Hi. I'm Steve. This is Fran. Today is BlueStar versus Miele.
One of the worst questions you can ask,
walk on to an appliance store and say,
I want the best fill in the blank you have.
And there's nothing that says that more than than this
particular comparison.
Kind of smiled when they,
when they put it on the docket for us,
BlueStar Pro ranges against, you know, a basic range,
basic, rapawful against a totally technical range like
Miele.
We think Yeah.
Very different.
And, you know, the very different looking,
very different on how they operate.
Blues are definitely that more kind of professional
chef centric kind of look whereas Miele's kind of has
that more contemporary style, really nice electronics, good controls.
So let's
talk about like all gas specifically between the two.
Yeah.
It's a it's a primitive range, but it's a restaurant range,
but I don't know a restaurant that's got a thousand colors and ten trim.
So if you want something unique, then
if what's good for you,
and we'll try to flesh it out that way is you want something unique,
then BlueStar is the best you can certainly buy from a unique standpoint.
But from operational standpoint.
We'll do all gas first. What do you think?
We're gonna do the and it's hard to do because BlueStar's
get five different series of all gas.
They've got the Correct.
You know, they got the basic model with open burners,
seal burners, with base BTUs.
And then they've got the, Precious metals with the what?
The French doors? Yep.
Yep.
The R and B series,
we can really customize just about anything there.
Door swings. You can customize the top.
And then more their platinum series,
which is kind of the high still customized color and things
like that, higher power.
You know, and that's really kind of what we talk about too is those burners is know,
this is where they're unique to really across most other brands.
It's all that sealed burner, easy to clean.
Blustar gives you both but really what they're known for
in that gas range is that open burner really kind of high
powered flame that comes right through the center of the of
the burner and it gives you twenty five thousand BTUs.
Alright.
Let's let's let's,
we'll do the top first then we'll we'll do the oven.
And again, you know, the fiveencers get the RMB,
which has got you know, that has their griddle and grill.
We'll get to that in a second.
And then you've got their, their their prestige line. Yep.
You know, their their topper line that gives you the
probate, but it's all burners.
So you get eight burners and theirs.
But, it's really interesting.
You know, Blustar has got the twenty five thousand Btu,
eighteen thousand, I think, on the backside,
at least on the dual fuel.
It's got really powerful burns. Miele really doesn't.
It's got nineteen's, which is good.
You know, my mom cooked on eight. I'm just fine here.
Yeah. Well, yeah, lots of them for sure. Yep.
And, nineties, but twelve thousand to the back.
So it's not really pro level on the back.
So From a top standpoint, burner output, you would say
certainly BlueStar is probably the rest of what you can buy.
However, Right?
If we're talking about grilling and grittling, different story.
Miele's got the infrared infrared on a grill is much better.
That sear burner you're buying on the links grills,
where it's a it's a direct heat versus all gas,
which spreads the heat more.
I I think meal is better on the on the on the grill and
conversely on the griddle as well.
Alright.
So now let's let's go into let's step it a little bit lower.
Let's go to the oven.
Well, how do we compare those there between BlueStar and vapor?
Well, first of all, Miele,
because I know where this is going for you.
Mile is, Miele has actually gonna clock in timer, which
means something on ninety eight percent of the other races we sell.
And it's, self cleaning and you can take the racks
out and you can put the, the grates.
Into a dishwasher as well. So it's a very cleanable range.
It's got self cleaning,
and it's got the twin convection as well.
So it's a very good self cleaning All gas range in
thirty and thirty six.
It doesn't have twenty four or sixty.
Is that forty eight in all gas? I don't think it does.
No. Just to help you.
So it's only it's only thirty and thirty six, not twenty
four, thirty, thirty six, and forty eight, like the BlueStar.
Right. So what's, what's your counter?
And really, what BlueStar, the big thing we've done is kinda,
like, go back to that kinda chef heritage there.
What they're known for is in their ranges is to be able to
fit a full sheet pan in there.
So, like, when you're doing big sheet pans, like,
there's really no you don't have to compromise at all.
You can use those.
You keep the same pants fits into that range where it really
wouldn't fit into pretty much any other range that's out there.
So they really do that a lot where they really kinda go in towards that.
Again, not professional stuff because it's really made for everybody,
but those sort of features for someone that definitely likes
to cook a lot and cook a lot.
They get the probate convection.
So it, it, unlike every other convection and gas,
what happens is the element comes in from the bottom,
the fans pick it up.
But this one has element behind it, it, it, it, it,
it should just more horizontal, or horizontal, yeah, horizontally.
So, so it's a little bit more even.
So but only on their premium line.
Correct.
On the other ones, you get the regular conduction.
So what do you think?
So winter and all gas, Who we got?
What do you got?
I'd lean BlueStar.
