- Dual-Fuel
- PreciseAir(TM) Convection System – Delivers even air and heat circulation for superior baking and ro
- Extra-Large Oven Capacity – Provides a large oven interior ideal for cooking more items at once
- Self-Clean Oven – Conveniently cleans the oven cavity without need of scrubbing
- Deep Recessed Cooktop – Designed with a recessed surface to help contain spills and make cleaning ea
Product Description
GE Cafe C2S980SEMSS Stainless Steel Slide-In Dual Fuel Range – C2S980SS. 6.0 Cu. Ft. Capacity. 18,000 BTU Power Boil Burner. PreciseAir Convection System. Self-Cleaning Oven. Deep Recessed Cooktop. Stainless Steel Finish… More >>
GE Cafe : C2S980SEMSS 30in Free Standing Dual-Fuel Range w/5 Sealed Burners
#1 by T. Moore on May 23, 2010 - 12:41 am
I don’t care how good this stove is..who in their right mind would pay $2,489 for a range??? There are many good ones for $500-$700. And people wonder why they have no money in this economy… you’re all spoiled brats!
#2 by Midwesterly on May 23, 2010 - 3:29 am
Major complaints about this stove.
1) The gas burner controls are very poorly calibrated. Burners are blazing at “high” until the knob is almost in shut-off position, there is very little control at that point.
2) The center burner does not have enough BTUs to warm the griddle efficiently or to boil. Really surprising since this is one of the key features. It is hard to understand why they didn’t design this with more gas flow into this burner.
3) No lights or indicators anywhere on the stove to warn you if you have a gas burner on. So it is very easy to walk away and have a burner on low and not realize it. The knobs are designed so that you have to look closely to see if they are “on”. Pretty hazardous.
4) The gas control knobs on the slide-in are angled onto the front of the stove. I think this is true of most slide-ins, but it can be a safety hazard if you have small children that can reach those burner controls. Plus as you walk past the stove, you may bump the knob. Also, I now have heat damage (peeling) on the underside of those knobs, from opening a hot oven – which is directly underneath them.
5) The electric convection oven is really nice. Controls are excellent. Only complaint is the noisy heat-exhaust fan that only kicks in if you are baking over 400 degrees for an extended period of time.
Overall, the gas cooktop was pretty disappointing for a $2500 stove.
#3 by James J. Bell on May 23, 2010 - 6:21 am
I went back and forth before finally deciding to purchase this range. I received a 10% discount off list, which means I paid North of $2,600. That is a LOT of money in my world.
Imagine my surprise, when the range was delivered and I discovered that it required a 220V outlet! Now this oversight was 100% my fault. I just want to prevent others from learning this the hard way (like I did). Furthermore, this GE Cafe dual-fuel range requires a 40 amp circuit! My electric dryer requires only 20 amps!
So $415 later (the cost of running a 50 amp circuit) I could cook!
Cooktop: You will want to buy “Simple Green” (degreaser) & a bunch of the fiber non-metalic scrubbers. Simple Green’s instructions say that it can be used straight or diluted 1:10 with water. You’ll want to use it full strength. This range has the most infuriating of all types of stainless steel – trust me. This range will work your butt off to get/keep clean. This range is such a pain to clean – it will change the way you cook. You will turn things down – so they don’t spit. You will use lids – when you never used to use lids. On the positive side, I really like the oblong burner in the middle & the high output front right burner.
Griddle: Very good. The griddle grate is super dense & large. Grease flows away from your foods into a well designed catch. In fact, the tendency for grease to move away from foods and into the grease catch can be frustrating when trying to cook breakfast “Waffle House” style. However, I’ll take on a George Foreman grill any day!
Oven: Superlative! The touch screen controls are elegant & intuitive! The oven has a digital temperature readout that tells you the temperature and shows you the elements in use via a picture! Very cool. The (2) oven lights & the crystal clear dual-pane window allow you to see everything that’s going on. Anything you bake, convection bake, convection roast – will exceed your expectations!
That’s it. It was a rocky road ($$$) to get here, but I love my GE Cafe.
#4 by Grider on May 23, 2010 - 7:05 am
I’m writing this for a close friend who wanted me to post for her. Overall she likes the range but had two issues: First, were problems getting the burners calibrated, which took several service calls. Her primary concern however, is the fact that the burner “knobs” get super heated when she uses the stove and burners at the same time. (If you do any cooking at all, pretty common). A temperature sensor she borrowed measured the knobs at over 190 degrees. Plenty enough to cause burns. After 5 service calls, GE replaced the unit. The flames on the new unit’s burners are much better, but the burner knobs are still heating to a dangerous level. Definitely a design flaw. She’s hoping GE design people will read this and take note.
#5 by James Marker on May 23, 2010 - 8:09 am
This range is wonderful. It is very sharp looking with a nice quality appliance feel to it. I have had mine for about 13 months and I do a lot of cooking on it. The oven works very well and cooks accurately. It is quite large inside compared to most of the 30″ ranges due to the narrow compartment walls. The lower warming oven is very useful and we use it constantly.
The cooktop burners have excellent range of heat and the flame adjusts very accurately on each of them.
The cooktop however is where the flaws come in. The burner caps are coated with a heat resistant coating which is charcoal gray in color. It matches the color of the grating. Foods/oil/fat will stain these surfaces. You can clean off the bulk, but it will leave behind a stain. If you use anything heavier than a plastic scrub pad, it will scratch and remove the coating. I have had two spill overs of boiling water that landed on first the left rear burner and later it happened on left front burner. Both of the burner caps lost large chunks of the coating when the water contacted them. The burners would still function just fine, but they look terrible. Burner caps on a range of this quality and cost should be able to withstand some hot water.
Also when you are cleaning the Stainless steel surfaces, don’t use anything but soft cloth are a sponge. Good stainless steel is soft by nature and will easily scratch.
With the exception of the middle elongated burner, all of the burners produce a lot of very controllable heat. When you use the included griddle on the middle burner, it takes several minutes before it heats up properly.
The digital controls are very intuitive and easy to see and use. All of the range top components remove easily for cleaning.
I have found a product called “Sprayway Stainless Steel Cleaner and Polisher” that works excellent for this range. (got it a Sam’s Club)
My sister in-law bought one of these ranges and she has had the same problem with the burner caps chipping off.
When it first happened to mine, it was still under warranty and GE promptly shipped a replacement. The second incident happened just a month after my warranty expired. I contacted GE and they are shipping me another one and they said they would have their product specialist contact me. Hopefully for a product this expensive, they will come up with a satisfactory re-designed fix.
Overall I am very satisfied with the looks and performance of the range, but something needs to be done about the burner cap coating issue.
If it were not for the burner cap problem, I would have heartily given this range a 5 star rating.
Be sure to find some of the Spraway Stainless cleaner, it works great.