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    What's So Great About GE Cafe Refrigerators

    by Angela Maple

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    At a Glance:

    Café Overview

    GE Café Refrigerator Full-Size Configurations

    How Much Do Café Refrigerators Cost?

    Performance Overview

    What Makes a GE Café Refrigerator Unique?

    Cafe Refrigerator Reviews

    Why Trust Us?

    Design and adaptability are important. More than ever, families today desire the ability to alter the interior of their homes to reflect their individual sense of style. With its own style-driven brand, Café appliances, GE has capitalized on consumers' desire to add customization to their kitchens. The refrigerators from this brand combine style and technology for the best refrigerator performance and a high-end appearance in your kitchen. They have distinctive, professional designs and matte finishes.

    If you're unsure whether bringing one home is the best option for you, check out our Café refrigerator reviews and top picks for this refrigeration brand!

    Are Café Refrigerators for You?  

    The aim of GE Café is to provide appliances with character. Similar to other appliances, refrigerators have slick glass surfaces, customized hardware, and enhanced features for convenience. Customers that buy refrigerators from this brand will be:  

    • Those who want a luxury aesthetic 
    • People who like customizable design finishes 
    • Fans of freestanding or built-in designs 
    • Members of large households 

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    GE Café Refrigerator Full-Size Configurations

    There are built-in, counter-depth, and full-depth options from Café. Its counter-depth and built-in models are traditional bottom freezers and French door freezers, while its full-depth refrigerators offer the most inventive layouts.

    Style

    Configuration

    Cafe Full-Depth Fridges

    36-inch width only; 27.4 or 27.8 cu. ft. capacity; available in classic French door, French door with an extra center drawer, or four-door configurations with an external dispenser

    Cafe Counter-Depth Fridges

    33- and 36-inch widths; 18.6 to 23.1 cu. ft. capacity; available in bottom-freezer or classic French door configurations, with or without an external dispenser

    Cafe Built-In Fridges

    36-, 42-, and 48-inch widths; 21.3 to 29.5 cu. ft. capacity; available in bottom-freezer and side-by-side configurations; side-by-side models can have an external dispenser

    Undercounter Configurations

    Dual drawer refrigeration, an ice maker, and undercounter wine and beverage centers are all products made by Cafe. We appreciate that the beverage center has a backlit wall that matches the full-size refrigerators in the Cafe.

    Style

    Configuration

    Cafe Wine & Beverage Centers

    24-inch width; 5.1 cu. ft. capacity; triple-pane glass door, stainless steel interior

    Cafe Dual Drawer Refrigerator

    24-inch width; 5.7 cu. ft. capacity; stainless steel interior

    Cafe Ice Maker

    15-inch width; can make up to 60 lb. ice a day and store up to 24 lb.; opt for large, clear cubes or nugget ice

    How Much Do Café Refrigerators Cost?

    You can combine different GE Café refrigerators to design the custom kitchen of your dreams. The prices for the Cafe refrigerator series are displayed below. If you're thinking about purchasing numerous matching appliances, keep in mind that Urner's offers a variety of promotions and deals all year long.

    Café Appliance

    Price

    French Door

    $2,500–$4,400

    Side by Side

    $3,000­–$10,000

    Bottom Freezer

    $8,000

    Built In

    $8,000–$10,000

    Counter Depth

    $2,500–$8,100

    Beverage Center

    $2,500–$2,800

    Wine Cooler

    $2,800

    Refrigerator Drawer

    $3,000

    Performance Overview 

    Before exploring our top picks of Café refrigerators, below, we have listed some of these refrigerators' signature features and how they function. 

    Advanced Temperature Control 

    With multiple temperature settings ranging from cool to freezing, these refrigerators' advanced temperature controls ensure that your food stays fresh and has a longer shelf life.

    Humidity Control 

    These Café refrigeration systems have humidity control systems in the drawers or bins that help lower moisture and create the ideal environment for preserving your fruits and vegetables for a longer period.

    LED Lighting 

    The Café refrigerators' LED lighting makes sure you won't have any accessibility issues by completely lighting the fridge so you can easily find the food and drink items you're looking for. While some of these refrigerator models have well-lit freezers, others may require you to use the kitchen or refrigerator lights to search the freezer.

    Water Filter 

    With internal and external water dispensers that remove common contaminants and potential pharmaceuticals from your water, you can enjoy cold, impurity-free water.  

    What Makes Café Refrigerators Unique?

    Other brands have discontinued the external water and ice dispenser that is available with Cafe refrigerators. We appreciate that they have a sophisticated water filtration system in place that gets rid of 98 percent of traces of pharmaceuticals.

    But they can produce more than just pure water. You can choose between a hot water dispenser and a Keurig K-Cup coffee maker.

    All of these refrigerators have Wi-Fi capabilities, so you can use yours to access Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa. If you're into smart home technology, you can ask Alexa to brew your coffee or dispense a specific amount of water for cooking using the hands-free auto-fill feature.

    Reliable ice makers, LED lighting along the back and sides of the interior, and strong, adaptable storage are additional special features.

    Café Refrigerators: Our Top Picks 

    It's safe to assume that you will soon own a Café refrigerator if you have read this far. Check out our team at Urner's top picks for Café refrigerators to add to your kitchen.

