Choosing an all-gas professional range
for your kitchen should be simple, but there really isn't one dominant brand
that everyone should buy. Some have better output,
others have a better simmer,
still others broil better.
So be aware of how you use your range before you buy a new one.
In this video, you'll learn the best 30 inch all-gas professional ranges, their
features and reliability based on real service calls as well as drawbacks.
So you can match the best range for your particular cooking style.
As a bonus, I'll show you the real
difference between Dual fuel and all gas pros.
You've been led to believe that dual fuel
is always better, but that's not always the case.
Let's get started.
JennAir offers too series with distinctive looks, the rise and noir at 30 inches.
They're styled beautifully from their launch just a few years ago.
They have high output with 20,000 BTU
and one 18,000 BTU burner, but have placed more emphasis
on the cooking experience, its Wi-Fi enabled and compatible
with Amazon's Alexa and other voice assistants.
JennAir added the cooking center interface for Wi-Fi.
It allows you to cook more precisely
and shows you pictures of the doneness of your food before you cook.
Their my creation setting
remembers your recipes without programing.
JennAir also curates many recipes that you can access and cook automatically.
The oven also has twin convection as well for more even heat.
The rebate for this range is 13 ninety nine.
So it's only about five hundred dollars more than a regular Slide-in after rebate.
The JennAir app is rated as one and a half stars, but that should improve.
Availability is a concern and has been since release.
If you want a JennAir whole Kitchen then plan a year in advance.
For all its technical wizardry,
JennAir is the only range on this list without an infrared broiler.
Infrared is a hotter direct source heat and excellent for broiling.
Whereas gas diffuses the heat throughout the oven and has less than ideal for boiling.
Thermador is known for its star burners and extremely low simmer,
the Thermador star is unique from everyone else's round burner.
It's raised so cleaning underneath is easy.
I can't make a claim that a shape is any
better to heat, but it can simmer at an unbelievable hundred degrees.
The burner turns on and off intermittently.
To achieve this temperature, Thermador offers a free dishwasher as well
as a free hood promotion with other qualifying purchases.
Thermador also introduced a new range last
year with better styling and Wi-Fi through their app.
Their HomeConnect app works reliably so
you can adjust the time and temperature remotely from your phone.
You can even download recipes.
However, with the last release,
they also drop their BTU output in two of their burners from 18 to 15000 BTU.
So it's not as powerful as the previous models.
The range is a good simmer,
but now average BTU the upgraded the Wi-Fi so it's smarter.
However, Thermador is still single convection, non self-cleaning in the oven.
Wolf has the dual stacked burners for really good simmer on every burner.
The stove top, however, is a bit underpowered,
with three fifteen thousand BTU each burner consumer at three hundred degrees.
Unlike the on off simmer Thermador Wolf maintains a simmer continuously.
The oven is single convection, but the infrared broiler is powerful.
Twenty thousand BTU. Wolf along
with Thermador harmony and BlueStar are not self-cleaning ovens.
In terms of repair, Wolf is your best bet
if you're buying from a deal without service.
They are the most invested
with technicians, parts and support on the list.
There is up to a thousand dollars
in rebates with other combined purchases from Sub-Zero.
It's a bit under Powered at 54,000 total BTU
versus 76,000 for Hestan and it only has a single convection Wolf does not have
Wi-Fi yet, which will be an issue in the future as the others improve.
Hestan is new and different.
You're looking at the highest output range
currently on the market with two twenty three thousand and two fifteen thousand
BTU Burner's is by far the best for sealed burner.
Hestan has the most solid knobs and burners on this list.
The brass ignition should save some
service down the line, with ignition being the number one repair.
It's a beautiful range available in twelve colors.
Eleven more than almost every other brand
on this list, but nine hundred and eighty eight less than a BlueStar the oven,
a single convection, but they call it purevectron.
So it alternates time and temperature for an even result. Many of the commercial
ranges have the same technology and are located in some of the best restaurants.
For example, French Laundry in California uses this range.
You would think they would demand a consistent temperature.
Also, the three-year warranty is the best in this list.
Like Wolf, Thermador and BlueStar Hestan is not self-cleaning and offers no clock
and timer functions on their all gas ranges.
Also, anything new deserves more scrutiny.
You should worry about reliability because there is no published numbers yet.
Also, if you buy from dealer who does not
service, then you have to wonder who will fix it.
