards (the 3 different chemicals released that are hazardous to us) of the gas fired appliances, especially appliances where you will like be close to while operating such as ranges. Had I known this earlier, I would have purchased electric.

    • @lostmagicofdisney
      @lostmagicofdisney 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yes! We moved into an existing home recently that has this range. I too have noticed this design flaw. Do designers never use their own products?

  • @nicholasvaughandds2862
    @nicholasvaughandds2862 9 месяцев назад +10

    couldnt live without the double oven, I can cook a full size (20 lbs plus) turkey in the main oven at 325 while cooking roast potatoes at 400 in the top oven

  • @martycurtis7090
    @martycurtis7090 4 месяца назад +3

    We just renovated our kitchen and put one of these in (got the induction model) and we love it.
    We found the same thing between gas and induction (harder to clean, and doesn’t heat near as fast).
    For anyone considering a GE Cafe model induction oven they’re really great.
    They are expensive, but they do come on sale. We got ours 15% off, so was $3565 instead of the listed $4100.

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  4 месяца назад

      Thank you for sharing! ❤️

    • @w.miller7282
      @w.miller7282 4 месяца назад +1

      I’m not a fan of induction, gas is more reliable.

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  4 месяца назад

      @@w.miller7282 I’ve owned both and for me it’s not even a contest. The induction is LEAGUES better. I was excited to finally own and use a gas cooking surface when we purchased our last house two years ago. The reality was that the temperature range and simmering was awful, the cleaning was massively awful, the amount of time it took to preheat cookware and boil even small amounts of water was awful. Heat travels up the sides of the pan so the “stay cool” handles were always hot to the touch and cast iron handle covers would burn. No amount of scrubbing would EVER make it look clean. I ended up replaced it with an induction range within a year and don’t regret it. I might still consider owning a BlueStar Range-Top at some point though. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @w.miller7282
      @w.miller7282 4 месяца назад +1

      @@appliancesexplained you have some great points, I have to use pot holders. I have a wolf gas range which simmers great. My turnoff with induction is being limited on which cookware I use

    • @petef.4361
      @petef.4361 3 месяца назад

      Yeah and then when an induction oven breaks and needs repairs, prepare to open your wallet because repair costs on induction ranges are phenomenal. If GE or any other brand were to come out with an induction double oven range that passed the test of time, and were tried and true I would buy one. I have had to deal with GE getting warranty service on one of their dryers, and they are a nightmare to deal with! My dryer was in warranty, but it took them 3 months to fix it. If an induction range breaks within the warranty period, then ok fine you don't have to pay for it. But it it breaks AFTER the warranty period ends you are screwed. I would love an induction range, but not until one of the manufacturers had a reliable one that is tried and true.

  • @meghannluxuryhomes6139
    @meghannluxuryhomes6139 10 месяцев назад +2

    I wish it came in 36 inch! I also love the rangemaster in the Uk I wish they sold that type our size here in the US.

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  10 месяцев назад

      Is Rangemaster just another name for AGA Ranges? If so, a lot of those products are sold over here.

  • @bayodaman
    @bayodaman Год назад +3

    I was planning on ordering this but in induction but seems like people are complaining that the temps aren't actually what they say they are. Just ended up getting the Bosch induction industrial oven instead

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  Год назад +2

      Did you get installed yet? If so, how do you like the Bosch so far? I’m curious about the banking performance and how easy the oven is to keep clean without a self clean function.

    • @bayodaman
      @bayodaman Год назад

      @@appliancesexplained Love it glad I went with the Bosch, convection fan a little loud but I really don't care I'll take that over what others complain about with their induction range

    • @solomons5669
      @solomons5669 6 месяцев назад

      Just use gas. You can still cook when there’s a power outage

    • @342boss
      @342boss 4 месяца назад

      ​@@solomons5669Not everyone has gas

  • @JK-rt5xx
    @JK-rt5xx Год назад +4

    Thanks so much for the video!! It is so informative. I have a question - it seems like the upper oven is not convection. Does it still work for chicken nuggets and stuff... like air fryer...crispy food?

