GE and other appliance suppliers have international contracts to have their units made overseas, mostly in China.
I have just purchased a Samsung French door refrigerator and saw a similar unit at Home Depot-Basic features the same-down to the mold marks on some of the most visible parts.
Someone could purchase a refrigerator from GE from many different stores whether local or online. Sears is one store that a GE could be purchased from.
General electric
GE (General Elecric) sells the most microwave ovens. They sell approxamately 30% of all countertop ovens (the kind that is most common).
what is the distance required between the stove top and the microwave/fan vent
All microwave ovens have timers, and computer based cooking programs. Panasonic and GE have Auto/Delay programs.
Microwave Ovens
No, microwave ovens are extremely popular in Japan.
Yes, microwave ovens use electromagnetic radiation.
Some features of cheap microwave ovens are that they can cook things at very high temperatures and some newer microwave ovens even have a convection feaure on them.
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No, microwave ovens don't have a standard length. They come in different sizes.
GE ovens use the "eggshell-white" color scheme so they should match well.
You can go to the following website for reviews and more information on the ge ovens that you are looking into purchsing http://www.retrevo.com/samples/GE-Oven.html
Researching the way people use microwave ovens to determine how to improve their design