Monogram and Thermador are two newer induction ranges to the market.
In this video, you'll learn the differences between both brands and the
thirty and thirty six inch sizes.
Stay to the end to learn about the one difference that may be
a problem for one of these brands.
First, these are two really different ranges.
So let's start at the cooking surface and then make our way
down to the oven and the controls.
While we can't talk specifically about reliability
just yet because both of these ranges are new, historically,
both brands induction cooktops are some of the most reliable
you can buy based on over a hundred thousand service calls
logged by our service department in the last three
years.
Thermador's thirty six inch induction range will be more
expensive at eleven thousand five hundred and ninety nine
dollars versus ten thousand nine hundred dollars for the
monogram in thirty six inches.
Thermador's thirty inch induction range will be eighty
three point nine nine dollars versus seven thousand three
hundred dollars for the monogram at thirty inches
Both have promotions with free dishwashers with the purchase of the range.
Both have the same thirty six hundred watt max capability when boosted.
Thermador is more flexible with all bridge elements versus only
one bridge element and a larger element.
So, if you like to griddle or have an odd shaped pan,
Thermador might be better.
Thermador also has their Liberty technology,
meaning you set the burner to three different temperatures.
So if you wanna cook rice, you can boil, simmer, and warm
just by moving the pan around without adjusting any temperature.
However, the monogram is unique by allowing you to cook by
temperature as opposed to power setting.
You can set the cooktop between one hundred and five hundred degrees.
So if you wanna cook precisely by recipe,
you can do that with the monogram.
Thermador has their basic LCD display and pretty good smart
capabilities with their Home Connect app to access recipes from your phone.
The Monogram has a seven inch articulating touchscreen system
which may be the best you can buy in a range.
You can access whatever you want right on the range.
Monogram's SmartHQ app is the most robust and they're always
updating with new recipes and modes.
Now, let's look at the oven and the one problem you'll need to be
aware of before you decide which range to buy.
Both use single convection and both are true pure or European
convection systems,
meaning the air is blown from the back to maintain an even
heat throughout the oven cavity.
However, the real difference is oven capacity.
Monogram is bigger.
Its published number is five point three cubic feet for the
thirty inch and five point seven five cubic feet for the thirty six,
which is larger than Thermador's at four point four
cubic feet for the thirty inch and four point nine cubic feet
for the thirty six.
However, I wanted to measure usable space to see what that meant
for larger pans and baking sheets.
Monogram's oven is two inches wider, meaning it's twenty
seven inches across versus twenty five for the Thermador
in the thirty six inch.
The depth is much larger in the monogram at nineteen inches
versus just fifteen point five for the Thermador.
Same story in the thirty inch.
Monogram is two five inches wider and four inches deeper than Thermador.
So monogram is bigger especially in width and depth
and that might be a problem.
Thermador Harmony induction ranges don't protrude from a
standard forty two inches cabinet.
So it looks good, but you do lose the cubic footage.
Monogram is the deepest and will protrude from your cabinet noticeably.
Lastly, and probably most importantly,
induction requires more service than gas or electric ranges.
Both monogram and Thermador operate their own service departments,
but that response time varies depending on where you live.
Check service in your area before you buy.
So, what do you think?
The more flexible top of the Thermador or the better
controls and larger oven of the monogram?
Leave your comments and questions below. If you
want to see us rank the best induction ranges for this year,
then click this video
and thanks for watching.