  • @dumbledor123
    @dumbledor123 3 месяца назад +1

    Actually looking for a replacement to my Gemini and considering this exact model Cafe range :). Thanks for the vid.

  • @CP-zb3ky
    @CP-zb3ky 4 месяца назад +2

    I wish Cafe make one of these two ovens a combi steam convection oven

  • @lahawk7410
    @lahawk7410 Год назад +1

    I had that Maytag Gemini oven and loved it! Yes, the large oven is low to the ground and I am 5' 1" so the arm reach into any oven is a challenge with the door open. Looking for a new range and looking for a double oven or the Samsung that converts from double to single oven.

    • @taylorsee864
      @taylorsee864 Год назад +2

      That Samsung has HORRIBLE reviews. I was sold on it at the store, but after doing a TON of research, I will be staying FAR away.

    • @lahawk7410
      @lahawk7410 Год назад +2

      @@taylorsee864 Thank you for that. I had not yet researched reviews but simply looked at the display. Just the hubby and I so the smaller oven would be most useful but I like the idea of a full size on the rare occasion I needed it, but if the reviews are bad it is not worth considering.

    • @danielarivas3377
      @danielarivas3377 Год назад +1

      I have the Maytag Gemini I love it!!! They gave it to me used, do you now HOW to use the clean mode on the oven? I have no idea, I use the top oven a lot, i do not know how to use it but have sean the button that say clean on top and button oven.

  • @davidmiller88ify
    @davidmiller88ify 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for making this video. I am torn between the slide-in cafe double and single oven induction.
    Understanding that convection is only on the bottom, what can't you do in the top oven? Is there a temp restriction on top? Can it get to 500 degrees?

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  10 месяцев назад +1

      The upper oven has a broiler so I’d be surprised if it didn’t get up to 500. You can always check the use and care to be sure though.
      products-salsify.geappliances.com/image/upload/s--SDI8Pi63--/8d5313e6c50d9718de0f5fd7373300b195760694.pdf?_ga=2.252513545.1644913757.1705882537-1469228144.1705882537

    • @leahmencer5463
      @leahmencer5463 2 месяца назад

      I'm probably too late, but I had the same question, and my oven just arrived today and both ovens get up to 550. Gas.

  • @EndoExcision
    @EndoExcision 11 месяцев назад +5

    Worth remembering that on almost all of these if you want convection/airfry, it’s only available on the LOWER oven.
    Want to roast some vegetables or frozen fries or chicken nuggets with the airfryer? Gotta use the bottom.

  • @georgedoolittle7574
    @georgedoolittle7574 3 месяца назад

    *"premium product"* sells well in the USA as a premium product but yes usually as a separate item that is elevated. Great explanation as to why so.

  • @emo65170.
    @emo65170. Год назад +2

    Can you use one of the ovens as a salamander?

  • @annmariejonkman6648
    @annmariejonkman6648 11 месяцев назад

    I have a GE Profile old slide in. The bottom is on the floor. I hate it but unless i remodel I would buy another one. The convenience vs “on the floor” works.

  • @Notturnoir
    @Notturnoir 24 дня назад

    I just wish ppl would demonstrste the size of baking sheets, roasting pans, casserole dishes, size of lecruset pots that fit!

