Bluestar or American Range
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Comments (5)Hi Krebstar, I'm intrigued by your last post. I usually bake on true cookie sheets, without edges. But occassionally I do bake on half-sheet pans. I've never noticed a difference in the overall quality of the cookie between the two types of sheets. In the future I'll take note. Perhaps I haven't been sensitive to this before. Even in my new convection oven, I usually only bake on two racks at a time. I probably could use three racks, but two sheets at a time suits my needs. I also want to emphasize that while I love, love, love my new electric convection oven, my old gas oven turned out pretty yummy cookies too. I would never say that gas ovens are "bad" for cookies or any kind of baking. In the end one's baking experience may have more to do with how good one's oven than whether or not it is gas or electric....See MoreHelp me decide: Double oven or single plus a range?
Comments (8)Rococogurl is pretty exacting about this sort of thing (four cookbooks to her credit, etc.), so I'd search for her posts here, in Kitchens, and at her Atticmag site. I use an American commercial gas range, which is a no-no for most people here, although okay for my insurer and area, so one cannot go by my experience. However, good old, turn of the last century, gas, non-computerized, simple technology works really well, doesn't break down, maintains constant temperature, etc. Very reliable. It's probably the reason restaurants rely on it, day in and day out. As for electric, I have a five-year-old 36" Dacor convection wall oven that has sufficed for my needs as I do get consistent and good results from it; however, many people here completely reject Dacors; the model is no longer made; I'm reluctant to recommend anything based on five-year-old experience because appliance models and reputations change so rapidly these days; there are many things that could be better about it; and quality control seems to be a big issue with Dacor. (I have had five Dacor appliances over a nineteen year period and only had one problem, which was resolved promptly, but I learned on Gardenweb that is not the Dacor usual.) Overall, I like their cooktops more than their ovens, although their warming drawers are fine....See Morebluestar vs american range wall oven
Comments (9)Interesting. I just timed my Bluestar V1, large oven on the 48" range. Got to 377 in 17:10 at which point it clicked off. Gas came on again at 27 minutes and went off at 31 minutes. So that's just two full cycles in 31 minutes. So my BS oven seems to work just fine. Perhaps Bluestar was quoting the time for the first two cycles? I just stick my food in after the first one, I've checked the temperature 1000 times and I see no evidence to suggest I shouldn't. The next cycle started at 41 minutes (came on at 365 degrees) and clicked off at 43:30 @ 377 (temp rose to 386) So when set to 375 the oven maintains the temperature by being on about 2.5 minutes out of 13. I find that to be pretty efficient. Hope that helps. -Stooxie...See MoreBluestar and American: grate and burner sizes, and pot sizes?
Comments (12)egganddart This is one of the biggest features of the Bluestar the unique burner design that has been used for decades as one of the best of Restaraunt ranges. The star burners cover the full bottom of the pan not just a ring around the outside. As for burner power. The Bluestar has the most powerful burners at 22K but that same burner will also go very low. it also has, on a 30" model, one 15K and the simmer burner. So it gives you the most versatility in your cooking of anything out there, plus the infra red broiler and the largest available oven. By the way the open burner design makes this very easy to clean, grates and bowls can go right in the DW or you can just invert one grate that might have something on it over another burner and burn off food. the drip pan under the top catches anything that might fall through and if you cover that tray with foil you just change the foil occasionally....See MoreUser
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