Thermador ranges are the epitome of culinary innovation, style, and luxury. Their renowned star burners provide powerful and efficient heating, while the Extra Low simmer function offers precise temperature control.
As the founder of Designer Appliances, a leading appliance store in New Jersey, I have personally tested numerous stoves and received valuable feedback from thousands of customers over the last 15 years.
Thermador has a range that fits your cooking needs whether a beginner or a seasoned cook. Plus, with their market-leading promotions, owning a Thermador range is now more affordable for families.
Is Thermador range a match for you?
Pros: Reasons To Buy a Thermador Range
- Offers you many styles and sizes to choose from. Rich product offering appeals to different needs. The Pro Harmony style sits flush with your cabinets. On the other hand, you can fit commercial baking sheets in the more powerful Pro Grand ranges. Thermador offers a stove in all popular sizes (30-36-48-60 inches). And, within each size, you'll have options for different cooktop and oven configurations.
- Excellent cooking performance for aspiring chefs as well as experts. The stovetop features an assortment of patented "Star" burners. 15K and 18K BTU power in Pro Harmony series. Additional 22K BTU burner in Pro Grand ranges. Depending on the model you'll get at least 2 ExtraLow burners for precision simmering, melting, or keeping warm.
- Bake, roast, or broil like a pro. All Thermador ovens come with a convection fan; optimal air circulation for consistent cooking results. No need to open the door to check if your food is done. All 36-inch and above ranges feature a built-in meat probe. The infrared broiler is powerful and has an extra-large footprint to canvas your cooking sheet. Pro Grand stoves come with deluxe features such as Third Element (a.k.a. European Convection) for best results when cooking multi-level dishes. Their ovens are larger to fit commercial cooking sheets, and the bake burner has 16 percent more power compared to Pro Harmony.
- Easy to use cooking app. All Thermador ranges have wifi. The HomeConnect app features conveniences such as remote start for preheating when you're pressed for time. The app is universal for all Bosch and Thermador appliances to eliminate multiple logins.
- Extremely easy-to-clean. The cooking surface is porcelain coated, and the burners are elevated (hence the name pedestal burners). This way you can easily reach under the burner when cleaning up. Self clean is standard on all ovens except for all-gas Pro Harmony models.
- Excellent promotion makes the Thermador range affordable. Thermador offers a $1,399 luxury dishwasher (or a microwave drawer) for free with a range purchase. In addition, the purchase of a fridge unlocks the rest of the promotion for free ventilation.
- The oldest pro-range company in the US with a strong commitment to quality. Thermador has been in business since 1916 and considered one of the top luxury residential cooking appliance brand in the US.
Cons: Reasons To Avoid a Thermador Range
- You want appliances in a color. Thermador ranges come in stainless steel. The optional blue knobs are your only option for color.
- You want a modern digital interface. Thermador ranges offer robust, knob driven controls. The company released its latest panel design in 2019. A tilted screen design with easier to read panel might better suit the modern customer.
Pro Harmony vs Pro Grand
Below are the differences between Thermador Pro Harmony and Pro Grand ranges.
| Series | Pro-Harmony | Pro-Grand |
|---|---|---|
| Depth | 24-inches flush with cabinets | 27-inches commercial depth |
| Width Options | 30/36/48-inch | 36/48/60-inch |
| Extra Low Simmer | On 2 burners | On 4 burners |
| Maximum Burner Power | 18,000 BTU's | 22,000 BTU's |
| Oven Options | Gas or Electric | Gas or Electric or Steam |
| Self Clean | on Dual Fuel | on All |
| Cooktop Options | Grill, Griddle | Grill, Griddle, Induction |
| Warming Drawer | No | Yes |
| Connected/Smart | Yes | Yes |
Factors To Consider When Shopping
(1) Fundamentals - Size and Fuel Type
Stoves come in different sizes and fuel types. It is imperative that we check our installation space to make sure we are ready for a new Thermador range.
The Width Standard width's for Thermador ranges are 30-inch, 36-inch, 48-inch, or 60-inch. Among these choices, you can select either a Pro Harmony range with counter depth box to achieve a modern, flush with cabinets look, or a Pro Grand range (with more powerful burners) that can accommodate a commercial baking sheet thanks to the 27-inch depth.
Fuel Type Thermador ranges generally come as all gas or dual fuel. Gas ranges use natural gas or propane (commonly referred to as LP) both on the cooktop as well as in the oven. Dual Fuel ranges use 220V electric for the oven and gas for the cooktop. In case you choose a dual fuel range you need to make sure you have proper electrical voltage and power.
As a rule of thumb, electric ovens heat faster and offer more precise temperature control. If you bake a lot, you will appreciate the uniform temperature in your oven which will help you get consistent results every time.
