Quick to heat...
Submitted by Dulcinea -
4/16/2020
Initially, we read a number of reviews on different sites and came down to this oven...and we have not been disappointed at all. Many reviews mentioned the noise of the venting fan but it is so minimal that it barely registers, and it DOES go off once your oven cools (about 5-10 minutes later if left closed). And pre-heat? Get ready because this heats up quickly, about 3x faster than our older Kenmore model. So for a quick summary, here are the pros and cons we've discovered since if you're like us, the choices for a 24" double wall over model in black are about 3 total (KitchenAid, Whirlpool and GE).
PROS: Quick to heat, attractive, deeper than our older one in both upper and lower ovens (cookie sheets fit easily), easy to clean (so far), rounded oven handles (the KitchenAid model features towel-like handles that can easily ding a refrigerator door upon opening); larger viewing windows to peek inside.
CONS: If your outlet is low, you'll need an additional install to move your box since the wiring is designed only for an upper plug (the upper "shelf" has a plateau to accomodate the wiring since the back oven "casing" goes flush against your back wall (there is no groove or provision for channeling the wiring down the back or side); the twist knob to operate the lower oven is a bit geeky but we quickly got over it; turn the oven light on and both ovens light up -- no separate controls; measure carefully as our opening cabinet slot needed to be widen about half an inch and this oven proved about 2 inches shorter than our Kenmore model (requiring an additional lower support and facia board).
Bottom line, at this size your choices are few and while we hesitated a bit in choosing this model, we have been delighted. But this was NOT the easy slip-in-slip-out process we imagined and we were glad to have an installer available (which was likely due to slipping this new GE model into the slot of a 12-year older Kenmore model...cutout dimensions have changed in the past decade so measure carefully). All in all, a terrific replacement (as an added note: we tried everything to save our older one in replacing the elements and the sensor but the failure proved to be in the motherboard; test your temps with oven thermometers to see if you're getting an accurate heat from your older oven).
Originally posted on www.ge.com
Yes, I recommend this product
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