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GE's induction range has luxury looks, high-tech cooktop, but confusing controls

2015-05-20
hi guys this is Brian Bennett forseen it appliances and right now we're taking an up-close look at the GE Profile PHS 9 20s f SS induction range this $3,200 range and oven combo certainly doesn't run cheap so what do you get for all that money well first off it's a very lovely and handsome looking appliance you have stainless steel all over the front you also get a state-of-the-art induction cooktop has four main burners as well as a warming zone right up here down below is a convection oven that uses true convection has its own fan and heating element to provide faster baking and roasting times and not only is this GE range compact it's only 30 inches wide it also has a very stylish slide in design that will give you that built-in look along your kitchen countertops even though this control panel is sleek and attractive and very stylish it has confusing burner controls it's hard to actually tell which burner is operating is on and at what power level it is running at induction ranges definitely don't provide a lot of tactile feedback as far as heat and light and sound so I definitely want to have some sort of indication about what's happening on the cooktop itself all you have are little symbols and small text on the front of the panel and that's about it you also have to consider that the convection oven while it cooks evenly it definitely has been on a small side it's only at 5.3 cubic feet in capacity that's definitely a little bit smaller than the 5.8 cubic foot capacity ovens that tend to come in higher priced ranges and oven combos that we see this GE range also doesn't have a lot of extra features as far as presets cooking modes the ability to split the oven cavity or other snazzy little abilities that set other ovens apart so that's something you want to think about especially when you're going to spend around $3,200 on this so when it's all said and done this GE induction range definitely offers lots of power and cooking performance especially considering the price but if you spend a little more you definitely can get more features and greater usability from competitors such as Samsung I'm Brian Bennett for seenin appliances be sure to check out my review of this oven as well as other ranges at cnet.com
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