On Jun 30, 8:57*am, Kalmia > wrote:
> On Jun 29, 8:22*pm, Sheryl > wrote:
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> > Does anyone know who manufactures the small appliances currently sold
> > exclusively at Walmart under the GE (General Electric) Brand?
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> > I've searched online but was unable to find anything about it.
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> > I bought a Cuisinart 4 in 1 Griddler indoor grill last year. It works
> > similarly to the George Foreman grill, except it has removable plates
> > and 2 sets of them. (Flat griddle and ridged grill) *It also can be used
> > either as a contact grill or you can open it flat to use both sides,
> > cooking one side of the food at a time, like a pancake griddle.
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> > Well... I brought the first one back, because the thermostat didn't work
> > properly: as soon as you put food on the thing, the green light turned
> > off and the thing cooled off rapidly and did not come back to temp
> > quickly at all. I exchanged it for another immediately, and that one
> > worked great. Until a week ago. Would come up to heat but as soon as you
> > put the food in, forget it.
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> > It wasn't cheap, either. This lists for $150. I paid about $100 on sale..
> > For $100 I would expect more than a year out of an appliance,
> > particularly one made by Cuisinart!
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> > Anyway, I learned it has a 3 year warranty, so I'm going to pack it up
> > and send it back to NJ and let them either fix it or replace it.
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> > Meanwhile, I picked up a similar indoor grill at Walmart for $50,
> > branded GE. *(Link below)
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> > I know GE doesn't make the small appliances bearing their name, they
> > just license the name to Walmart. But I wonder if it's like Kenmore...
> > everyone knows most Kenmore appliances are made by Whirlpool or
> > Frigidaire. I know "Applica" makes Black and Decker branded items.
> > Salton makes the George Foreman Grill. Sensio makes Bella Cucina and
> > "Cooks" lines for JC Penney.
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> > Just wondering. I'm giving the CUisinart one last chance to work
> > properly, and if it lets me down tonight, it's going back.
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> > For those curious, this is the grill I bought. Haven't set it up yet,
> > like I said, I wanted to give Cuisinart one last chance at dinner!!!
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> >http://www.gehousewares.com/Browse_P...category_id=15
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> > Does anyone have the Griddler, btw? Do you like it? Have you had trouble
> > with the Thermostats? *Does anyone have the GE version? Thoughts?
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> > Thanks in advance.
> > Sheryl
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> I guess you've all read my rants here about the Cuisinart waffle
> iron. *Man, I hate that thing. *Now, it's heating only one side of the
> waffle, so I have to flip them over when they're partly done. *The
> control wanders all over the map, after *I managed to glue the knob
> back on.
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> I will never buy another Cuisinart product - period.
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> Thanks for the GE warning. *I had no idea.- Hide quoted text -
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Go back and re-read. OP hasn't use the GE yet. Cusinart stopped
working after a year.