Cafe appliances full review. Worth the money?
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
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00:00 Intro
01:08 Dual Fuel 36" Range & Oven
09:50 4 Door french door w/ convertible drawer Fridge
18:04 Dishwasher
24:01 Beverage center
Enjoy as I review the Cafe by GE kitchen appliances after 6 months of owning and using every day. I'll try to help answer the question "Are the Café appliances worth it?" while shortly walking through all the features of the Cafe French 4 door fridge, the Cafe dual fuel range, Cafe stainless steel dishwasher and the Cafe beverage center.
We went with the Matte White with bronze handles on all of our Café appliances. They are fingerprint resistant and look absolutely stunning. You wouldn't believe the amount of compliments we get on a FRIDGE 🤣 If you are thinking about purchasing the Cafe by GE appliances, they are worth the money!
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I don’t comment on videos but because I am a huge Cafe brand fan I watched your video. Very in-depth review of the products you have. I have the same fridge , the double oven with gas, and the microwave. We just remodeled our kitchen and I added the double drawer dishwasher, toaster oven and the coffee drip machine. I have been made whole. The appliances are a whole conversation with my guests. They are not only gorgeous but worked well, no problem 2 years in.
I have been obsessed with the Cafe appliance line for a while now but the only real videos I seemed to find on it are from the brand itself or someone selling it. This was very useful and just made me love them more
It's complicated but Shabbos it the same as Shabbat. Sabbath Mode allows you to open and close the refrigerator or freezer doors without activating interior lights, sounds or other controls. While your fridge is in Sabbath Mode, water filter status lights are disabled and temperatures cannot be adjusted. I am a Jew and didn't know how it related to a fridge. Mostly Orthodox Jews would use this feature.
Best REAL review I've seen in awhile! Thanks for the help guys. Made my decision a lot easier. :)
Love to hear that! Thanks so much for the kind words. Please don’t hesitate to ask any questions if you need help with a decision! -Jake
I have not seen such an in depth and well captured video on this line of products! this is better than the GE channel. Great job.
Thank you so much! Means a lot that you found it useful. Sometimes feels silly to make video about appliances 😝
Glad I stayed until the very end. You lifting your dogs up made my day. Thank you for making this video.
Thank you so much for the kind words! About to make a part 2 answering all the questions we’ve gotten. I’ll make sure the pups make a cameo 🤘🏼😝
Do you get your raw meats delivered? I started my dog on farmers dog food and I cook them chicken. I’ve heard great things about raw food for dogs.
This is the BEST TUTORIAL of the Cafe appliances EVER!! When you turned on the air fryer from your phone...WOW..LOVED IT
Thank you!!!!!😎😀
Is the app necessary to change to air fryer? Can you do it manually on the stove…… and when your INTERNET goes down?
Nice review
I don’t believe you can turn on air fry without the app. Someone mentioned that convection bake is basically air fry, since the air is moving from the internal fan, which is essentially an air fryer hahaha idk but we find ourselves using the air fry function often. We placed the app on our phones as well as the iPad that stays in the kitchen most times so it’s easy to access
Thank you kindly!!!!
Thanks for this review! Super helpful, I'm remodelling my kitchen and loving the look of these appliances but even more in love with them after your review!
Thats exciting stuff! We are so happy with them. I'm glad this video was helpful!
Thank you for reviewing Cafe by GE. I have always been curious about the functionality and you did an amazing job with your review.
Thank you so much! Glad this video was helpful to you!! 😀
Thanks for the honest review. It has helped clear most of the questions I have. All the Best!
Hi Jake, I found your video to be very helpful. I’m really considering the café GE brand and it’s nice to see people who already have the product & like it. Very nice video. Thanks again for doing it.
Thank YOU so much for the kind words. It has been about 2 years and we still absolutely love them ! What color are you looking at? Doing entire kitchen?
This has been very helpful! Thank you!
