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November 1, 2008
Size Really Does Matter
The kitchen is mostly done - when I got home yesterday the dust barriers were gone, most of the trim work was finished, and by Monday or Tuesday it should be done.
Today we took a trip to the local restaurant supply store and bought Dawnise some full size (18x26) bun pans. The sales person helpfully pointed out that unless we had a commercial range, they wouldn't fit in our oven. We just smiled. (We got them home and checked, and true to BlueStars' word, they fit just fine.)
Just to put a damper on our enthusiasm, though, the latest consumer reports reiterated their conclusion that the so-called "pro-sumer" ranges are only middling in performance and overall poor values. The best any of them ranked was 5th out of around 30 in their comparison, and their prices were all significantly higher than better ranked consumer models.
While they didn't rate the Blue Star in particular, this range is one of the first times I've gone against the advise of Consumer Reports. I'm hoping I don't end up regretting it.
Posted by dberger at November 1, 2008 9:45 PM