Thermador offers an induction cooking element next to gas burners as an option. These ranges are part of the Dual Fuel family and require a 220V electrical connection. Speaking about induction, Thermador induction cooktop is considered the best in the industry.
Steam Some Thermador stoves feature steam cooking. You need to make sure your plumber has pulled a waterline to the location so you can take advantage of this great feature.
A point we can't stress enough: even if you have enough space in your kitchen for a new range, think carefully about how you are going to bring it into the kitchen. Measure your doorways, tight turns, and anything else that might get into the way so that you avoid delivery problems.
(2) How do you like to cook?
Starting with the 36-inch ranges, you can mix and match cooktop combinations with gas burners, griddles, grills, and induction elements.
If you have a big family and cook mostly with pans, you may appreciate having a 5th or a 6th burner. If you have large size pots and pans a Pro-Grand range with extra width might give you more space to work.
Built-in griddles are helpful if you want to streamline your pancake breakfast for your family. You can use the griddle for many other dishes. Built-in grills are equally convenient for meat and fish.
Do you like to bake? Consider dual-fuel ranges for more power and control in the oven. Finally, dual ovens on 48-inch or 60-inch Thermador ranges become handy when preparing different meals at the same time. Customize your Thermador and get what you need!
(3) How easy is it to clean your oven?
Let's face it, cooking can be messy, and it's nice to have a clean kitchen. Electric cooktops are the easiest to clean since there is a smooth glass surface – you only need to wipe them down gently. Gas cooktops are a little more tricky since you need to clean the surface, grates and the burners. Thermador uses a durable coating on the base to fight off food stains. QuickClean Base also offers plenty of space under the burners for a good sponge clean. As for the ovens, you can wrap up the self-clean process in Thermador ranges in about 2,5 hours (one of the fastest in the industry).
Thermador Range Explained in Plain English
Thermador ranges, Pro Harmony and Pro Grand, are two different concepts with many standard features as well as some noteworthy differences.
Pro Grand Thermador stoves offer commercial depth at 27-inches and come with extra powerful burners at 22,000 BTU's. If you like to use large commercial cooking sheets this series would be ideal for you. Besides, you will have more surface on the continuous grates to shuffle your large pots and pans.
Pro Harmony Thermador stove, on the other hand, offers a sleek fit and seamless design option. 18,000 BTU burners are more than adequate to handle all cooking tasks in the kitchen.
Pedestal Star Burner
A Thermador exclusive: star-shaped Thermador burners cover more area than standard circular ones, allowing better flame distribution, fewer cold spots, and more even heat distribution. This allows for 56% more coverage on the bottom of your pots and pans and gives you more control.
Innovative ExtraLow Burner
ExtraLow stabilizes burner temperature around 100F by cycling the flame on and off automatically. This simple yet innovative approach is excellent for simmering, melting chocolate without burning, and keeping your food warm.
Extra Power Burner
Thermador Pro Grand Ranges have the extra power on Star Burners. Instead of standard 18.000 BTU, Star Burners bump it up to 22.000 BTU and provide rapid boiling and faster heating.
QuickClean Base
The QuickClean Base with its elevated pedestal star burners provides easier cleaning – with this innovation, it’s easy to reach every inch of the surface.
Thermador Liberty™ Induction Module
The induction zone heats only the surface touching your pan, meaning that no heat goes to waste. The heatshift feature of Thermador adjusts the temperature automatically when you move a pot from one zone to another.
Full Access® Telescopic Racks
Thermador racks are sturdy and can glide perfectly even when a large turkey is weighing on them (up to 45 lb capacity). Telescopic racks also feature easy-grip handles.
Dual Fuel Steam Oven
Thermador Dual Fuel Steam Ranges offer multiple oven choices. You can select steam, convection oven, or steam and convection together. Additionally, electric ovens have precise temperature control. Thanks to these options, your meal will stay tender on the inside while nice and crisp on the outside.
Self Clean and Quick Self Clean
In just 2 hours, including cooling time, self-cleaning burns away the dirt in the oven. After the self-cleaning process, you only need to wipe off the dust. Thermadors Quick Self Clean is the fastest self-cleaning oven option currently on the market.
All Thermador ranges come with self-clean option with the exception of the 30-inch all-gas ranges.
What Does Color TFT Display Mean?
We come across the term TFT a lot in marketing materials. We know that Thermador ranges have a cool control screen but what does TFT mean anyway? TFT stands for "thin-film-transistor" liquid-crystal display. A giant improvement over your father's LCD display with sharper images and touch screen controls. Thermador's touchscreen color TFT display is fully functional and adds a modern look to the new Thermador range family. It has a user-friendly interface that you can adjust the timer, monitor temperature of the oven, and the CookControl metal probe.
Soft Close Door
Thermador uses a hydraulic system for both the oven and warming drawer doors, ensuring the door closes smoothly. It's convenient since we all sometimes close the door a little too hard by accident.
