We are enjoying our BlueStar range on a daily basis and always receive compliments on its appearance."
Steve Irey - Redding, CA
Owner of a BlueStar 48” Freestanding Gas Range with a Griddle (RNB486GSS)
BlueStar Commercial-Style Ranges - Product Review
HGTVpro.com
Published: July, 2007
Marc Clement - HGTVpro.com
The fancier the kitchen design or renovation, the more likely I think it is your customer will want commercial features in their range or cooktop — without getting a full-on professional kitchen. Big commercial, or commercial-esque, ranges don't fit all kitchens, designs, styles or even cooks for that matter.
Now, when you're talking pro features in a residential kitchen, I start seeing silver — like stainless steel silver. Everywhere. Lots of people aren't thrilled with stainless for a variety of reasons, whether it shows smudges, fingerprints, or streaks after cleaning or because they don't want to feel like they're living inside The Silver Surfer's costume.
BlueStar's line of high-performance gas ranges and cooktops offers styles, sizes, price-points — and colors — that look like they can please the chef's culinary as well as design palette. BlueStar says their units have technology and performance found only in professional ranges and that independent studies have shown that BlueStar outperforms other stoves for boiling, simmering, deep frying, stir-frying and searing. Now I eat out a lot (or in my truck), so I can't really comment on the finer points of cuisine with too much aplomb, but BlueStar's feature set easily gets my attention. What also turns my head is the laundry list of performance features to be found throughout this very deep line of products:
- Most powerful open burner gas ranges on the market — up to 22,000 BTUs
- 190 colors; custom colors available
- Largest oven capacity available, accommodating up to a full-size commercial 18"x 26" baking sheet
- Open burners that provides better heat distribution for even cooking
- Gentle 130-degree simmer burner
- Convection oven
- Infrared broiler that produces 1850° of intense, searing heat
- Full motion grates for easy maneuvering of pots and pans between burners
- Heavy duty, durable design featuring sturdy, all-stainless-steel construction
- Cleanability with a removable oven bottom for simple cleaning. The top grates and ring grates are dishwasher safe.
- Hand-constructed tested in the plant prior to shipment.
- Custom configuration of burners.
BlueStar stoves and cooktops settle out in a huge price range — from $2,900 to $19,000 — so you can also use them as a resource for a wide array of clients. They come in sizes that fit in residential kitchen applications, which I also like.
As they say, now you're cookin' with gas.
Press Releases
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Spring 2013: Must Have Kitchen Colors
May 08, 2013 -
BlueStar, A Leader in Appliance Color and Customization, Introduces Dimension to Kitchen Cooking Equipment With New Textures Line
February 12, 2013 -
BlueStar Cooking Equipment Takes Center Stage on Food Network's The Next Iron Chef: Redemption
November 15, 2012 -
Which Kitchen Range Do Pro Chefs Prefer for Their Home Cooking?
October 18, 2012 -
What's the Best Dressed Kitchen Wearing this Fall?
October 09, 2012 -
Can Your Kitchen Range Survive the Ultimate Performance Challenge?
August 08, 2012 -
While Color Makes a Kitchen Pop, It's BlueStar's Performance That Really Makes Things Sizzle
June 21, 2012 -
Red Hot Kitchen Range Colors for 2012
June 07, 2012 -
BlueStar's Redesigned Website Features a Fresh New Design, Higher Performance and More Tips for the Serious Home Chef
March 02, 2012 -
BlueStar Hosts First-Ever Dealer Event at Reading, PA Headquarters Cooking Presentation by Chef Marcus Samuelsson
October 25, 2011 -
Living Large with BlueStar's New 'Petite' City Living Collection of Gas Cooking Appliances
October 03, 2011 -
BlueStar Teams with Renowned Chef Marcus Samuelsson to Sweeten eBay Auction to Benefit Breast Cancer Research
August 01, 2011 -
The Institute of Culinary Education Recreational Program Showcases BlueStar Cooking Equipment
July 15, 2011 -
Michael Trapp Named President, Prizer Painter Stove Works, Manufacturer of BlueStar Cooking Equipment
July 11, 2011 -
BlueStar Launches eBay Auction of Pink Range to Benefit Breast Cancer Research
June 18, 2011 -
Sleek New Publication Introduces Consumers to the Incomparable Power of BlueStar Cooking Equipment
May 16, 2011 -
BlueStar Product Fact Sheet
April 22, 2011 -
"Build Your BlueStar" on Bluestarcooking.com
April 04, 2011 -
Cooking in Technicolor: BlueStar Offers Its Cooking Technology in 190 Different Colors
April 04, 2011 -
BlueStar Ranges Featured on Season Three of 'The Next Iron Chef'!
October 07, 2010 -
BlueStar Launches New Line of High-Performance Ranges Inspired by Chef Marcus Samuelsson
April 15, 2010 -
BlueStar Spokesman Chef Marcus Samuelsson to Appear on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters
February 09, 2010 -
BlueStar Ranges to be Featured on Season Two of ‘The Next Iron Chef’!
September 29, 2009 -
BlueStar Launches “Build Your BlueStar” Tool on bluestarcooking.com
July 20, 2009 -
BlueStar Launches 2009 Line of High-performance Gas Wall Ovens
June 01, 2009 -
BlueStar Introduces Professional Quality Cookware for the Home
November 03, 2008 -
BlueStar Launches Two Lines of High-Performance Hoods
August 25, 2008 -
BlueStar Launches Line of High-Performance Open Burner Drop-in Cooktops
June 16, 2008 -
BlueStar and Acclaimed Chef Marcus Samuelsson to Host Live Cooking Event in San Francisco
May 05, 2008 -
BSC Culinary Welcomes BlueStar to its San Francisco Showroom & Culinary Center
March 01, 2008 -
BlueStar Teams Up with Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson to Promote Company's High Performance Gas Ranges and Cooktops
March 26, 2007 -
BlueStar to Exhibit at 2007 KBIS Trade Show
February 26, 2007
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COLORS TO MATCH YOUR STYLE
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