Does anyone know who manufactures the small appliances currently sold
exclusively at Walmart under the GE (General Electric) Brand?

I've searched online but was unable to find anything about it.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Meanwhile, I picked up a similar indoor grill at Walmart for $50,
branded GE. (Link below)

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.

Just wondering. I'm giving the CUisinart one last chance to work
properly, and if it lets me down tonight, it's going back.

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!!!

http://www.gehousewares.com/Browse_P...category_id=15

Does anyone have the Griddler, btw? Do you like it? Have you had trouble
with the Thermostats? Does anyone have the GE version? Thoughts?

Thanks in advance.
Sheryl

On 2010-06-30, Sheryl > wrote:

> I know GE doesn't make the small appliances bearing their name, they
> just license the name to Walmart.

Whoever makes it, it's not even decent Chinese stuff, it's all Chinese
junk. GE hasn't made a good product in decades. Last GE fridge I saw
died within one year. Our GE cordless phone is garbage. You couldn't
give me anything branded GE.

nb

"Sheryl" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone know who manufactures the small appliances currently sold
> exclusively at Walmart under the GE (General Electric) Brand?
>
> I've searched online but was unable to find anything about it.

Lowest bidder this week in China. May not be bad for the price, but it is
certainly not quality appliances.

On Jun 29, 8:22*pm, Sheryl > wrote:
> Does anyone know who manufactures the small appliances currently sold
> exclusively at Walmart under the GE (General Electric) Brand?
>
> I've searched online but was unable to find anything about it.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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!
>
> 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.
>
> Meanwhile, I picked up a similar indoor grill at Walmart for $50,
> branded GE. *(Link below)
>
> 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.
>
> Just wondering. I'm giving the CUisinart one last chance to work
> properly, and if it lets me down tonight, it's going back.
>
> 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!!!
>
> http://www.gehousewares.com/Browse_P...category_id=15
>
> Does anyone have the Griddler, btw? Do you like it? Have you had trouble
> with the Thermostats? *Does anyone have the GE version? Thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Sheryl

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.

I will never buy another Cuisinart product - period.

Thanks for the GE warning. I had no idea.

On Jun 30, 8:57*am, Kalmia > wrote:
> On Jun 29, 8:22*pm, Sheryl > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Does anyone know who manufactures the small appliances currently sold
> > exclusively at Walmart under the GE (General Electric) Brand?
>
> > I've searched online but was unable to find anything about it.
>
> > 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.
>
> > 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.
>
> > 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!
>
> > 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.
>
> > Meanwhile, I picked up a similar indoor grill at Walmart for $50,
> > branded GE. *(Link below)
>
> > 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.
>
> > Just wondering. I'm giving the CUisinart one last chance to work
> > properly, and if it lets me down tonight, it's going back.
>
> > 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!!!
>
> >http://www.gehousewares.com/Browse_P...category_id=15
>
> > Does anyone have the Griddler, btw? Do you like it? Have you had trouble
> > with the Thermostats? *Does anyone have the GE version? Thoughts?
>
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Sheryl
>
> 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.
>
> I will never buy another Cuisinart product - period.
>
> Thanks for the GE warning. *I had no idea.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Go back and re-read. OP hasn't use the GE yet. Cusinart stopped
working after a year.