I'll say I'll say BlueStar as well only because
for most people, you know, you get the black glass and,
you know, they get a thousand different colors.
Yeah.
The customization at a kind of a pretty good price point
depending on the series.
Yeah. A lot of good features.
So now dual
fuel, definitely some Totally different story.
Yeah. Dual fuel is gonna give you the M touch.
So it's, if you're not familiar with the Miele,
You could put in the food, how you want it cooked,
it'll come back with time, temperature,
really good feature there, and it's got steam assist.
So, so really what happens is you, you know,
if you want to bake bread, you've got,
I think it's worth seventeen different modes. Yep.
It's been a while for me.
Yeah. For the bread. Yeah. It has steam burst on there.
So if you wanna if you wanna cook with three different
bursts, like if you wanna harden the top of lasagna,
if you wanna bake breads, you get seventeen different modes.
You just hit the bread mode that you wanna that you wanna cook.
That's an area that really really stands out in general too.
Is there controls are really phenomenal?
I mean, you're jumping into the dual fuel.
I mean, you're getting the best of everything there with with the
guided cooking, the steam burst, some really cool stuff.
Now dual fuel for BlueStar is fairly new.
They never really had dual fuel up until really less than a year ago.
And this has been a real good change for them where with
they're known as no digital, you know, really kinda pro,
open burner burners.
Now this is completely different.
So they have what they call their new x eight burners on
the dual fuel on the top, which is really cool.
Kinda that star shaped finger shaped on the right arm.
It's not don't say style.
That was it. That's exactly.
It's a similar look, but it has all the prongs that come out.
So you're really getting that high power still.
In and out of the burner,
and it still goes up to that twenty five thousand Btu as well.
I think it's kind of funny.
They said we do open burners only because can't get to
twenty five thousand.
And heston had a sealed at thirty.
I like their, I like BlueStars too few.
I like their clock you know, they're, they're clock and timer.
They're not smart. They're on the smart interface.
A lot of people on the cooking don't really like the smart,
or if you don't need the smart,
I think Monogram does it well with the, interface with,
the Hestan Q.
But,
I don't know. I I really like the Mtouch.
If you're if you're a oven person, and then on the forty eight,
you get the speed oven with the warming drawer underneath it.
That's nice. Yeah.
This is a tough one, Andual, for you all.
I would say, I I it really depends.
If you're more of an oven person,
Miele is probably as good as you're gonna get.
If you're a stovetop person,
then blue star is about as good as you can get.
I'm not buying that whole X eight seal burner.
I think heat to pan, pan cooks food myself, but, but,
I really like that range as well. What do you think?
In the customization too, like you get with the all gas.
It's a tough one. I'm gonna go BlueStar.
I'm gonna go Miele. K.
Only if you cook, if you Yeah.
That's a tough one.
There's there's no range that's the best for anybody and and
never walk in with store asking what their opinion is best.
Have, like, your desirables.
Like, for me, it's Cooked up oven controls, reliability,
serviceability in your area, all the questions asked.
While we're at
it, you wanna do refrigeration?
Yeah.
Absolutely. Let's talk about that.
Totally different here too.
Miele is more integrated. Mhmm.
Meaning, it doesn't stick out from room, whereas the,
the, the blue star's counter depth in pro looking,
got all the colors, a thousand different colors,
ten different trims, but you can't put a panel on.
Yep.
Miele doesn't give you any colors, options, or panel options.
Just panel options. Mhmm. So, what do you think?
So that's a tough one too.
And, like, columns, so it so BlueStars also introduced
columns, which are a little bit different,
more kind of like that integrated style,
like you'll see with Emilia.
But, yeah, and they are kind of bottom out.
It's more of that Sub-Zero professional look with a
compressor up top, which a lot, you know,
a lot of people like that too in that bottom mount.
I've made BlueStar here too.
I know I'm kind of across the border on this one,
but I I like a stainless steel interior on the BlueStar.
The Miella gives you more of that white interior really nice
LED lighting, though, for sure.
But I like the interior of the BlueStar.
I do me personally,
I do like the kind of the aesthetic of the compressor, a
prop, more of that pro style that you can get.
And I like the ability of being able to fully customize it with
a lot of different colors.
You know, it's funny.
It's it's I never thought it says,
but I'm gonna go BlueStar on this because it's different.
And if you want that integrated looks up,
Zero does a great job with that.
Thermidor that You know, there's a uneasy alliance.
I think that's made in the same factory Miller and thermador
Gaganau and Bosch.
I think you can buy that really in any brand just as well.
If you go with a Miele and Miele package, that's,
that's fine too.
I mean, if there's incentives to do it.
But, but I kind of like the BlueStar because it is different.
Still made the US, family owned that kind of means
something as well.
So, what do you think?
Okay. Well, BlueStar for you combination for me.
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