Warming Drawer
60 inch and 48 inch Pro Grand Thermador Ranges have warming drawers. You can place up to 10 dinner plates full of food into this drawer, and they stay warm without getting overcooked.
Single Fan True Convection Oven
Thermador calls their design "Speed Convection System". This system is so efficient that it reduces cooking times of frozen foods considerably (30% faster according to product literature). Cook your creations evenly and in less time.
Convection Bake offers precise multi-level baking results. The Third Element Convection promotes airflow on multiple levels without flavor transfer. In this mode, the heat from a third element behind the back wall of the oven takes over. The hot oven-air is circulated by the convection fan. Using third element convection you can bake cookies and pastries on multiple racks at the same time.
Extended Bake Oven Mode is ideal for slow cooking or Sabbath use. The electronic oven control ensures precise heating and the large oven door window is excellent for maximum viewing. Also, the pre-programmed easy cooking programs automatically set the oven temperature and humidity to provide perfect cooking results.
Multi-Point Meat Probe
New Thermador meat probe can measure the temperature from 3 points on its metal surface. This feature helps with the accuracy of measurements. You can monitor the internal temperature of your food from the touch screen panel and maintain precise control.
Griddle
Griddles with a fusion coated surface and tray are great for cooking pancakes, meats or vegetables. They're easy to clean and fun to use. You can also use them as a grill for meat, fish or vegetables. You can remove the griddle for easy cleaning. The Thermador griddle performs to up to 500 F (1,630 Watts with 6 passes for even heat).
Indoor Grill with Ceramic Briquettes
Interested in 2,000-watt / 800 Fahrenheit Indoor electric grilling? Check out this fusion coating surface, non-stick, non-PTFE, rust-proof cast-aluminum grill. The ceramic briquettes ensure even heat distribution while reducing energy use. There is no infrared surface exposed in the Thermador grill design to eliminate flare-up's.
HomeConnect - Thermador Connected Experience
Use Home Connect™ and take part in an interactive cooking experience. Get notified when your meal is ready to be enjoyed. Pre-heat the oven and adjust settings remotely from your smartphone or by voice.
Home Connect™ also gives you information about appliance features, sends reminders to your smart device, and allows service representatives to run diagnostics remotely when you need help.
Get a Free Dishwasher and More
A Thermador range will undoubtedly change your kitchen's look for the better. But what if you had another Thermador product to go with it? For a limited time, a Thermador dishwasher ($1,399 in value) comes free when you buy one range. You can even choose one of the most advanced models of Thermador dishwashers and use the $1,399 as a credit toward it.
In addition, the 1-2-Free promotion, as Thermador calls it, gets better with the purchase of a Thermador fridge. The addition of the fridge will get you a great ventilation system for free.
Conclusion
Pro Style Thermador Ranges bring style and precision to your kitchen with loads of useful features. You can easily customize them, tailoring the size, fuel combination, and cooktop and oven pairings to perfectly fit your needs. If you need extra flexibility, cooktop power, and a larger oven, consider Thermador ProGrand Ranges – they offer steam ovens and dual-oven range options and the 36-inch and 48-inch ProGrand ranges have induction cooktops and gas burner combinations. However, if you’re looking for 24 inch depth, flush with a standard cabinet range that fits your kitchen perfectly, ProHarmony is the way to go. Either way, for a limited time, a free $1,399 Thermador dishwasher comes with your new range. Awesome, right?
FAQs
Does Thermador make induction ranges?
Thermador does not make all induction ranges. However, the Thermador Pro Grand 48" and 60" have the option to configure cooktop surfaces with induction in addition to gas. This makes ranges such as PRD48WDSGU very valuable and versatile.
What changed from 2018 model ranges to 2020?
For the new year, Thermador has gotten a new look in the front. They've added more high tech features, like a new TFT touch color control panel and 3 Point Temperature Probe. They've also included backburners with a lower BTU so to not to damage tiles, and have gained StarK certification.
Are Thermador Ranges Star-K Certified?
Yes. Star-K certification is part of the offering.
Are Thermador Ranges Reliable?
Since 2012 all Thermador ranges come with an industry leading free 2-year comprehensive factory warranty. Although we field many calls from customers who are looking to update and replace their 18-20 year old Thermador appliances, we could not find any touts from the manufacturer that boasts extraordinary longevity that comes with this high-end product-line.
Do Thermador Ranges Come in Color?
At this time Thermador ranges only come in Stainless Steel color.
Where are Thermador ranges made?
Thermador ranges are made in the US.
How Do I Get Blue Knobs on my Thermador Range?
Blue knobs are a great accessory on Thermador ranges. As your sales person to order you these knobs so you can have the option to use the standard stainless steel knobs as well as the blue knobs on your stove.