Excellent review, thank you so much. I’m in the process of renovating my kitchen and these appliances are going to my treat to myself!
That is so exciting!! Congratulations!! Glad this video was helpful 😁
Gorgeous! Thank you for posting! The colour combo you chose is the one I'm looking at, so that's great, too! :D
You won’t be dissatisfied, I can promise that! They have been excellent, and the color combo is perfect 🤩
I will do my basement renovation soon, I’m glad I find this video about the cafe appliance. I love the white and gold look. Love your video❤
Thank you so much!!!
Thanks this was useful, you have a great taste, a kitchen to cook in for sure
Hey Cuz what a common sense Video WOW not that hard but you make it look so common sense Thank You. we r going Cafe as well just about whole Kitchen and you made it look Great Double Thumbs Up Lin from Jax Fl
Thank you for your review of Cafe! How has each of your Cafe kitchen appliances been working over the past 2 years? I was encouraged to hear the service response time and repairs went well. What kind of warranty do you have that comes with Cafe appliances? Do they have an extended warranty? Thanks! ❤👍🏽
Great review! Thanks for taking the time to do it. You just sold me. I’m buying the whole suite.
Awesome! I think you’ll really enjoy them as we have. Thinking about doing a 1 year review after we have had to have something fixed under their warranty and how that process went
Thanks for sharing, love the blue hood
Thank you so much!🤘🏼
Thanks. I just ordered the cafe French door single oven. Now I want that beverage fridge and the dishwasher intrigued me that you can wash only one level. Very informative. 👍
We splurged for the beverage fridge but it has been so wonderful to have. We are able to keep all of our drinks stocked up (including wine!) without taking up a bunch of fridge space. Really shines when we have family and company over! Excited for you to receive your oven!!! Thanks for watching!
Loved your in-depth video on the series. We just purchased the Cafe fridge and dishwasher about a week ago replacing some SS Electrolux ones. Great thing about the white matte finish is that it does not show any water marks or finger prints. The only thing I would mention is to make sure u match your whites. My kitchen walls are painted BM Swiss Coffee which is a creamer white than the appliances so that was a bit of a surprise when it was delivered. My dark grey and beige cabinets makes it all work but it took some time to get over the clash of the whites.
Yea we really love the finger print resistance of the matte white finish 👍🏼 thanks for sharing your experience!
I never take the time to comment, but I just had to thank you for providing the best appliance review video I've ever seen. My fiance and I are remodeling our kitchen, and I've been so on the fence about purchasing the GE cafe line because like you said early on in your video, there really aren't any detailed reviews out there. We've checked multiple appliance stores as well and are having a hard time finding a place that carries this line in their showroom to even see in person. THANK YOU so much for your thorough, in-depth, and entertaining review. I appreciate being able to see them in use, as well as stocked up. I hope you guys continue to enjoy your new appliances, and just know that you truly helped us out in making our final decision to purchase these as well!
PS- Did you ever get the dishwasher quirk sorted out?
jk...found your answer above, Yay!
So so glad this was helpful!! It has been 1 year with them and we are still absolutely thrilled with our appliances! And yes, GE was very good at resolving the little issues we had. Enjoy your new kitchen! Share some pictures when it’s done if you don’t mind!
I loved my GE cafe kitchen appliances until the 3 yr mark.... Now I am truly disappointed, upset and so frustrated with my GE cafe series appliances. Although still beautiful... under 3yrs old GE Cafe refrigerator's freezer drain leaks all over the floor unless we bi-monthly 'defrost" the coils & thaw the drain. OUR CAFE oven's motherboard died & GE cannot/will not repair it. WE WERE TOLD by GE they would give us $250 credit towards a new purchase. The GE cafe induction cook top works intermittenly and the GE cafe convection/microwave oven's interior door seal is pulling/melting away (see included pic for seal and fridge leaking). :( :( lemons...
Oh no! I hate to hear that. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Hopefully will help someone in their decision. Luckily, we are going on 3 years without any major issues!
