30" 5.0 cu. ft. Steam Clean Gas Range - Slate

Good afternoon Srlsr1, We appreciate having you in our wonderful GEA family. We are happy to find the overall BTU for this gorgeous range model! This range has a total of 5 surface burner units. Each burner has a different BTU rating, the left front burner has 15,000 BT, the left rear has 5,000 BTU, the right front has 9,500 BTU, the right rear has 12,000 BTU, and the center oval burner has 10,000 BTU! The oven cavity of this range model has 16,000 BTU which brings the total BTU to 67,500 BTU! Thank you again for reaching out to us and if you have any additional questions, please feel free to connect with us again! Drew@GEA

This stove has a center griddle.

Good afternoon Mat726, We would like to thank you for reaching out to us and for being part of the GEA family! We hate to hear the grate is starting to lose its gorgeous finish! We will see what we can find! Grates can lose their finish if they are not cleaned regularly or properly. To achieve the best clean, we recommend our grates be cleaned in the dishwasher, however after cleaning it is a good idea to apply a small amount of cooking oil to the grate then bake the grate in an oven at 350F for 10 minutes. This baking process protects the finish of the grate. We do not recommend repainting ranges or cooktops because they are a baked on porcelain enamel surface. When exposed to heat, painting such a surface will result in cracking and peeling after a period of time, the paint will not adhere to the porcelain. Small touch-ups are fine, though. To touch up the paint on the grate you will need to get a certain paint. We will post a link of this paint below! https://www.geapplianceparts.com/store/parts/spec/WR97X27706 We want your grate to look as good as the day you got it. So if you have any additional questions or anything, please let us know! Drew@GEA

Hello Misty 638, We hope you are doing well today. Thanks for getting in touch with us. We don't currently offer stove protectors from our parts store. We would also recommend to be careful when purchasing whole-stove protectors as they would have to handle the heat from the gas burners. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes. Stay safe out there. Let us know if you have other questions. Jonathon@GEA

Hi Cookies4life, We hope you are doing well. Thank you so much for reaching out to us. We are more than happy to help out. This beautiful range does allow broiling in the main oven compartment; the broiler drawer is designed to allow more capacity for the oven if needed. We recommend taking a look at page 13 of the Use and Care manual for more information and instructions on broiling. Here is a link to the manual: https://products.geappliances.com/MarketingObjectRetrieval/Dispatcher?RequestType=PDF&Name=49-2000316-3.pdf We hope this helps out some. Thanks again for contacting us. Jonathon@GEA

Hi, buster_bee We appreciate you reaching out to us and asking this awesome question. Thank you for being apart of the GE Appliances family. We've got you covered. The broiler drawer should have a pan underneath to help catch grease and it's about 1" deep. We hope this helped. Stay safe out there. Jonathon@GEA

Hello, mazter Thank you for choosing GE Appliances for your home. We appreciate you reaching out to us. We are more than happy to help. Every new range can feel a lot different than your previous one and this is because it can use different cooking systems. However, your new range shouldn't be taking to long to boil water. We recommend getting in contact with the installer or gas company to make sure that the gas hookup was installed correctly. If all of that clears up, then contact us directly so we can get a technician to the home for diagnosis. Thanks again for being apart of the GE Appliances Family, and let us know if you need anything else. Jonathon@GEA

Hello Iruth12 - Thanks for reaching out to us, this is a great question! The bake mode is for baking and roasting. This mode uses heat only from the lower burner. When preparing baked goods such as cakes, cookies and pastries, always preheat the oven first. To use this mode, press the Bake pad, use the + and - pads to adjust the temperature to your desired setting, then press Start. You can change the temperature after the oven is already in use: Simply press the Bake pad again, adjust to the new temperature using the + or - pads, and press Start. If you were already baking in the oven at 350 degrees and you now need to set the temperature to 325 degrees, you may want to wait a few minutes after making the adjustment before putting the food in to allow the oven to adapt to the new temperature. We hope this helps! - Trey@GEA