    Best Side by Side Café Refrigerator: Café™ 21.9 Cu. Ft. Stainless Steel Counter Depth Side by Side Refrigerator

    Café™ 21.9 Cu. Ft. Stainless Steel Counter Depth Side by Side Refrigerator

    It is definitely worth the cost to bring home this opulent, unique Café side-by-side refrigerator with show-stopping features. In addition to providing cool, clean filtered water because of the sophisticated water filtration system that removes all pharmaceutical pollutants, this gorgeous refrigeration centerpiece has a counter depth design that gives it a premium appearance and feel that will impress family and guests. Your food will stay cool and fresher for longer in this 21.9 cu. ft. Café side-by-side refrigerator thanks to the Turbo Cool/Freeze system, which circulates cold air on the numerous drawers, adjustable shelves, door bins, and Clear Look bins for simpler storage and organization. Other advanced features of this refrigeration system include a child lock, door alarm, quick ice, LED lighting, and others.

    Customer Review: "Nice amount of space. Very good ice quantity. Stainless steel surface does not show fingerprints and is easy to clean."

    Best Café Refrigerator Drawer: Café™ 5.7 Cu. Ft. Stainless Steel Refrigerator Drawers

    Café™ 5.7 Cu. Ft. Stainless Steel Refrigerator Drawers

    Consider this refrigerator drawer from Café if you don't have room for a full-size fridge. This fridge unit has a smaller dimension and 5.7 cubic feet of capacity, but it performs just as well as its larger counterparts and has two separate drawers for the most amount of storage options. With a soft close drawer that won't slam every time someone reaches for a wine cooler, soda, or sparkling water, the stainless steel interior of this high-end appliance complements its upscale exterior.

    Customer Review: "We installed it in our Butlers Pantry, and we couldn't be happier! For our coffee station, we keep our creamer readily at hand. Soda pop and other beverages are stored there - very convenient! Our guests love it too! Thank you."

    Best Café Beverage Center: Café™ 5.1 Cu. Ft. Platinum Beverage Center

    Café™ 5.1 Cu. Ft. Platinum Beverage Center

    This undercounter beverage center will keep your drinks cool around the clock so you're always prepared to entertain if your outdoor kitchen requires a refrigeration system. Its striking Platinum Glass finish gives it a smooth, modern appearance, and you can quickly wipe it clean. The 126-can, 14-bottle capacity includes magnum bottle storage so you can chill up to four 1.5 liter bottles of wine without scratching the label, and a LED light wall that spans the back of the appliance fills it with bright, uniform light. Not to mention integrated Wi-Fi, which enables control via the SmartHQ app from any location.

    Customer Reviews: "Sleek appliance. I like that the light comes on when you walk by the appliance."

    Best French Door Café Refrigerator: Café™ 22.3 Cu. Ft. Matte White Counter Depth French Door Refrigerator

    Café™ 22.3 Cu. Ft. Matte White Counter Depth French Door Refrigerator

    This gorgeous matte-finished white Café refrigerator offers the finest value for your money. Use the hands-free AutoFill dispenser, LED illumination, built-in Wi-Fi, and other special features of this refrigerator to make maintaining your fresh and frozen products easier. The Humidity Control System in this 22.3 Cu.-Ft. refrigerator, for example, ensures that your leafy green vegetables stay fresh for at least two-and-a-half-times longer than they would in a typical crisper drawer. The adjustable door bins, spill-proof shelves, split adjustable shelves, and full-width, adjustable temperature drawer can all be used to store your groceries safely.

    Customer Reviews: "I am in love with this refrigerator! Every time I open it, it makes me smile. When guests open it, they are so impressed. The interior is gorgeous and eye-pleasing. Too many features to mention, but some of my favorites are the auto-sense water fill and the small middle drawer that can be a refrigerator or freezer. We use it as a beverage drawer. Plenty of space in the freezer, and the pizza drawer is a special touch!"

    With rich features as the cherry on top, GE Cafe refrigerators offer homeowners the best of both worlds in terms of style and usability. However, we also offer other GE series that you can select from our catalog for each line with the help of our appliance specialists at Urner's if a GE Café refrigerator isn't quite your cup of tea. Visit Urner's today if you're in the Bakersfield, California, area!

    Why Trust Urner's and Urner's Mattress?

    Urner's started on the back of a bicycle - yup! A bicycle! David E. Urner, a local high school teacher, who spent his summer months selling Wear Ever cookware off the back of a bicycle (think 100+ degrees). David teamed up with another local teacher, Errol P. Janes to create "a new type of store – one that would cater exclusively to providing an easier way of living for the women of Kern County", and on September 19, 1919, Home Appliance Store was opened to the public. The store boasted a rather impressive selection of "modern" appliances, including a washing machine, a freezer, a gas range, an automatic dishwasher, and an assortment of small appliances. Since then, Urner's has expanded selections to appliances, furniture, mattresses and cabinetry!

    For nearly one century, the Urner family and Urner's business have both been an integral part of Bakersfield and Kern County, with contributions to community (Better Business Bureau, Sister City Projects, Bakersfield Symphony), charity (Ronald McDonald House, St. Jude's Dream Home, House of Hope) and education (CSU Bakersfield, Ray Dezember Leadership Development Center. Explore the website, visit the store, or join us socially. We're all about home, all about fun, and all about you… and we're ready to make you a part of the Urner's family today.

    Shop GE Café Refrigerators at Urner's

    Stop by any of the 6 Urner's and Urner's Mattress locations in Bakersfield, CA to see what a difference buying local with an experienced staff can make. Or shop GE Café refrigerators online! Our friendly experts are always happy to help you find your perfect GE Café refrigerator — whether you call us at 661-396-8400, use our online chat feature, or visit us in person.

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