I’m pretty amazed. As far as I can tell, this is filling a spot in a market for those who want something nicer for their home but can’t afford Viking, etc. You get a lot of what those really hi end brands have (such as French door wall stoves) without the insane price tag. I’m planning to get the model that has no dispenser on the outside (which makes the front of the fridge covered in water stains) and the ice in the freezer where it belongs. by the way, for the oven these are convection ovens which are the choice in bakeries. I used to use one when I worked for a cookie shop in college in the 80’s. “Air Fryer” is just marketing for an electric oven with something that circulates the air to keep the temperature even throughout the stove.
It's funny that you mention the AIR FRYER marketing feature. That was my exact initial thought too! My hunch was that a "counter top" air fryer was essentially a mini convection oven! Funny that you compare these to viking (as we had as well!), we recently experienced a month of use with viking & subzero appliances and to our surprise, we much preferred our CAFE by GE appliances over the viking and subzero variants. I think this CAFE line by GE really punches above its weight class when it comes to price! Thank you so much for watching!! Have you received your fridge yet?
You're hilarious!! Love your review. I'm. sold
Hahahah thanks!!
Great review love this!
Thank you so much for the kind words!!! 😁 Hope this video helped you in some way!
Tippy Top....love it
Your kitchen is lovely! Thank you for this thorough review. Love the doggies at the end. 😊❤
awwww thank you so much!!! Thats awesome that this video was helpful. Seemed so silly to make but really couldn't find any information on these Cafe Appliances
We have been waiting for our double oven and dishwasher since January
Stellar review
Thank you!!
Thanks 🙏🏼
Thank you soooo much for this. I’ve been looking for more REAL reviews on Cafe appliances but there are so little. Jake I do have a question. Your kitchen is beautiful did you worry about the size of the range with a smaller kitchen? Also if you don’t mind, was the range expensive?
Soo glad this was helpful for you!
We decided we preferred the look of the 36” range as opposed to the standard 30” so we figured out early on if we could make it work. Having the extra cooktop space has been HUGE and makes cooking much more enjoyable when working with more than 1 pan.
Yes, this range was expensive. In fact almost double the price of my first car 😳
But we have zero regrets and plan to own this beauty for the next 20 years. Quality seems to be present in all of these Cafe appliances 👍🏼
@@JakeandHeather Thank you so much. Lol you guys are 😂 I better save up then!
Love your thorough review and renovation!
We got the Cafe fridge a few years ago. It worked great for a month, then it barely worked and the lights were dimmed. We live in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, so getting a GE tech to the house is not easy as the only one lives on St Croix, thirty miles away and only comes to our island once a week. The tech was really nice and ordered a part. The fridge was stuck in Shabbat mode. This was during the latter part of covid, but there was a nation wide shortage of parts. Needless to say, it all took about a month, which required us to live out of a cooler, since Shabbat mode is not intended for long periods. The mode just takes the least amount of energy to keep fridge cool before returning to regular mode. Nice feature unless you get stuck in it. We are now ready to renovate our kitchen and plan on getting the other Cafe appliances as well. I want to stick with GE for service purposes as most other higher end brands are not easily serviced in the Virgin Islands.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with GE! We also had to have our stove and dishwasher serviced. The LCD screen on the stove started to look funny, and the dishwasher would require you to open and hit start again shortly after starting it. Turned out to be the latch mechanism. Thankfully service was quick, free and professional. Was actually a very pleasant process!! So far we haven't had any other issues. Not to mention the dishwasher wasn't even a brand new appliance when we bought it, considering it was a floor model/scratch and dent discounted model
How is ur diahwashing is working now? It dry ur dishes really good? O not really. How is your experience now. I was thinking to buying it.
@@JakeandHeather you're excellent as a video host! Perfect amount of info & demonstrating the product, and you speak at a nice pace (so many ppl speak soooo slow and laborious!). Question: curious about what was your service issue with your stove?
