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- Two ovens, one with convection capability
- Lots of features, including five burners
- Easy to clean
- Available in stainless steel
- Expensive
The GE Profile PGB918DEMWW is a top-rated double-oven 30-inch gas range. The main oven is self-cleaning and capable of standard or convection (faster and more even) cooking. The second, smaller oven can warm or cook from 150 to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. The cooktop has five sealed burners rather than the usual four, a continuous cast-iron grate that makes cleaning easier, and a nonstick griddle. The GE Profile PGB918DEMWW is available in white, bisque and black (stainless steel for about $250 more). If you don't need two ovens, the GE Profile JGBP85DEMWW (*est. $950) is a good choice among standard gas ranges. There is no convection option on that, and the second oven drawer is for warming, not cooking.
Consumer Reports magazine offers the only credible review of ranges we could find. Results of a J.D. Power and Associates survey show good general information on brand satisfaction, although there are no ratings of specific ranges. Popular Mechanics magazine touts GE Profile models in general despite no indication of testing. There are too few owner reviews at Sears.com and Epinions.com to be conclusive, but most indicate high satisfaction.
Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
This overview is free, but the rating charts, individual reviews and brand-repair surveys at Consumer Reports can only be read by subscribers. Editors test 66 ranges, including the GE Profile PGB918SEMSS, which is the same as the PGB918DEMWW, only in stainless steel.
Review: Ranges Add New Features, Editors of Consumer Reports, June 2008
2. Sears.com
About eight owner reviews give an extremely high average score to the GE Profile PGB918SEMSS, the stainless steel version of the PGB918DEMWW. The scant low scores concern cleaning problems.
Review: Stainless Steel GE Profile 30 in. Freestanding Gas Range w/ Double Oven, Contributors to Sears.com
More than 22,000 users participated in a survey about major home appliances. No individual models are rated, so this report is helpful only for gauging broad brand satisfaction. GE Profile gets mostly average scores, but a maximum score of five on ease of use.
Review: 2007 Major Home Appliance Survey: Free Standing Ranges, Editors of J.D. Power and Associates
4. PopularMechanics.comDetails/Subscribe
This short article features GE Profile ranges among the appliances "built to last." But there's no indication of testing or of how many products, if any, were considered and found lacking.
Review: 10 New Appliances for the Kitchen, Roy Berendsohn, Feb. 2003
5. Epinions.com
A couple of owner reviews give the GE Profile PGB918DEMWW high average scores, with one noting that the lower oven is slow to heat.
Review: General Electric Profile PGB918DEM (Gas) Range Reviews, Contributors to Epinions.com
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