We have had the GE single/double oven since early October. We find it to be a very good performer, well built, well insulated, bakes well, and we are impressed. It fit exactly in the space of our old GE 30 inch oven. The racks are ceramic coated so that during self-clean they do not discolor. The top oven is perfect for pizza, has a pizza mode, and works very well with casseroles or buns. Both ovens heat quickly, both self clean, and since it has a dark gray interior, doesn't show soil, like the old light gray GE. Bottom oven is also convection, however only two racks, and has a slow-cook feature, similar to a crock pot. As far as exposed elements go, sure do heat the oven more quickly than a hidden element. More space was gained since the controls are imbedded in the top oven glass door....a very clever use of space. We are extremely pleased.

Jack: I have the GE Profile 30" Single Electric Wall Oven with 4.4 cu. ft. Self Clean Convection Oven- Model: PT916BMBB. I didn't have convection before, so I am hesitant based on what others had said about fan noise. The fan noise in our new oven is minimal and doesn't bother me a bit.

I went with the Profile double-oven gas: here are my reasons. I like the smaller-size top oven for daily use, and the lower oven will only be used on occasion, so I'm ok with its location. (There's no room for a wall oven in my tiny kitchen -- and I have no plans to tear out cabinets and rearrange.) I'm a good cook, and I honed my skills on low-end domestic ranges because that's what was available: I don't need a commercial range to cook what I like, and I'm too busy with other aspects of my life to change my cooking style now. I also prefer not to deal with "pro" level BTUS and the ventilation complications they might add. I also am not willing to give up self-cleaning ovens -- which puts many pro-style ranges out of contention. I liked the slide-in setup and the angled control-knob location on the Profile, so that, and the price advantage, led me to choose it over the Cafe. Re: price, I bought mine from a local dealer, and I got the price down a bit by asking them to meet the ajmadison.com price. They didn't quite get there, but I was willing to pay a little extra for local sales/delivery/service reliability. Everyone's situation is a little different, but I found that the Profile slide-in fits best with my kitchen and the way I use it.

Here is the explanation I found on the GE website (the link to this is below so you can see the video). Also I looked through a couple of GE Café range manuals where they discussed the Control Lockout on 'some models,' but I suppose those manuals were written pre Summer 2013 because they showed it locking out burners as well. You may have to verify with GE Support about the specific model you are looking at. "Range - Explanation of the Lockout Feature The range Lockout feature allows the user to lock out all oven and surface burner operation. When locked, there can be no unintended oven or surface burner activation. Note: As of summer 2013, the control lockout button locks out the oven controls only, not the gas burners. To activate: 1.press Range Lockout pad 2.press Start To deactivate feature: repeat the steps listed above. If the power fails to the home while the range lockout feature is activated, the range lockout feature will remain activated once the power has been restored. The range lockout feature can also be activated while the surface burners are in use. Once range lockout has been activated the gas will stop flowing to the surface burners. The control panel will flash to remind you to turn the surface burner off. Caution: If the surface burner is left in the on position gas will flow once the range lockout feature has been deactivated. Note: Cooktops with control lock feature, when the lock is engaged and a burner is turned on, the cooktop will buzz and no gas will come out. View a short video about about the lockout feature."" Here is a link that might be useful: GE Lockout Button