@@gemmster14 the screen on the front that displayed information started to look a little weird. They replaced it quickly without any hassle. Thank you for the kind and encouraging words!!
Love your kitchen
Thank you!!! It really came together nicely. Not bad for our first kitchen reno 😂
Hi there. Great review on the oven!! I have been looking at this oven for quite a while online but I can't seem to get a clear answer for this question. When baking in convection mode can you set the oven temp to random temps (say 304F or 347F) and not just in 25° increments?
So if you are changing the temp using the knob on the front of the stove, you can change by increments of 25. 300/325/350/375 ect. If you use the APP, SmartHQ, you can change the temperature in increments of 5. So you can select 300/305/310/315/320/325 ect. Hope that helps answer your question! Let me know if we can answer anything else! -Jake
Superb !
Thank you kindly!!
Thanks for your review! Do you remember which color white your white cabinets are? I looked on their website, but there’s dozens haha. The blue and white look great together
Thank you so much. The cabinet color is called “BRIGHT WHITE” and sourced from wholesalecabinets.us ✌️
Jake, great review! I love the Cafe line and you really sealed the deal for me. We're building a new home and this is going to be our splurge!! Is the matte finish any harder to keep clean than the stainless? Also, what kind of range hood do you have? It is absolutely gorgeous!
You won’t be disappointed! And the matte white has proven to be wayyyyy easier to keep clean than stainless. It’s incredibly finger print resistant which has been fantastic. We are really really happy with our decision 😊
Our hood was a made to order unit from hoodsly!
@JakeHeather great video. I am about to place my order for these same appliances but can’t seem to find the Air Fryer feature on the new 36 dual fuel ranges. I see that yours has it, very interesting. Hopefully they didn’t discontinue it on the newer models.
The feature seems to only be activated via the Wi-Fi app available on your phone. Have you tried looking there yet?
Thank you for your review. I’m currently shopping around for a new refrigerator and I really like the look and style of the french door Cafe model like yours. Just curious one year later if you are still satisfied with your refrigerator and if it’s been problem free.
Yes we are still just as excited about our fridge as the day we got it. Love the look and the amount of space on the inside. The second drawer has proven to be very useful! Thanks for watching! Let me know if you have any other questions, going to do a follow up video responding to all the questions we have received
I have the same fridge but in silver color for 2 years now. I can recommend that fridge. So far so good, knock on wood.
That’s great to hear! Ours has been perfect so far too!!!
What is the model number of the 36" dual fuel range you are showing?
Just wanted to ask what's that thing in the middle of the range and the vent plus what vent did you get? Did you just customize that for the kitchen? GREAT KITCHEN. It looks great!
Not exactly sure what you are referring to with the “thing in middle of the range”. We ordered the vent hood and vent from hoodsly. I’d have to look at exactly which model the vent is. We ordered it with the vent hood so that we didn’t have any problems with fitting. Thanks for the love! 🤘🏼
I was looking at the matte white Cafe appliances when I came across your video. Your kitchen looks great. I saw your comment about your custom made hood cover. Did you buy an under mount or wall mount range hood? I am curious about where you got your cabinets from also.
Thank you!! The range hood is an undermount. The cabinets are from wholesalecabinets.us Hope that helps 😃
Thank you for the video I really appreciate it. Quick question are your cabinets black or dark blue?
They are dark/midnight blue! Thanks for watching :)
Hi there. Nice review. Can you tell me if you can turn oven on offsite and not on same network as your oven is on? So if you are at work 10 miles away, can you preheat the oven?
Yes you can control it without being on the WiFi network. So I guess you could turn it on while on way home from work. Probably not recommend 😝
I read one review about the matte white surface of the Cafe appliances needing a coating to prevent then from being scratched or showing marks. The author's words choice made me think of flat wall paint. I haven't seen the color in the stores, myself; so I can't make my own judgement. Would you please tell me if there are any downsides to the matte white color? Thanks. (If you've already mentioned this in your video and I missed it, my apologies.)
