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re: blue star appliances
Posted on 7/18/24 at 11:27 am to cgrand
Posted on 7/18/24 at 11:27 am to cgrand
quote:100%. you gotta play with them in person and be careful..your wife is probably going to fixate on one particular model and fall in love.
try and find a showroom where we can eyeball these things and then decide. 36" is much cheaper. full sheet pan is a must
all higher end 36" & larger units should come with a few accessories including a full-sized cookie sheet that matches the oven.
i don't read architecture plans too well
but it seems like your fridge is in a separate area accessible by a doorway? always consider your 'cooking path' and how many steps/obstacles between grabbing butter and veggies from the fridge to the prep table/range. you want a smooth flow when you're cooking and no bottlenecks if you and your wife are both preparing a meal. we have 36" sink as well; i love it! you can fit just about any motherfricking thing in there to clean.
garbage can pull-out? next to the sink? we have a very similar layout on that side;dishwasher, sink, garbage can pull out; then on the stove wall we have a cookie-sheet cabinet, stove and pull out spice drawer.
eta, you have a similar layout to this on that side? i opened a couple of the drawers so you can get a sense of how tight things will be. its a double-garbage pull out which i love; we rarely fill up the one in the back but when you're busy and can't take out a full trashcan, that secondary one comes in handy. the spice pull out is the other side of range; you can't really tell from this photo.
eta what are the dimensions of your kitchen area? hard to tell from that pic.
This post was edited on 7/18/24 at 11:37 am
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Posted on 7/18/24 at 11:34 am to cgrand
I have a 48" RNB Blue Star all burner range and absolutely love it. Some thoughts:
We like and have frequently put to use the two ovens on our range. The big side absolutely fits a full size sheet pan, which is enormous. The small side fits a half size sheet pan, which is a pretty good size as well.
I would definitely go with the all burner setup again. You can put a griddle on top over multiple burners if you want, and I personally don't have much use for the charbroiler. The burners are much more versatile.
Speaking of which, the burners put out substantial heat. I went with an oversized high powered hood (54", 1200 cfm) and think that is an absolute necessity if you don't want your kitchen always smelly/smoky. I have enjoyed having a proper hood as much as the range. Definitely don't cheap out on the hood/hood ventilation.
You had mentioned dual fuel. That is something Bluestar has added since I bought mine. I would lean to the all gas version as the simplicity and lack of electronics is one of the main things I like about the oven. It should last and be relatively easy to fix over the long run. If you really want an electric oven, you can get a countertop one or a built in stand alone oven/microwave combo...or steam oven if you really have cash to burn.
Happy to answer any other questions you have, but I would buy my range again without hesitation if I were doing it over after ~5 years of use.
We like and have frequently put to use the two ovens on our range. The big side absolutely fits a full size sheet pan, which is enormous. The small side fits a half size sheet pan, which is a pretty good size as well.
I would definitely go with the all burner setup again. You can put a griddle on top over multiple burners if you want, and I personally don't have much use for the charbroiler. The burners are much more versatile.
Speaking of which, the burners put out substantial heat. I went with an oversized high powered hood (54", 1200 cfm) and think that is an absolute necessity if you don't want your kitchen always smelly/smoky. I have enjoyed having a proper hood as much as the range. Definitely don't cheap out on the hood/hood ventilation.
You had mentioned dual fuel. That is something Bluestar has added since I bought mine. I would lean to the all gas version as the simplicity and lack of electronics is one of the main things I like about the oven. It should last and be relatively easy to fix over the long run. If you really want an electric oven, you can get a countertop one or a built in stand alone oven/microwave combo...or steam oven if you really have cash to burn.
Happy to answer any other questions you have, but I would buy my range again without hesitation if I were doing it over after ~5 years of use.
This post was edited on 7/18/24 at 11:39 am
Posted on 7/18/24 at 11:39 am to JustinTI
quote:you're in NOLA? where did you buy your range?
JustinTI
we wre hoping ferguson had some to look at but evidently they dont
Posted on 7/18/24 at 11:40 am to CAD703X
quote:basically 12x12.
what are the dimensions of your kitchen area?
here's what it looks like now
This post was edited on 7/18/24 at 11:46 am
Posted on 7/18/24 at 11:44 am to cgrand
Yep, NOLA. I bought all my appliances from AJ Madison. They offered a package price that beat any local options by a mile. Plus (at least when I bought mine), no sales tax. Zero issues with delivery. I did see a similar blue star model somewhere locally or in Baton Rouge, but I don't remember where.
Posted on 7/18/24 at 11:47 am to cgrand
quote:
basically 12x12.
good, thats a good comparison; its a 12x12 space in the pic i posted.
eta after this work call; i'll take a wider shot so you can see better how everything fit. you dont see the full size in that photo
This post was edited on 7/18/24 at 11:49 am
Posted on 7/18/24 at 11:49 am to JustinTI
quote:
I bought all my appliances from AJ Madison.
please tell me you worked with Abie.
ive used them a few times over the years and never been disappointed.
love it when the 'bronx speaking' dudes show up in the delivery vehicle.
Posted on 7/18/24 at 11:50 am to JustinTI
Campo on causeway has blue store on their sales floor. At least they did 5 years ago.
Posted on 7/18/24 at 12:01 pm to cgrand
quote:
basically 12x12.
without the doorway there, we could have made a 48" fit but a 36" was much more proportional.
This post was edited on 7/18/24 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 7/18/24 at 12:05 pm to CAD703X
right...but i'm 12' without the wall cabinets, so 10' with them. thats why i need to get rid of the wall ovens, wall cabinets and fridge on the left descending wall of my plan
its just too tight for two ppl
its just too tight for two ppl
Posted on 7/18/24 at 12:20 pm to poochie
quote:thanks dude
Campo on causeway has blue store on their sales floor
they have a 36 & a 48 on the floor
Posted on 7/18/24 at 12:33 pm to cgrand
quote:same.
right...but i'm 12' without the wall cabinets,
look at the red lines. we started with a 12x12 box and added the pantry, cabinets, etc. so you will have an almost identical area to start.
the 12' is all the way to the wall behind the coffee bar
eta we had wall ovens on that wall where the coffee bar is now that we removed during the demo.
This post was edited on 7/18/24 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 7/18/24 at 1:58 pm to cgrand
Didn't you build out a kitchen in the building next to the #SD? I knew eventually i would have a second oven in my garage kitchen which also helped with the "need for a dual oven" decision...
Posted on 7/18/24 at 2:17 pm to poochie
just a cooktop and griddle in there, that what we are going to use while under construction. But you’re right I could just get a cheap gas range/oven and stick it in there
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