Bluestar vs Wolf Burner Comparison
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2010
- Bluestar Direct flame VS Wolf Sealed Cap system. When shopping for a Gas range that you expect to cook on you must consider all the facts. Bluestar has created an amazing burner style that answers many questions and simply out performs the competition.
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I have a BlueStar 30" 4-burner range. Probably the best purchase I've ever made. Not a single problem with it.
Thank you for a wonderful video,i have had my Blue Star for 4 years now and we love it.I checked out many brands like Wolf and Viking but there is no comparison Blue Star is far superior in even distribution of heat.
Wolf phased out this semi-sealed style of burner beginning in 2010. The replacement Wolf burners are a second generation stacked dual burner with ratings up to 15,000 Btu/hr. They have a low simmer flame the same diameter as the main flame so the problem of a small diameter simmer flame mentioned in the video is no longer an issue. Also, the new Wolf main and simmer controls are infinitely adjustable not stepped as in this video. I have cooked on the new style of Wolf burner and I like it very much. It can, however, get clogged with spilled liquids that can be very difficult to remove if they are left to be cooked on because the new burners have very some very small orifices and channels and they are made of aluminum so most oven cleaner products cannot be used. The BlueStar burners (22,000 Btu/hr in this video and now 25,000 Btu/hr in the Platinum models) are heavy cast iron with larger orifices that can be cleaned more easily.
These ranges are NOT commercial ranges, they are pro-style home ranges that are scaled down versions of commercial ranges specifically designed for home use. Commercial ranges are designed for somewhat larger pots & pans and have higher maximum Btu ratings (28,000 to 33,000 Btu/hr), larger diameter burners and larger grates (12" instead of 11")
The brand of pan with a heavy bottom that the video recommends in Fissler, made in Germany.
I would be delighted to own a new BlueStar or Wolf range, choosing between them is like choosing between an Audi and a BMW for me.
I agree, when i get a chance i will try and make a video on the new professional gas ranges. In the mean time, you are right.
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I have to replace my 48" Thermador and will go with the BlueStar RNB484GCBV2
@jackburton2009 - If an igniter goes bad, it's a ten dollar part, and you can replace it in 2 minutes. These bluestar stoves are literally the same as the commercial stoves I have seen and used in commercial kitchens. They have no computers no fancy solenoids or potentiometers to break down. I just changed out my thermador (sealed) for a bluestar (open) and the difference is night and day the thermador was like a toy compared to the bluestar.
The early Wolf stoves had the star burner. These were the commercial units.
I like the star burners just because of the even heat distribution.
Love my BlueStar. USA made!! Works great!
Still have it and still like your BlueStar?
This video was so helpful. It beautifully demonstrated what I had intuitively thought. I had intended to do a comparison for myself but you saved me the trouble. Off to purchase my Bluestar 36" open burner!
ee b I know it is a year later but how is your blue star I’m thinking of getting one
Thank you!! Very helpful. Would like to understand your opinion on cleaning.
What an ignoramus I am...I had NEVER heard of BS till now...while googling "18 btu and up" burners...THANKYOU...I shall be checking this out...
What brand pot are you demonstrating with in the video?
Hi nice vid. I would like you could write the name of the pan you already mention, the one you said it could work better on heat distribution in the Wolf cooktop. I'll thanks:)
I enjoyed your presentation, I'm looking forward to the delivery of my RNB next week. I agree, the flame says it all, it was the first thing that sold me. I then learned of BlueStars history and quality. One question: could you please tell the name/brand of the pan mentioned in your presentation. Thank you.
Would love either a BlueStar 24” Platinum or RNB Gas Rangetop, unfortunately they’re not available in the UK.
Lo ve my 36" Blue Star , better heat distribution hands down. My only complaint is my oven , takes awhile to heat end not very well insulated, my unit has no convection set up is an older one. Maybe the new ones are better.
With all that still love my Blue Star ,great purchase!
Is there a proper comparison between the Wolf and Bluestar's ovens? As I'm contemplating purchasing one or the other, (and I'm convinced the Bluestar's top burners are more what I'm after), I will ultimately now base my decision on the oven's performance.
Thanks for sharing your video, it was really helpful.
@BuckLixYams Hi, You can simmer on all burners its as simple as watching the flame go lower as you turn the knob down. With respect to the cast iron top all burners have a removable insert so that you can place a wok or you can use that insert on a higher rotate type setting to achieve a different result from simmer. BlueStar is built with a unique design in that its super nova burners achieve a true 22k Btu giving the cook a wide range of heat possibilities.
Thank you for the demo, as I'm looking to buy a blue star can you tell me about the oven please
In looking for one of these for home-use, would I reasonably expect to deal with changing igniters or is that more likely in a commercial setting?
@jackburton2009
The igniter's are very simple in design. easy to change if required. if your careful during cleaning you will have no problems at all. you should see one in person this range is very nice and built very strong...
why would it quadruple your gas if the btu's measure enegery used and is only a couple of more points than wolf etc.
If you had any experience cooking on both you'd be worth listening to
Hi, The oven is a gas only oven as Bluestar does not make an electric oven range. with that being said it has 30k Btu oven burner with a 1850deg broiler, oven racks are heavy duty and has one that is a nice glide rack. in comparison both seem the same.oven.