We haven't found to have any issues with scratching or the finish. We actually find them to be incredibly finger print resistant
love this review very humble i just went and looked at these products at bestbuy and wanted a review and this popped up wonderful!!!!.....question could you give a breakdown on how much the kitchen re model cost?
We were able to do just about everything ourselves, which means it only cost us our time and price of materials. We did have someone install propane tanks outside and run a line to the kitchen so that we could finally get away from the electric cooktop. We also decided against doing the counters and stone backsplash ourselves. I believe we spent about 40k all together, including the price of appliances which in itself was about 18k if my memory is correct
Hi great review !
Is it a counter depth fidge or standard depth ?
thank you! that fridge is not counter depth.
Question Great video just bought the whole set! Building anew home. Wondering about your countertops - are they Quartz? Cambria? What color? Thanks in advance
How exciting!! Yes they are Quartz. Not exactly sure of the color but they are white with veins of gray and blue (to match the blue cabinets 😁)
@@JakeandHeather Cambria?
Did you make your pantry cabinets deeper to make the standard depth fridge look like counter depth? It looks great, I would love to figure out how to do that in our kitchen!
Yes! I did. I added the pantry to the left of the fridge, and bumped it out to be flush with the fridge. I did the same with the cabinet above the fridge and then added a wide enough filler panel to cover the other side of the fridge to the wall. Creates a nice little nook for the espresso machine area and also gives the perception that everything was built in. Well I guess it was all kind of built in hahaha. I suggest starting with the fridge in place and building around it if you want to achieve a similar look!
@@JakeandHeather THANK YOU for the brilliant idea!
@@JakeandHeather Can you share the dept of your cabinets? Love how flush it looks
@@rachaelcosta8973 the uppers or lowers?
@@JakeandHeather I was looking for the depth of the cabinet where the fridge is
Hello. I have the same appliances and love it. But where did you get the sink faucet from?
Our faucet is from Moen 😊
Thanks for this review, I've been considering this 36" Cafe range vs a Cafe Induction range. Is there are reason you went with the gas range vs the induction range? I'm having a hard time deciding which to choose.
Think it boils down simply to preference. We love the quick and consistent heat we get with gas. I know some swear by induction but we just aren’t familiar enough
@@JakeandHeather Thanks, we went with the gas.
Hi! I read in a review that the center rack is not removable, which seemed like it would be very limiting for cooking large things, like a turkey. Is the middle rack removable, or not? Thanks!
Looking now!
Oh it is definitely removable and/or adjustable. The middle shelf has a roller shelf that slides out very easily even while holding something let’s say as heavy as a TURKEY 😂 you can place this heavy duty slider on the very bottom and stuff as large a bird as you can fit inside 👍🏼 Hope that was helpful 🤘🏼
What brand of kitchen cabinets did you install, I absolutely love them and I was looking at these Cafe appliances and loved them but didnt want to spend the extra money, and now looking at your kitchen, it seriously makes me want to buy them now
I ordered these cabinets from wholesalecabinets.us. Midnight blue is the color and we really love the quality for the $$. They aren’t super expensive but made from real wood, not mdf. Can’t recommend cafe appliances enough. We recently had the lcd screen start to go bad on the stove and they sent someone out almost immediately to fix it
Great review, can you tell me about your Rocket espresso machine? I have the same one and would like to know your experience.
It is our coffee work hoarse! I use it multiple times a day, everyday. Have had to replace a valve about 18 months in but since then has been perfect. I’d love to chat about your experience as i am a bit of a enthusiast when it comes to espresso!!
Just built a similar kitchen and am buying the same appliances, what microwave did you go with? They only have the matching over the range microwave.
