Our Hottest Cooking System Yet: GE Profile Free-Standing Range with Induction Cooking

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(Business Wire)--
The new GE Profile 30" free-standing range with induction cooking is now
available in North America. Long preferred by commercial chefs and
discriminating European cooks alike, induction cooking provides superior control
over virtually any recipe. This technology has been available in cooktops, but
this is the first time GE has offered a range with induction cooking technology.

The innovative technology cooks via a magnetic field to provide the
responsiveness of gas, remarkably fast heating and excellent efficiency. Offered
exclusively under the GE Profile brand, the range provides home cooks the higher
level of control needed to achieve superior results.

On the cooktop: Faster, More-Efficient Cooking

Induction technology saves precious minutes by bringing water to the boiling
point faster than gas or electric cooktops. It also saves time after dinner,
because spills will not cook onto the stove. The seamless design allows any
liquid or food to be simply wiped away.

With induction cooking, the surface surrounding the burners does not get hot.
Instead, a current is produced when an induction-compatible pan with a steel or
magnetic bottom is placed on the cooktop. The current heats the pan and cooks
the food inside.

Less energy is wasted with induction cooking compared to gas or electric,
because the technology transfers heat directly to the cookware and the food,
rather than heating up the surface area of the cooktop. With a 3700-watt output
element, the innovative cooktop assures that meats, vegetables and soups cook
quickly and efficiently. Sauces and other delicate foods may be gently warmed on
the simmer level.

Knob-free controls illuminate to lead consumers through the control setting
process for both the cooktop and the oven.

Superior baking and roasting

The super large 5.3 cu. ft. oven capacity provides an impressively large oven
interior to cook more dishes and large meals at the same time. The PreciseAir
convection system delivers even air and heat circulation for superior baking and
roasting results. A reversing fan surrounded by a third element circulates hot
air for great results on every rack. A convenient warming drawer keeps breads,
desserts or just-cooked foods warm and ready-to-serve.

With all the performance benefits of popular GE Profile free-standing ranges and
a variety of new features, the new ranges with induction cooking give home chefs
the tools they need to prepare food with restaurant-quality results. Available
in stainless steel, model PHB925SPSS will retail for an estimated price of
$2,799*.

* Retailers set their own pricing.

GE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in major
appliances, 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
ecomaginationSM, 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), imagination at work, sells products under
the Monogram, Profile, GE, Hotpoint, Reveal and Energy Smart consumer brands,
and Entellisys, Tetra, Vio and Immersion commercial brands. For more
information, consumers may visit www.ge.com.

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GE Consumer & Industrial
Allison Gatta, 502-452-7184
allison.gatta@ge.com

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