Which Wall Oven- Miele, Wolf or some other
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Wolfe or Miele Double Wall Ovens/ Mixing Appliances
Comments (6)Yes, I am happy and would still recommend Wolf. I got a lemon right out of the box, we just didn't know until they came to see why it wasn't baking evenly. They replaced a coil, and when they pulled it out of the oven, the old one was so knarled and twisted I was amazed it worked at all! I suspect the overheating thing was something that was also damaged but not discovered at the time. When I called Wolf on that, they had no hesitation in immediately placing a replacement order. The only question was which serial number was correct since they had it down with one digit off in one place. I have had no problems with the new oven -- other than impatience. If I put something in the minute the preheat signal goes off, I can get dark bottoms because the heat has not evened out. If I give it a minute or two, it seems to be fine. On the other hand, it seems to heat a bit faster, so I'm not really waiting longer. I'm willing to accept that even the very best made and strictly controlled product can have a lemon slip out. In my case, the coil was in a tray that slides in and probably caught on something as it went in. That flaw may have led to the other problem. While I had the control panel replaced, it was a cosmetic issue (fogging) and it too may have been caused by an underlying electrical problem that was overheating but hadn't made itself apparent. I have not heard of another problem like this. The first guy who came out said he'd never had a call on a new Wolf and rarely had calls on Wolf at all. That was pretty much the reaction I had from everyone, so I was reassured about the product quality. This was a fluke damage problem as far as I can tell -- not a design problem or bad parts with thousands of problem ovens out there. Another thing I am very happy with is Wolf's customer service. Couldn't be better. If you need them, they are there, quickly, they speak clear English on clear phone lines, talk nicely to you, the service is friendly, helpful and efficient. No one wants to have a problem, but if you do, what more can you ask for than for someone to quickly and easily help you resolve it without any arguements, hoops to jump through or other hassle? I can deal with a headache or two like that, but even one where you have to hassle over it is too many (i.e., Whirlpool and my dead washing machine). I think you will be good with any of the ones you are looking at, but I have no problem recommending Wolf. We liked the looks of the Wolf too, and I certainly didn't need the rotiserrie (can roast without it or grill with one pretty much 12 months out of the year) or the fancy programming. DH was sold on the quality after talking to a Wolf rep about the one product/one man assembly approach (they KNOW who screwed up my old oven, poor guy LOL) The Wolf cost less for me too. Let me know if you have any other questions....See MoreWolf, Miele, Gaggenau or Dacor Wall Ovens
Comments (3)We have the Gaggenau combi steam oven (also convection) stacked over the 27" convection oven. Gaggenau makes GREAT ovens! Temperature control is awesome. For the convection oven, you can select: true convection (with third element), convection with bottom heat, bottom heat (conventional radiant), top & bottom heat, broiling (top), temperature controlled grilling, grilling with convection, economy grilling (middle only), rotisserie, grilling with rotisserie, fermenting dough (100 degrees), & baking stone (with optional accessories). You can place a roasting pan on the very bottom of the oven if you need extra height. Our oven came with a baking sheet and a broiling tray with rack as well as a wire rack. Also included is the temperature probe & rotisserie hardware. The oven heats up very rapidly, has catalytic air cleaning, and a self-cleaning cycle. I love the beautiful blue interior, and my favorite feature is the side opening door! It was tough to choose between Gaggenau & Miele, but we went with Gaggenau because we wanted the plumbed steam oven, and the pair look so good together. I am really happy with both ovens. You are probably getting a deal on the floor model because Gaggenau is coming out with new models, not because anything is wrong with the ovens....See Moremiele or wolf wall oven?
Comments (13)I have a single Miele Perfect Clean oven, same vintage as Trailrunners. I looked at Wolf at the time I bought the Miele. I'm very happy with my oven. There is another major difference no one has touched on here. These two ovens work in very different ways. The Miele oven is based on a European convection system which is heat combination settings with and without convection. For example, autoroast, which someone referenced above, has you start food in a cold oven. For something huge like a turkey, that's so useful. Then the setting spikes and goes to temperature. This is my favorite roast setting. For some settings both the bottom and top element heat at the same time etc. This requires a bit of a learning curve which I accepted for the oven. But I have found definite advantages in terms of control. My oven heats very evenly and I've had 0 issues. Both brands have had issues reported on the appliance forum. Miele sometimes reports temp problems (though out DD has one with no issues) and Wolf has the crazing cracking business rhome and others reported and door condensation issues in the past. These brands tend to get those resolved so they may not be issues at all now. And no brand -- none -- has a perfect record. The self-clean may be the culprit (or not). Like trailrunner, I just wipe mine out. So easy. Both are excellent top of the line choices. Hard to go wrong with either. Miele's Masterchef settings are a parallel universe. I used it once but I'm not looking to an appliance company to teach me how to cook. If you are, those can be a way of life and super for working couples who want a more automated oven that can turn itself on and off. However, the outstanding features like the rolling racks, the rotisserie (can't rave enough about this), the integral drip pan (which eliminates the need for a roasting pan -- you just put the chicken/duck/roast on the rack and the pan catches any thermal runaways when baking), roasting probe are reasons to go with Miele. I personally find the interface easy to use. It has 2 timers. The probe gives you a 20 minute warning. I use the 125 "proof" mode for keeping food warm. I haven't used a Wolf extensively so I can't speak to its features the way rhome can. But it's an excellent product from a top manufacturer with a different set of features, as rhome describes. The features are too different to decide on that alone. I think it really comes down to assessing how you cook and which oven is a better fit for your needs. Good luck!...See MoreWall oven/speed oven combo: bosch 800 vs. GE Monogram vs. Wolf/Miele?
Comments (19)@Amy Cantu We've been in our house for 6 mo now and I really like the GE Monogram oven. I haven't actually used the speed oven functionality of the speed oven. Just the microwave. And even then, we just use the add 30 sec option. I need to sit down with the manual and experiment with it. Unfortunately, using the speed oven is not as simple as just turning it on. It's pretty complex. I remember when I tried the speed oven at my friend's house it was really hard, and I thought I'd need to dedicate some serious experimentation to getting it to work for me, and doubted that I would ever bother using it as an oven except for Thanksgiving, which hasn't happened yet. My motivation to learn how to use it has been even less than I expected, so I'm sorry to say I can't report back. I also haven't tried using the oven probe functionality for the oven (haven't cooked a roast yet). Need to find the oven probe along with the speed oven manual! But I have done a ton of baking and roasting of vegetables and have been pleased. We were living in a rental house with a viking range and the GE monogram oven is 1000x better than whatever model of viking oven came with the range in the rental. Much more even. I've done two cakes side by side and they came out beautifully without the need to rotate. With a sheet of cookies I notice that sometimes a corner might brown a little quicker than another corner, but not so much that I really need to worry about rotating the pan halfway through. Broiler also works great--I've been making a lot of toast to go with steak tartare and an entire pan filled with toast toast 100% evenly under the broiler--hooray!...See Morerococogurl
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