Excellent review, thanks
I'm leaning toward Blue Star and this was very helpful. I just heard about Bertazzoni ranges. Do you know anything about them?
this is probably too late for you, but i just finished doing research and replacing my wall ovens and am know looking at rangetops as i fear mine will go next. I did look at Bertazzoni in the showrooms. I did not see a demonstration but I can tell you the fit and finish of them was lacking. Cheap knobs on such a pricey appliance are enough to send me running.
Thanks, Deirdre! Yes, in looking into the Bertazzoni, it seemed that it isn't the same high performance as Wolf or Blue Star. I ended up getting a 36", six-burner Blue Star range about a year and a half ago and I love it, although I'm still getting used to it being so much more powerful than my old range.
awesome! now I'm actually kind of looking forward to replacing my rangetop when the time comes!
Good luck! Hope you end up with something you love cooking on!
excellent video
Just sayin'... I bought a BlueStar
While I really like the Bluestar ranges I must disagree with the conclusion comment about the Wolf burner simmer setting being to small to be effective, I find that I have to turn it all the way down on a 5 quart enameled cast iron dutch oven while trying to maintain a simmer. Clearly that is enough volume of water to demonstrate that there is enough BTU's for a proper simmer
If you have to cook 5 quarts on that small a flame you're doing it wrong. You should just put the "dutch oven" in the oven for full all-around 360 heat on a low temp. Trying to simmer on that ^ low of a flame you'd have stir your food every five minutes to prevent things from burning or cooking un-evenly. If it's a multi-hour braze, that would suck! Thank me later! ☺
so much for thermador's patent on the star shaped burner!
You need a chef the narrate how the burners work not a salesman that eat at a restaurant almost every meal and the rest are ordered out. I would also suggest the use of an infrared temperature gun to read the heat pattern on the bottom of a pot or pan
Bluestar comes onscreen around 4:27
Update, Wolf has discontinued the triple ring burner and has made the new all gas product with the dual stacked burner just like its dual fuel product. I still like the BS for its 100% cast top.
1 major difference is blue star is more restaurant quality than wolf.
the very tiny wolf burner might be used to keep a glass coffee pot warm
Hello, I dont run any store so im not sure of your comment nor am i looking for any credit. Simply post a factual video of a nice product.
I think you are wrong. All the different burners I have used always gets the center of the pan hot before the outside.
Cook on both... there is no comparison between Bluestar and Wolf. Bluestar is a machine of commercial caliber. Able to cook at a professional level in ones home as if they are in a well appointed restaurant kitchen. Wolf is an upgrade from a common home range. Bluestar is on it's own level.
Is your British accent a nice one from Scotland?
The small one is perfect for TURKISH COFFE!!!
Wrong, they are residential products not commercial and yes they can hold a 5" pot.
Wolf gas range is the best...
Zato Gibson is TOTALLY wrong about these being commercial ranges. I have owned and used both of these ranges in two different home kitchens. The Blue Star is superior in every way to the Wolf, at least the older-style one shown in this video.
No matter direct flame or Sealed Cap system, they are unefficient and using incorrect way for combustion.
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Looks like the Bluestar will quadruple your gas bill.
And quadruple the quality of your finished dishes. Something you obviously dont care about. Go comment on the Swanson frozen dinner channel. This seems your speed.
P.S. The Bluestar concentrates the heat where you want it. Not into the room and up the side of your pan. It has actually saved me HALF on my monthly gas bill. So you're completely wrong on all fronts, Einstein.
Anyone who actually does a lot of large pot simmering, knows full well that that tiny Wolf circle is simply perfect. Is there a reason he didnt boil a large pot with a lid and test that simmer setting? No, of course not, he preferred to just 'decide' that it wouldnt work. Yes, the Bluestar burner is a much better design overall, but there would be a concern that that Bluestar simmer setting might actually have a hotspot at the jet near the sparker thats a little taller than the rest of the ring. That would also need a test.
But this guy just looks and decides. Dont always follow UA-cam channel recommendations that dont include proper testing.
It sounds like you have never used this stove, so I don't understand why you are reviewing it. I have both stove one at home and a blue star at the cottage. The simmer on the Wolf is very effective and can simmer chili on my 7 quart lodge cast iron dutch oven, it is far from useless, unless maybe you are using thin cheap cooking pots, but I don't have any so should not comment. Please no more guessing reviews.
I agree with your comment on the simmer burner.
I use that setting most of the time. It does a nice slow cook with no rolling boil.
@tedmccauley9319 Which one would you recommend out those two open burner styles the wolf or blue star rangetop? thanks
The ranges shown in this video are COMMERCIAL ranges, not home kitchen stoves. COMMERCIAL ranges are not designed for 5 inch diameter pots.
Yes. Now add two more sets of burners to the inside of the outer ring. Now your cooking.Now add a very finely machined on off and adjustable gas control valve. That goes from almost zero to infinity so as to say, full on. Now you will have achieved what real Chiefs and novice home cooks want and need. Stop trying to recreate the wheel.
Please do yourself a favor and don't buy BlueStar. I've had my stove for two years and have already had to replace three burners (one of them twice) and the oven ignition, twice. Did I mention two separate gas leaks? Poorly fitting burners that bang around? Customer service is terrible, they refuse to replace my stove although I so clearly got a lemon. I even contacted the company president Eliza Sheffield who couldn't be bothered to respond. I will never buy again and never recommend to anyone. Avoid.