GE Induction Range 6 years Later (PHS930SLSS) Was it worth the cost?
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- Опубликовано: 20 янв 2024
- Six years ago I switched from an electric stove to the GE Induction range. The old GE electric stove was hot to cook around and it lacked the response time of gas cooking. Induction promised the best of gas and heating coil stoves without any of the negatives. After 6 years of using the GE Induction Range (PHS930SLSS) I can definitively tell you the pros and cons of this unit. Find out if this expensive induction range was worth the cost or would I have been better off just buying a gas range.
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This was so helpful. We are researching the options in our area right now and I love hearing feedback on how they operate over time.
Shawna, great to hear you are researching your options. The cost of converting from one fuel type of cooking system to another can be considerable but for us it was worth it.
Excellent review! Thank you.
Totus, thank you for watching and taking the time to provide feedback.
We got the GE Cafe line, well over 3k but worth every penny, we had the GE profile Gas range prior to the Cafe induction
I agree, there is no way I would ever go back to gas or electric resistance cooking. Thanks for watching.
Great video! When in bridge mode does the space between the two circle cooking areas also has active magnets or is there a heat drop in that area?
Marc, in the bridge mode the space in between the elements does not induce heat but the heat is conducted across the entire griddle pan.
Thanks for the review. I have a question, does the cooktop have a timer?
The stove has two timers, one directly accessible from TIMER on the touch panel that is just a generic timer not controlling any devices. The second is available under OPTIONS and can be used to turn off the oven or for a delayed start of the oven.
@@cfldrivenThanks but after reading through the manual I don't see anything about a timer for the "burners". Can you confirm that we are talking about the cooktop and not the oven. I see that there are timers for the oven.
@@RobertBallantyneAs I mentioned one timer does not control anything, while the second timer only controls the oven. Hope this helps.
I have an earlier version of this oven and I love it! Mine has a warming drawer in the bottom which I use every single day. The controls for the eyes are not graphic like this one, but have numbers 1-H, which is ok for me. If it dies tomorrow I wouldn't hesitate to get another one!
The PHS930SL provides the warming function in the oven area instead of the bottom drawer. Less of a reach and it can hold more. The bottom drawer is strictly storage on this mode. Thank you for sharing your experience with induction range.
Love ours but it only a couple months old.
I got the extended warranty because I had read about issues with the panel. The warranty expired and six years in we have to experience any problem.
Worst thing one can do for the longevity of their range is use self cleaning. Don't know about the steam I've but normal self cleaning cooks your whole stove at such high temps that it is degrading the whole of it. Advice given to me by appliance repair guy.
According to Consumer Reports, there is "little evidence that running the self-clean cycle is likely to damage your oven." Remember it is designed and built to work that way. In the 4yrs of ownership we have used the self-cleaning maybe 5 times.
May I ask - do you hear the fan running when you are using the induction cooktop?
Mike, yes there is a fan that comes on when using the induction cook top. In a quiet kitchen it is noticeable.
@@cfldriven does the fan run the entire time
@@Dtownvino I seldom notice the fan is running so I paid attention to it last night. The fan comes on when an induction coil is selected. It will remain on until after the cook top cools off.
Looking back now, would you have opted for a cheaper model that did not include wi-fi?
Christian, great question, I didn't have a choice, but I certainly would not have paid extra for Wi-Fi. The only practical benefit is the clock auto sets after a power outage.
cool
And cooler is better on hot humid days.
The drawer below the oven is not used for storage, it is a warming drawer.
There is no warmimg drawer on this model, storage only.
Bennet, just confirming what @bogiesan mentioned, the drawer below the oven on the PHS390SL is for storage only. A warming function is provided for in the oven compartment via the touch panel.
One of the biggest issues is okay, I'm interested so I buy a single induction burner. It boils water very quickly. Great. But it unevenly heats any pan or pot I stick on it. A couple eggs? burnt and raw, even on a medium setting. Terrible. I go to the local restaurant supply, "Oh you want to speak to our induction guy..." Okay. They have about 12 different models. The 'induction guy' has no clue of any difference between the units, or even which are popular and which are not, or why some are $200 and others are $400.
This may only be an 'Amazon Problem' a crappy unit sold through them (No surprise with the smirking box -- gotcha again!) In that case, which models to be avoided? Or recommended models?
In the meantime when I'm cooking up batches of hummingbird feeder syrup (to reduce 1:3 in the feeders) I place the induction unit over one of the burners on my gas stove. One batch is induction, one is gas. Induction is always faster. And that's all I use it for. I did sail for three months and cooked on a different small unit that was just fine.
My objective is of course to get used to induction cooking and then just replace my gas stove.
Consumers Reports found the Duxtop Portable Induction Cooktop 9600LS best for single induction burner and the LG LSE4617ST, LG Studio LSIS6338F, and GE Profile PHS93XYPFS were their top rated induction ranges. I don't think you'll have an issue switching from gas to induction as they responded the same to dial settings.
Thank you! Exactly the kind of information I wanted. I ordered the Duxtop. The one I have I bought three years ago. @@cfldriven
Really wish they had a 120v 20a version for those of us who can't run 240 to the stove.
Unfortunately while portable induction cook tops can work with a standard 120-volt outlet, most induction ranges need a dedicated 240-volt circuit and a 40 to 50 amp circuit.
@@cfldriven Yeah, I already knew that... what i'm saying is someone should make one that doesn't. It's clearly possible.
@@darylfortney8081 Not if it needs 40 to 50 amp circuit. It would draw too much power for 120V wiring. Best you can do probable induction.
@@cfldriven That’s my point, it doesn’t need 40 to 50 amps if portable induction also does the job quite well. In fact I never even put the power over 500 watts per burner otherwise it warps pans and burns the food. The most I need is 2 burners at once but sharing 120v x 20a or 2000+ watts between whatever is turned on isn’t really limiting anything reasonable. Anything higher is really just overkill. Even 15 amps is more than enough.
Look up Mr Cooper induction range. They make one on a 120, but they are much more then this one