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GE Launches New Line of Appliances – the GE Café Series with Restaurant–Inspired Appearance and Features for People who Love to Cook and Entertain

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—You've seen those kitchens on the home cable channels – so shiny and pristine that it certainly raises the question whether anyone actually cooks in these temples to culinary nirvana.

Now, the new GE Café series offers a suite of appliances for the rest of us—those who not only love the look of stainless steel wrapped technology but who actually love to cook and entertain family and friends. The fact that each appliance is free–standing in configuration also makes this an easy upgrade for nearly everyone.

Harris Interactive® recently fielded an online survey investigating family dining habits on behalf of SuperTarget. The survey found that 54% of the parents surveyed report cooking dinner at least five times a week. Two–thirds of those surveyed report cooking dinner more than half of the time (at least four times per week).

Kitchens are also expanding in size considerably, becoming an area to not only eat, but a more café–style space in which people wish to pass time relaxing with friends and loved ones. In fact, from 1950–2004 the average size of the kitchen increased 216%, while the home itself increased by only 72% in size (US Census Bureau).

Many people are upgrading their kitchens to reflect their interest in cooking and desire to entertain while capturing the ambience of a restaurant quality kitchen. Café was designed for these people. This affordable suite also comes with all the performance features home chefs would expect:

GE Café Free-Standing Gas Range
Available as a free–standing configuration with an optional back guard, consumers can select a gas range or a dual–fuel range, which features the instant response of gas on the cooktop and the performance and control of an electric oven.

One 18,000 BTU dual–stacked burner
One 17,000 BTU burner
Center oval burner with non-stick griddle
Double oven configuration with a lower oven that heats to 450 degrees for added cooking capacity
The dual–fuel model (C2S980SEMSS) will be available for an estimated retail price $2,599
The gas model (CGS980SEMSS) will be available at an estimated retail price $2,499

GE Café Dishwasher

Stainless steel interior
SmartDispense™ technology — holds an entire 45–fluid–ounce bottle of liquid or gel dishwasher detergent and dispenses just the right amount based on water hardness, cycle selection, and soil level of the dishes
16 place–setting china and silverware capacity
Incredibly quiet
The dishwasher (CDW9380NSS) will be available for an estimated retail price $1,199

GE Café Refrigerator

Stainless–steel side panels for a sleek appearance regardless of placement in kitchen
ClimateKeeper technology for food freshness
An ExpressChill drawer, which cools drinks in minutes, not hours
Standard depth fits flush with most cabinetry
Interior GE Reveal® lighting
The refrigerator (CSS25USWSS) will be available for an estimated retail price of $2,199

GE Café Over–the–Range Microwave

Dual–distribution cooking system combines 1100 watts of cooking power, a rotating turntable, and a top and second side stirrer for exceptionally even heating and defrosting of food
2.0 cubic feet of capacity
Two removable racks
Four–speed, 315 CFM vent
Blue LCD touch controls
The microwave (CVM2072SMSS) will be available for an estimated retail price $649

GE Café Vent Hood

Powerful 600 CFM performance removes smoke and vapors from the cooking area
Four–speed fan control
Dual–halogen cooktop light for illumination of cooking surface
The hood (CV936MSS) will be available at an estimated retail price $849.

GE will continue to expand product offerings going forward.

GE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliance, lighting and integrated industrial equipment, systems and services. Providing solutions for commercial, industrial and residential use in more than 100 countries, GE Consumer & Industrial uses innovative technologies and "ecomagination," a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that help customers and consumers meet pressing environmental challenges, to deliver comfort, convenience and electrical protection and control. General Electric (NYSE: GE) brings imagination to work, selling products under the Monogram®, Profile™ GE®, Hotpoint®, SmartWater™ Reveal®, Edison™ and Energy Smart™ consumer brands, and Entellisys™ industrial brand. For more information, consumers may visit www.ge.com.

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