30″ Professional Range: Thermador vs. Miele

Professional ranges are simply commercial styled, high BTU ranges for the home that slide into cabinet cutouts. The 30” size range is perfect for cooks that want the professional cooking equipment but live in a high-rise or condo with a smaller kitchen. Many hi-rise and condominiums require 300 cfm or less ventilation in the kitchen. Thermador and Miele offer 30” pro ranges to fit this need.

Thermador is statistically the most reliable professional range on the market and is most commonly known for the star burners, which provides 56% more heat coverage than a traditional round burner.

The 30” range cooktop burners have a max output of 18,000 BTUs and can also simmer at an unbelievable 100 degrees – which is ideal for melting delicate foods such as chocolate or sugar.

The oven is convection with a capacity of 4.4 cubic feet. It also has a 2-hour self-clean cycle and dishwasher safe racks.

Bonus: this range qualifies for the Thermador 1-2-Free promotion.

Features at a glance

• Patented Star Burners
• Blue indicator lighting
• Widest range of simmer options
• QuickClean Base
• Rapid Self-Cleaning
• Continuous cast iron grates
• Convection
• Electronic Controls

Model: PRD304GHU

Miele is new to the pro range market, but their products are superbly engineered and produced.

The Miele range has 19,500 BTU burners with a decent simmer and the grates on the cooktop are dishwasher safe.

The oven features TwinPower convection fans for fast and even cooking. It also has the M Series MasterChef controls, which provide a level of control unparalleled in the industry. Simply pick a food, add a weight and hit a button. When you’re done cooking; the oven can be easily cleaned with a self-cleaning cycle; the racks are designed to withstand the heat so they do not need to be removed and washed separately.

Features at a glance

• M Touch controls and backlit knobs
• M Pro dual stacked burner system
• TrueSimmer
• ComfortClean dishwasher-safe cooktop grates
• TwinPower Convection fans
• 21 operating modes
• Self-Clean
• MasterChef and MasterChef Plus cooking technology
• Automatic programs
• Wireless Roast Probe

Model: HDR 1924 DF

Professional ranges are simply commercial styled, high BTU ranges for the home that slide into cabinet cutouts. The 30” size range is perfect for cooks that want the professional cooking equipment but live in a high-rise or condo with a smaller kitchen. Many hi-rise and condominiums require 300 cfm or less ventilation in the kitchen. Thermador and Miele offer 30” pro ranges to fit this need.