Café Appliances Review One Year Later
Café Appliances Review
I'm finally sharing our Cafe appliances review after our home remodel. We gut rehabbed our kitchen, and I shared the actual cost here. One year later, we're still in love with our GE Café appliances. We debated white matte vs. stainless steel, and I am so grateful we went with matte white in this kitchen. It's the best! The GE Cafe refrigerator with French Doors is stunning. The white appliances in matte finishes are truly breathtaking.
Café appliances gifted us the appliances, but thoughts and opinions are my own below. I'm sharing this blog post about our Café appliances review because I'm inspired to do so because I get several emails a week asking for our feedback!
Fun fact: Matt used to work for GE Appliances, so he’s always loved GE products. When GE Café came out, we knew we wanted it! However, if you know us, you know we still did a ton of research just to be sure! The GE Cafe line has so many unique features. One of the best things is that they are wifi enabled! I get an email almost every week asking me, "Are Café appliances worth it?" Yes! So much so that when we moved, we got the Café brand of stainless steel appliances for our kitchen.
We opted for the same counter depth refrigerator; however, the layout is slightly different. There's a beverage center that's a built-in option, which is super nice. I believe the technical name is electronic temperature-controlled drawer.
Matte White vs. Stainless Steel
When we started searching for kitchen appliances, we instantly knew we wanted Café appliances. Their appliances are stunning and I love their inspiration! I'm so glad we opted with the matte white Café appliances! I actually think it's easier to keep clean than stainless steel. Plus, the matte white with brushed bronze handles is just so pretty!
We had stainless steel in our Lincoln Park condo, and matte white is so much easier! You’d be shocked, but it’s finger print resistant! It just wipes clean with soapy water and a clean cloth. We have a two-year-old, so I know a thing or two about messes, and Café appliances matte white is super easy to keep clean. We haven't had any knicks and it does not show fingerprints.
Café Matte White Refrigerator Review
We have the french door refrigerator and I love the look of it! It is such a statement piece. The refrigerator is so spacious. It's super easy to organize and the shelves move easily as well. I found it easier to customize than other refrigerators we've had. This refrigerator is counter depth.
Plus, I really like the water dispenser inside because it creates a sleek design on the outside. The drawers inside the fridge are perfect for dairy, veggies, and meat. They are temperature-controlled and complete with LED lighting so every item is easy to find.
The freezer is deeper than you'd expect. There are three different sections: a top pull-out drawer that seems deeper than other refrigerators, which also has an ice bin. The lower bin is deep and I can fit weeks and weeks of food. We change the water filter regularly (as recommend) and the filtration system works great as well.
If I had 1 thing I could change about our refrigerator, it's that it's against the wall (which is our kitchen's fault). Since the fridge is against the wall, I can't fully open the right door. Don't get me wrong, it's close to fully open and not a pain. However, if I had the opportunity to move it elsewhere I would.
Since originally writing this post, we have have moved and bought the stainless steel café appliances. There are different options for layouts and our new refrigerator has the beverage drawer in the center. This drawer is my only negative piece to the cafe refrigerator review. It's challenging to regulate temperature in this drawer and it often freezes are drinks. I'll be honest, I have not tried very hard to regulate it. On the bright side, it's one of the best places to easily store drinks because there's easy access for the kids and guests.
Café White Dishwasher Review
I never thought I'd love a dishwasher until this one. I think part of the reason I love it so much is because we were still in the bottle phase when we got it. Our dishwasher has this awesome bottle feature where you can lay the nipples and pacifiers on this little top shelf.
I also use that same shelf for knives to keep them away from Emmie. Aside from that the dishwasher has great organization. You know how it takes a while how to efficiently fill a dishwasher? Not with this one. It's been great! The fold down tines make it really easy to fit bigger pots & pans.
My biggest recommendation is to use Finish detergent with it. It makes a big difference. You'll have the best customer experience.
The last notable difference is the dishwasher is so quiet! When we first tested it with our contractor after our home remodel, we couldn't tell if it was working or not because it was so quiet, ha!
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Café Built In Microwave Drawer Review
One of my favorite parts about Café appliances is the level of detail to their design, like this bar and the Café symbol. I also love that every appliance has it's own pleasant little chime. So nice, right?
I actually don't have a picture of our microwave in the kitchen because it's built into our island, but it's great! No complaints.
Café Appliances Hood & Range Review
I get the most amount of questions about our hood and the range. First, I LOVE the double oven feature. I think that's my favorite part of all of the features of our appliances... No, that's a lie.
Preheating the oven through the app is my favorite feature, but this is a close second. We have only had a positive experience with our range. The fan on the hood isn't too loud and works well.
I don't find it to be any louder than other hoods we've had. As far as the range, the 6 burners are really nice. The front left burner is a power burner, but I find them all to cook evenly and they're easy to turn on. The grates clean really well.
I often run them through the dishwasher. We do have some light scratching on our stainless steal in the corners, but, to me, that's general wear and tear.
The oven is pretty spacious, too. The top oven can hold one shelf of food where as the bottom you can fit two shelves (or a turkey for example). I'm really grateful that the outside of the oven never gets hot. Having a little one makes made me nervous at first, but it's always been cool to the touch outside.
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