Miele was one of the last manufacturers to produce a pro range. It's a product
designed to be extremely competitive when introduced in 2014.
The burner output is excellent at 19000 BTU max output, great back then.
They also offer the twin convection for even cooking.
Miele has the hottest infrared boiler, 23000
BTU. It is also the most cleanable
self-cleaning in the oven, with only JennAir being the other self cleaner.
The racks are also designed to withstand the heat of the self-cleaning cycle,
so you won't have to remove them and wash them separately.
The grates are also dishwasher safe, so it's pretty competitive when you
consider output, stove performance, and cleanability.
The burner is not the hottest anymore,
with Hestan and BlueStar being measurably hotter.
The twin convection is similar to JennAir.
If the future is smart cooking and app functionality, then industry leaders Wolf
and Miele should at least get started. Specs on this range are still good,
especially the cleanability, but it almost needs a refresh.
BlueStar platinum ranges have the highest
single output with a twenty five thousand BTU on the highest burner.
The grates can be modified to fit around bottom wok grate for high heat cooking.
Platinum is the best BlueStar range.
The Nova Precious Metals Culinary with Open and Silber's all have less
output and Elveden features in our less expensive.
The range features an interchangeable
grill, griddle with charbroil for added cooking flexibility.
The grill is a good idea, especially over the higher BTU burners.
The grill not really. Grilling is is over an open flame, which this is not.
BlueStar has their power convection oven that reduces preheating cooking time.
It's also the only pure convection oven with a heating element behind the fan.
For more even cooking BlueStar series ranges offer four thousand custom color
finishes in ten trim options for an added cost.
Have a look at this.
Starting soon you can send BlueStar high res picture for your new stove or
refrigerator like this one to my daughter and one of her better days.
So you have a thousand colors and infinite photo opportunities with a BlueStar range.
The burners are open and not sealed.
If you're messy cook, then you will be cleaning.
Then again, all the components removable.
They do lose the most powerful range to newcomer Hestan.
And although they do claim the hottest broiler in temperature at eighteen hundred
fifty degrees, but at fifteen thousand BTU Miele is 50 percent more powerful than
three 23000 BTU and for a boiler once again, like other ranges,
it has basic controls and no self-cleaning or smart capability.
Hard to say which is the most reliable, and they're all about 13 percent Miele is
more reliable than nine percent in the first year and a much smaller
sample, a nine to 13 percent service in the first year.
You will probably need service within five years.
So you may want to give an edge
to whatever brand is more responsive in your area.
All of these ranges are a great functional addition to your kitchen.
They are strong brands with different strengths and some drawbacks.
You need to choose what's right for you. Is it the least expensive yet most technology
driven brand JennAir? Perhaps you like the cleanability of the Thermador star
burner, or the ability to simmer all Wolf three stage burners.
Miele offers a ton of features and is the most cleanable yet Hestan and BlueStar
of a ton of power and interesting convection systems.
As I said, there isn't one best range.
Remember, all gas ranges will have an ignitor issue, so always check to see
who can service your appliances in your area.
You may think that Dual fuel is better
and Dual fuel is a gas stove top, an electric oven versus an all gas part,
it is usually a thousand times more than an oil gas range.
The benefit of electric oven is a dry, more consistent heat.
It's better for baking gas as a moisture
heat than electric and is preferable for roasting.
However, gas is also exceptional for boiling.
They'll have to boil a gas.
Infrared boiler is an intense direct heat
is the best you can buy for your home versus just an electric boiler.
Nobody grills outside of an electric grill, so it's no contest for boiling.
However, it's not as simple as just fuel type when comparing the ranges.
Self-cleaning is standard on all dual fuel ranges.
Yet only JennAir and Miele have self-cleaning and all gas on the dual fuel
pro range is Wolf, Hestan and Miele will also add features on their dual fuel Wolf
adds a timer self-cleaning at a BTU on the burners and twin convection.
Their new unit to be released this year
will have wi fi, gourmet settings and an interactive screen as well.
Miele 30 inch dual fuel range adds their MasterChef controls.
So the range calculates time and temperature automatically based on your inputs.
Also, a steam assist for baking breads automatically.
Hestan has a cool temperature control plus
self-cleaning on their dual fuel choosing gas or dual fuel would depend on whether
you bake and sell clean versus roast or broil.
Then you have to assess each brand's added dual fuel features.
We do cover this topic in greater detail
in our pro cooking buying guide, which is free.
So thanks for watching.