We actually chose to not replace our old microwave that was above our old stove since we don’t ever use it. We much prefer to heat something up in the oven or on the stove top. Now that we have a gas stovetop it takes just a few minutes to heat something up in the pan
Nice walkthrough of the Cafe line of appliances. The only thing I missed from this presentation was the refrigerator's icemaking. I know that affordable luxury refrigerators do cube and crushed ice, but I wondered whether the Cafe refrigerator did craft (round) ice, which melts much slower in drinks.
It unfortunately does not make craft or round ice. It makes what I would call "normal refrigerator ice" hahaha. Also because the ice maker is in the door of the fridge, the ice capacity is not very large. If throwing a party I would recommend grabbing a bag of ice to keep in the freezer, which is never a problem bc the freezer on this fridge is HUGE. Hope that helps!
Awesome video looking at purchasing the same model did you mean harbor freight like tools for the dishwasher or is that a store in Florida
No American Frieight is a floor model / scratch & dent appliance store located all over the United states
@@JakeEarp thanks we thought you said harbor freight and were like wow we need that here in New Orleans ours is tools. Makes sense now. Looking at these for our new home.
Great video
Thank you so much!! Really appreciate it
Curious how much are the water filters and how often do they actually last in the real world? My current fridge the filter only lasts for about 2 months...
You couldn’t of asked at a better time! It just notified us to replace the filter last week, which had us asking the same question. We have the filters on auto order every 6 months and it seems like the light came on 1 week before the new filter was delivered 👍🏼
Floors look great, what brand / color are they?
Thanks!!! Called blond oak. Engineered hard wood from floor and decor 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Your kitchen is beautiful. What color is the cabinets? Thanks!
Thank you!! the cabinets are midnight blue 😁
@@JakeandHeather thank you
Did you say if the dishwasher is quiet or not? Thanks for the review.
Yes the dishwasher is whisper quiet. You can't hear it during normal conversation or if the TV is on. If the house is dead silent and you really try to hear it you can make out a soft whirrrrr
Hey, did you put quarts or tile on the backsplash ? Looks nice !
The backsplash is a continuation of the quartz countertops 👍🏼
@@JakeandHeather what brand and color is the quartz? We are getting the cafe appliances for our new build and love the look of the quartz you picked out with the appliances!
@@sarapleiman1096 thank you!!! Let me find the exact name and company for you
2:40 Wow! You can preheat your oven with your phone, that is an awesome feature. I thought they would not allow that for safety concerns or something like that
Yeah it does seem strange but we love the feature!
How is the Fan on the oven? It it loud and does it stay on long?
it certainly isn't silent. I feeling like saying its loud or not is kind of subjective. I'd say its noticeable if you are paying attention to it, but its kind of a light white noise during conversation or the television on. Hope that helped answer your question. Maybe i can use a Decibel app to get a DB rating
Hi Jake & Heather
What color of cabinet handles do you have?
They are called midnight blue 😊🔵🌌
I’m sorry, you said handles! Hahaha they are brushed gold
I don’t know if you got an answer to your question about this. But Shabbos mode refers to the Jewish Sabbath. Observant Jews aren’t allowed to fiddle with electronic items on the sabbath. Therefore some modern appliances come with features that turn off automatically or turn on automatically without manual adjustment by the owner. This is a very desirable feature for people who observe the Jewish sabbath strictly.
Ahhhh thank you!!!!
Where did you get your range hood cover from?
Sorry for the late response! The hood cover is from a website called hoodsly.com The quality was really great for the price, and the shipping was really excellent. Color just so happened to match our cabinets perfectly 😀
Your kitchen is nice ❤ where did you get your range hood?
Thank you so much! Sorry for such late reply, we recently added a new family member 🥰 we had it custom made from a website called hoodsly
What washer and dryer do you have? I love appliances.
We have the sapphire blue GE side by side washer and dryer. They are amazing. Also our first high end washer/dryer and I can’t believe how bad our old ones were. These are so much faster, quieter, and the clothes really come clean. Like the whites come out looking brand new
@@JakeandHeather What's the model# of the washer and dryer? What's the name of the soundtrack in the intro. That beat is sick.
