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Café Cooktops and Rangetops Overview
Overview of Café Induction Cooktops
Best Café Induction Cooktop Options
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Cooking appliances offer more options than ever before, giving you the freedom to create the kitchen that suits your style.
Whether you're leaning toward separate cooktops and ovens or prefer the all-in-one convenience of a range, the choice is yours. You can also select the type of heat that best matches your cooking preferences—electric, induction, or gas.
No matter which direction you go, choosing a GE Café cooktop ensures you're getting top-tier performance paired with cutting-edge features and technology for an enhanced cooking experience.
Dive into this guide to explore the best Café cooktop options available. We'll help you decide between induction and gas, and clarify the differences between cooktops and rangetops so that you can find the perfect fit for your kitchen.
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The first step when choosing your Café cooktop is deciding on the best heat source. If you are looking for precision cooking and high power levels, your two best options are either induction cooking or gas.
The battle between induction cooktop vs gas models continues to heat up as technology in both stove types keeps improving. Some people believe gas is the easiest and best heat source, while others prefer the efficiency and safety of induction.
If you don’t have a gas connection, an induction cooktop is a natural choice.
You can also choose between a Café cooktop and a Café rangetop. The Café rangetop offers the appearance of a full range but without the attached oven, making it a popular choice for homeowners with ample kitchen space. This option is ideal if you prefer having the controls conveniently positioned on the front of the unit rather than on top.
Evaluate your kitchen and your cooking habits. While a Café induction cooktop might be ideal for some homeowners, a gas rangetop might be preferred by others.
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Overview of Café Induction Cooktops
One of the biggest questions homeowners have when looking at kitchen appliances is, “What is an induction cooktop?”
You should consider investing in an induction stove if you are looking for the most advanced heat source for your Café cooktop. Induction cooking uses electromagnetic fields to heat cookware, rather than creating hot surfaces to prepare meals over.
This makes the cooking process faster, more even, and more efficient. It is also safer because you don’t have to worry about hot stoves or gas leaks.
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Best Café Induction Cooktop Options
There are multiple induction stove options to choose from in your Café series cooktop search. Here is one top choice to consider.
Café 30" Black Induction Cooktop
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This might be the best Café induction cooktop on the market right now. At 30 inches wide, it can fit in almost any kitchen, proving you don’t need a large space to enjoy luxury cooking.
There are four total burners, including two that sync as a griddle. You can also enjoy the rapid boil function of the largest burner, which heats water at an impressive speed. This entire cooktop is efficient, easy to clean, and a job to use.
→ Learn More: Induction vs Electric Cooktop: What’s the Difference?
Café Gas Cooktop and Rangetop Options
If you prefer to stick with gas options, explore the cooktops and rangetops available. A cooktop has knobs at the top and creates a flat cooking surface.
These are some of the most common cooking appliances available. A rangetop has a lip that takes over the front of your countertop. This allows you to handle the controls like a full-size range. Café produces both styles of stoves in a variety of sizes and colors.
Café Gas Cooktop
Start your search by looking into your GE Café gas cooktop options. These are standard cooktops that can be added to almost any kitchen. Gas cooktops come in a variety of sizes and styles, with extra features packed into each model.
Café 30" Stainless Steel Built-In Gas Cooktop
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This is one of the top gas cooktops available. It has five heating elements even though the cooktop is only 30 inches wide. The main element in the middle is easy to cook over and reaches 18,000 BTU.
The backlit LED lights make it easy to adjust your Café gas cooktop, so you can quickly raise and lower the power levels. This is truly an elite appliance.
⭐Featured Café #CGP70302NS1 Review:
"Café has always been reliable. The burners work great, the different size burners are convenient, for a cooktop it is heavy duty, and the gas lock button is a great safety feature."
Café 36" Stainless Steel Built-In Gas Cooktop
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Consider this Café gas cooktop if you have a little more space in your home. At 36 inches wide, there’s more room to spread out and focus on different dishes.
One benefit of Café is that it uses sealed cooktop burners, which makes cleaning up easy. You can wipe up any spills around the heating elements so your appliance looks as good as new.
⭐Featured Café #CGP70362NS1 Review:
"We really do love this cooktop! It starts reliably every time, it is easy to keep clean, and the lighted knobs alert us if we have left the burners on."
Café Gas Rangetop
For a more modern feel, consider a gas rangetop. These appliances let you adjust your heat sources from the front of the stove instead of on the top. You will never have to reach over a hot surface to adjust the temperature ever again.
Café 36" Stainless Steel Gas Rangetop
This is a beautiful example of a Café gas rangetop. There are six total burners to work off of, with durable knobs built on the front of the appliance.
Two of the burners can reach 18,000-BTU, powerfully boiling water within a matter of minutes. One burner even comes with an Inspiral™ wok grate for cooking stir fry and other high-heat dishes.
⭐Featured Café #CGU366P2TS1 Review:
"I purchased this range top because it had 6 big burners to cook on. It's very easy to keep clean. It's a very classy-looking range top. I love how it looks in my kitchen."
Café 48" Stainless Steel Gas Rangetop
If you have a little extra space in your kitchen, consider this large Café gas cooktop. It has six burners plus a griddle, allowing you to explore different dishes without using multiple pots and pans.
This cooktop comes with the standard 18,000 BTU high heat burners and continuous gas stove grades so you can slide pots and pans around. This Café stainless steel cooktop maximizes cooking space and flexibility.
⭐Featured Café #CGU486P2TS1 Review:
"There are so many incredible features that it’s hard to choose my favorite. I use the griddle every morning to make my kids breakfast. The Inspiral burner is also very cool. Our favorite burner is probably the multi-ring burner because it boils almost instantly."
Induction Cooktop vs. Gas Cooktop
Deciding to buy a Café cooktop is easy. This brand has a strong reputation and continues to impress customers with each new product. However, choosing between gas and induction heat sources is harder – especially if you already have a gas connection in your home.
Gas cooktops are easier to use if you already have a hookup and are used to these stoves. Induction cooktops often come with a learning curve as you get used to how quickly things cook. Some chefs prefer gas cooktops because they are easy to adjust; however, induction models are becoming more advanced and flexible with each passing year.
Induction is the future of cooking. It uses less energy to cook food and can be installed in any kitchen. It is also safer because your pots and pans get hot, but not the cooking elements. The main drawback is that you need to use magnetic cookware when preparing food on induction stoves. Cast iron and stainless-steel cookware is optimal.
Here are a few factors to consider when choosing between gas and induction.
- Current Setup: If your home is already equipped for gas, sticking with it might be the simplest option.
- Personal Preference: Some cooks prefer the familiarity of gas and may not be ready to switch to induction.
- Cost: Induction cooktops tend to be slightly more expensive upfront.
- Efficiency: If you're looking to enhance your cooking efficiency, induction offers superior performance.
While many professional chefs prefer cooking over gas stoves, more are switching to induction. They enjoy cleaner working surfaces and faster results, which means induction could be the cooking method of the future.
→ Learn More: 8 Top Reviewed 36" Induction Cooktops
Upgrade Your Kitchen with Café
Regardless of whether you choose a gas or induction heat source, Café is an ideal brand to buy from. Look at their wide range of cooktops and rangetops to find your ideal cooking style.
You can then customize these appliances with different hardware finishes to make them unique to your home. To see these cooktops first-hand, visit your nearest East Coast Appliance location. You can test out different models and decide whether top or front knobs are better for your personal use.
You can also explore different financing options to ensure you get the best feel possible. Stop by East Coast Appliance today and upgrade your cooking experience.
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