  • @Moonchilling
    @Moonchilling 21 день назад

    I bought one in 2007. love it

  • @beck645
    @beck645 Месяц назад

    Joe thank you for your great video. I do a massive amount of cooking and would not ever be without 2 ovens. I’m very close to buying the one you have in gas of course. A few reviews complained that the heating in the oven is very uneven. Have you encountered that? Also that funny double gas ring. Does it really put out a lot of flame because I do a lot of Asian stir fry and need something that will send up a hot air balloon. Thank you sincerely. What you say will impact my decision. Many thanks! 😊

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  Месяц назад +1

      @@beck645 GE rates the dual rung power burner at 21K BTU… depending on the size of the wok and the quantity of food being prepared it should be plenty powerful. Considering that (not that long ago) most “Pro” ranges all topped out at 15K BTU per burner, 21K is pretty impressive. 😉

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  Месяц назад +1

      @@beck645 As far as evenness of heat is concerned, it can be subjective. Depending on what type of food is being prepared and what they might be comparing it to. Gas ovens tend to fluctuate in temperature a lot more than electric ovens. That why people who bake a lot of pastries will opt for a dual fuel range instead of the all gas. I’m reasonably certain a talented chef can figure out the deficiencies of any oven and figure out how to work around them. There’s also no such thing as perfect. 😁

  • @janiecey8027
    @janiecey8027 Год назад +3

    The author says it takes forever to get hot. Mine is superfast at getting hot on the range top and the oven.

    • @lahawk7410
      @lahawk7410 Год назад

      I was surprised by his comment as it seems most folks prefer the quick heat up with a gas range top. I'm trying to get hubby to run gas so that I can get a gas range now that we are shopping for a new one.

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  Год назад +2

      😂
      That’s because you guys haven’t cooked on Induction. Cooking with gas for me was like going back to the stone ages after having induction for so long. I’d recommend checking with your local independent appliance dealers to see if they have any live induction cook-tops on display. If they do, try to get over and see a demonstration before pulling the trigger on the gas range.

    • @solomons5669
      @solomons5669 6 месяцев назад

      @@appliancesexplainedthere’s just something special about cooking with fire

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  6 месяцев назад

      @@solomons5669 Agreed… but only when it comes to cooking over burning wood or charcoal. 😜

  • @yurieu5872
    @yurieu5872 Год назад +9

    Old ranges have 4 oven compartments

  • @Sparky-ww5re
    @Sparky-ww5re 6 месяцев назад

    The concept of double oven freestanding ranges dates back several decades. My grandparents had a 40 inch double oven electric range, turquoise blue, dating from 1967 when they brought that house , and remained in good working order as of August 2022 when we sold the estate after grandma passed away that April. Together they raised 7 kids and life would have been far more stressful than it already was, without a double oven. Since young couples today are having fewer children on average, than say during the 1950s - 1970s, that's likely the reason double oven ranges are not as commonplace as they once were. Nonetheless they are convenient for those who love to bake, and almost a must for larger than average households.

  • @kennixox262
    @kennixox262 3 месяца назад +1

    I"m surprised that no one makes the models with the eye level ovens anymore.

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  3 месяца назад

      I remember people coming in to replace them 20 (plus) years ago. They were always pretty upset to learn that manufacturers were no longer making them. 😕

    • @Notturnoir
      @Notturnoir 24 дня назад

      @@appliancesexplainedeye level wall ovens are 100% in german apartments

  • @dimitrikatsaros9212
    @dimitrikatsaros9212 Год назад +2

    I get what you’re saying, but if that’s your use case wouldn’t it be way better to get a couple of small wall ovens so they’re at least at waist height?

    • @gagejohnson3778
      @gagejohnson3778 Год назад +1

      If that was your case, you would love the GE PTS9200SNSS. It’s the same dimensions of a single wall oven but has two ovens just like the range. A smaller one on top and a larger one on the bottom.

    • @dimitrikatsaros9212
      @dimitrikatsaros9212 Год назад

      @@gagejohnson3778 not the case for me… I need full size. I just don’t see the point of putting a half oven at floor level. It was even said in this video (iirc) that it doesn’t get used much.

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  Год назад +3

      Yes it would but only if you’re willing to remodel your kitchen and then potentially turn off certain buyers who might perceive the ovens to be “too small”. Some kitchens just don’t have enough counter space to sacrifice for a raised oven. That said, I agree with you 100%. My next kitchen renovation will have a couple small built-in ovens that will be situated such that I won’t have to bend. This might turn off future buyers for my home but I don’t really care. 😁

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  Год назад

      That is a really cool oven!