@@JakeandHeather I'd like to see a full normal cycle on the washer and dryer with a load of colors. Is it a top or front loader? I'd like to see it with laundry detergent and fabric softener.
so the 3rd door can be a freezer also ? Are you able to turn off the 3rd or 4th door ?
I don’t think it’s recommended to turn off any fridge because it’s sealed so tight. You’ll notice that you go to stores they have them on all the time even without food, because they start to smell weird. Cafe has other models without that middle drawer.
Where did you get your hood from, for your stove?
we ordered it online from hoodsly 🤘🏼
Please help me, I just purchased my refrigerator. I haven’t had the fridge for 24 hours,it’s making a LOUD noise when I open the freezer. The noise rings where the ice is stored. I checked the ice no overflow. Please help.!!!!!!!!
Which model fridge is it?
Is the hood a standard Cafe hood? Or did you have it made?
It was made to order from a website called hoodsly.com 👍🏼
These appliances have changed our lives! They are a real pleasure to use, and just as nice to look at! They are the most quality feeling kitchen appliances we have every used/owned, and think they are absolutely worth the money! We've only had them for 6 months, so time will tell if they hold up to the test of time. Let us know what you think! Thank you so much for watching 🤘🏼
Ok so you’ve had them a year… any updates? ☺️
@@lindseysinger2042 the lcd on the stove started to have some discoloration. So I reached out to support and they sent someone next day. I also had him look at the why the dishwasher was pausing during beginning of cycle (remember this was a floor model from American freight) and he ordered the parts needed. Week later and they came to install the new parts and couldn’t have been more polite and professional. Set down safety towels everywhere and had them repaired in about 90 minutes. So far so good, those have been our only issues. Still loving them every day!! 😊
Nice but about controlling the stove from your phone what if it’s hacked and someone turns the gas stove on while your asleep? Can that happen? People have hacked baby monitors and smart tv’s and other things
Hi Jake! How is the range holding up? We are renovating our kitchen and are struggling to find longer term reviews on this appliance. Thank you in advance.
Does the autofill feature recognize if there is ice in the glass already?
it does recognize that there is ice in the glass. I've noticed it will sometimes stop short of filling to the top if ice is present, which can be a tad frustrating. After over a year it has only over-flowed the glass once! and that is using the feature at LEAST 6-8 times a day
@@JakeandHeather Thank you.
I have read many break apart especially in the freezer sections after a few months.
How did you go from van life to luxury appliance life?
😂😂😂🤣 we have a lot of interests hahahah
Hi how is your cooktop holding up as far as stains ect?
Great question! Working on a video as we speak of a 2 year update since we first posted this video answering all the questions we’ve gotten in the comments. Should be live soon! I will add this to the list.
Without looking at it I can’t recall any issues with staining. I’ll take a closer look and address it in the video! Thanks for watching!!
@@JakeandHeather thank you so much. Depending on what you say i am going to order one tonight. We bought a Frigidaire pro and it is backordered. This one i could get tomorrow
Is there any issue regarding cleaning the stubborn stains on the white range?
We haven't had any problems cleaning or keeping them clean. The matte surface really does an excellent job hiding finger prints as well. They stay way cleaner looking than traditional stainless steel appliances
What's the intro soundtrack? It's sick! I like it!
hahahahah thanks! It's a song from Artlist
@@JakeandHeather What is it called?
Any chance you have links for your appliances?
We do not, maybe we should!
Hi Jake, your handles are brushed bronze, not copper, right?
Yes, i do believe they are brushed bronze
Are your cabinets dark navy?
Yes they are a dark navy blue 🙂
How long does it take to preheat the oven to 350F
That’s a good question, we’ve never timed it haha 😂
How is the ice maker?
