When Selecting a New Range, “Let Your Cooking Style Be Your Guide”

Anyone who’s shopped for a kitchen range knows the choices can be overwhelming. Though there are definite pluses for each type and feature, Stine Pros Who Know say the best place to start decision-making is by asking how you like to cook, and how the range will fit into your space.

Getting Started

First things first: consider how the range needs to work in your kitchen design. Does it need to fit into existing cabinetry or work with new ones?

The GE Café 36” Commercial Style Range and Café 48” Commercial StyleRange are chef-inspired appliances that are not only functional (catering-size oven, versatile cooktops with multiple burners, WiFi-enabled smart cooking technology) but make a powerful impact stylistically.

Next, consider the type of power and cooking style you want: gas, electric, induction or dual fuel. What’s the difference? Much comes down to the chef’s preference, but there are pros and cons to each.

Gas

Gas ranges have long been favored for their fast heating and excellent temperature control.

interested in a commercial-style range, gas is the way to go. Caféoffers 36” and 48” commercial style ranges in multiple finishes. Other features of gas ranges include:

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Ideal temperature control
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Instant heating
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Sturdy metal burner grates

Electric

Electric ranges are popular and for good reason – their smooth, glass

cooktops are easy to clean, offer more usable cooking space and lend a sleek aesthetic to any space. Other basic features include:

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iFi connection
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Radiant, induction and convectioncooking options
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Electric ovens heat more consistently than gas
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Provides drier air circulation that is ideal for roasting and broiling

Induction

An induction range provides the clean, smooth cooktop appearance of the electric range with the fast,easy-to-control temperatures of a gas stove. When the power is turned on and a magnetic pan is on the cooking zone, a current runs through the coils creating a magnetic field, causing the metal to heat up by transferring the electrical currents to the pan. Key features of induction ranges include:

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Smooth, sleek cooktop
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Ideal temperature control
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Cool-to-the-touch burner area for quick and clean up
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Efficient cooking and fast pan heating

Important considerations:

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Induction requires cookware with ferromagnetic materials, such as cast iron and certain types of stainless steel. Aluminium, copper, and glass cookware will not work unless the manufacturer has added a magnetic layer.

Dual Fuel

Dual-fuel ranges offer the precise control of gas on top with the consistent, even heating of an electric convection oven to make sure all your meals are cooked to perfection.

Café offers dual fuel options in both standard slide-in models and commercial-style models.