  • @idris5416
    @idris5416 2 месяца назад

    is it have option to make yogurt or melt chocolate in oven

  • @georgedoolittle7574
    @georgedoolittle7574 3 месяца назад

    I recommend *"Ben's Appliance and Junk"* for how to do RUclips right btw meaning you'll see a number of affiliate links selling ... you guessed it *"gas ovens, ranges"* depending on the type of product he is talking about that doesn't work...probably why your video has done so well actually.🎉🎉🎉😊😊

  • @whichri79
    @whichri79 Месяц назад

    this set-up is a recent revelation for me, I'm designing my kitchen renovation right now, why doesn't every American family have one?

  • @lisebeane8480
    @lisebeane8480 4 месяца назад

    Can the top oven be an air-fryer? We are seriously considering this model. Thank you!

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  4 месяца назад

      @@lisebeane8480 There’s no convection in the upper oven so you’d have to use the lower oven.

  • @manicmurph
    @manicmurph 4 месяца назад

    Anybody know how to turn off the oven lights? The knob is turned off but the light is still on.

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  4 месяца назад +1

      @@manicmurph there should be a sensor key for the oven light on the control panel.

    • @manicmurph
      @manicmurph 4 месяца назад

      @@appliancesexplained does it say sensor key or is it called something else?

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  4 месяца назад

      @@manicmurph Nope. It’ll say “oven light”. On the Cafe double oven ranges it should be below the number 7 on the key pad.

  • @clintonjewell7115
    @clintonjewell7115 Год назад +3

    You would have to lay on the floor to clean oven !?

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  Год назад

      Honestly, it most instances it probably won’t get used often enough to get that dirty. 😉

    • @sexymisssasha
      @sexymisssasha Год назад +1

      @@appliancesexplained grease, crumbs, dust... it will get dirty... just like that bottom drawer in a single oven. This is just poor design.. who would wast their money for a sizable miss in usage?

    • @lahawk7410
      @lahawk7410 Год назад +1

      @@sexymisssasha I had the Maytag Gemini his mentions and it didn't get dusty and gross like a utility drawer. I loved it. Yes, a bit inconvenient to have it low for lifting a turkey, but that isn't something done often. Also, my Maytag was self cleaning.

  • @elizabethmarie1174
    @elizabethmarie1174 Год назад +1

    How does the top oven compare to an air fryer?

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  Год назад +1

      Unfortunately the top oven doesn’t have convection so it doesn’t really compare from a speed/performance standpoint. I believe the lower oven does have both convection and a no preheat air-fry function though.

    • @243wayne1
      @243wayne1 Год назад

      This oven has air fry capability.

  • @volharamanouskaya362
    @volharamanouskaya362 Год назад +3

    How to bake a cake here?

  • @scythian6829
    @scythian6829 Год назад +2

    Thank you for this!! So helpful. I was debating whether to get a double oven or not and after watching your video I think the double one will be perfect for me. Really hoping I can get my hands on the Café (but induction).

  • @triaxe-mmb
    @triaxe-mmb Год назад

    Since you mentioned that you use induction at home, you should really do a video on induction cooktop options and their pros and cons 🙂

  • @ecoheliguy
    @ecoheliguy 6 месяцев назад

    Only issue is the choice of no convection on the upper unit.

    • @appliancesexplained
      @appliancesexplained  6 месяцев назад

      Is anyone making a (true) dual cavity 30 inch range with convection in the upper auxiliary oven?

  • @Sally-ih6ls
    @Sally-ih6ls 8 месяцев назад

    I wouldn’t be able to stand up ending that far down, lol

  • @radiohead2206
    @radiohead2206 2 месяца назад

    After paying with an arm and leg, this stupid thing's panel is not working. Outta warranty, trying to find a repair video but no luck.