A bit slow to dispense ice, but never had any real issues. It’s easy to remove the entire ice bucket from inside the fridge if you want to dump into say a cooler. Crushed ice works well
I can say that the amount of ice it holds is small. If you are filling up multiple to-go cups with ice or trying to use it all day it will run out. I wouldn't rely on it supplying ice for parties or gathering larger than 4-5 people. But we are okay with that sacrifice considering how much space is in the fridge and freezer
Shabbat mode makes sure the lights don't turn on and off when you open and close the doors
aGE REALLY PROHIBITS ME FROM GOING DOWN TO THAT LOOK SEE. i HAVE THE REFRIGERATOR AND DISHWASHWER WITH STOVE ON ORDER. BUT NOW WONDER ABOUT THE STOVE.
What Color blue are your cabinets
They are called midnight blue 😊 🌌🔵
Too bad you put the beverage Center next to the dishwasher. Most refrigerator manuals say not to install them next to any heat source like ovens or dishwashers (because of the hot water). I guess it just makes it harder for them to maintain the cooler temperatures.
Yes, that is an excellent point!! I built a cabinet “wall” to help mitigate that issue as much as we could. I’m sure it probably gets warmer than ambient temperature when the dishwasher is running but we only run it once or every other day. Thanks for watching and leaving the great tip for other viewers!! 😊
*shabbas mode* also known as Shabbat, basically shuts off the automatic lights and motion senses
Sabbath mode shuts the interior light off when you open the door. On the sabbath, you’re not supposed to make things “work” as the sabbath is a 24 hour period of rest. So by the light being off, you’re not causing the fridge to give you light which means making the fridge work for you.
Interesting. Does it turn the fridge off completely or just the light feature gets shut off?
@@JakeandHeather only the interior lights. the fridge will cycle as it needs to for cooling, as usual. the same applies to the sabbath mode on your oven. sabbath mode disables the interior light of your oven so it won't go on when you open the oven door. btw, thanks for your detailed review. my new home has Cafe appliance package and i was reluctant of it but am less so after seeing your video. so, truly, thank you!
You are very welcome!! Thank you for the clarity and I’m glad this video was helpful to you 😁😁 thanks so much for watching
3 hour dishwasher cycle time? Dang I guess I'm old school but I prefer higher energy / water consumption with more reasonable wash times than these newer high efficiency products
I agree. The simpler the better. But I enjoy to watch other people sharing their experience with high end appliances.
@@helenmak5663 my current dishwasher Kitchenaid is about 3 hours in length, too. I like how the Cafe has the time clock on the dishwasher to monitor the time as it counts down (or so I'm assuming it does).
You absolutely should have brand loyalty to Finish. They are the only brand left that uses the thing (sulfites? Phosphates? Cannot remember) that everyone else took out for the environment. May be good for the environment but won’t break up your food. I had a Bosch and they had the same recommendation etched on the door. Now it’s possible Cascade has repented and put the offending ingredient back in because so many reviewers recommend it.
It’s phosphates. I believe Miele is also a good one. doesn’t have the dumb “contains no phosphates” label on it and reviewers are amazed at how beautiful the dishes came out. It’s how powdered cascade used to come out too. (Miss a simple box of powdered detergent. So much cheaper.) A dishwasher repairman is the one the clued me in to this.
Do you have microwave?
Nope, no microwave. After living in the van for a year we got pretty used to not using a microwave. We have space in the laundry room or garage to add one if we ever feel we absolutely need to. We really don’t miss it at all now that we have a gas stovetop
What is the exact height and depth of this range ? I see all different specs on various websites.
I’ll check now, I got you. This specific model is the dual fuel. That the one you need exact measurements for?
@@JakeandHeather yes please. I don’t have any in my area and I might buy it sight unseen based on your review. Thanks!
@@jayb1048 35 7/8" Wide x 29 1/8th Deep. The height is adjustable via the 4 legs. Hope that's helpful!
No one talks about the warranty,parts replacement ,repair cost this would be one of those you can't find parts and don't want to mess with once warranty expires. Super expensive to buy. Just like all high end samsung appliances. From experience first hand