Thermador Pro Harmony PRG364GDH

There comes a time when some homeowners make the bold decision to take their kitchen up a notch. Lately with all these reality cooking shows like Top Chef and Kitchen Nightmares, pro-style and designer-style appliances have been getting a lot of hype. Over the next two weeks, I will highlight the two styles of home appliances and point out my favorite products.

If you’re a master of the culinary arts, or just have a penchant for large, shiny metallic cavities and surfaces that can easily cook turkeys (plural) and boil ice (yes, ice) in under 4 minutes, then professional-style might be the right direction for your kitchen. Professional-Style appliances are made in a similar vein to what’s used in commercial kitchens around the world.  Though their functionality does not differ greatly from designer appliances, the look of professional-style appliances is quite distinct. Many range, cooktop, oven and refrigerator manufacturers almost always make pro-style products with stainless steel cabinets and hardware, with die-cast iron knobs usually serving for controls. It also helps if one has a spacious kitchen, since professional-style appliances tend to come quite large in order to accommodate practically any cook’s needs.

One new product I’ve personally taken a liking to here is the Thermador Pro Harmony PRG364GDH. This 36” wide gas range features a large 5.0 cu. ft. convection oven to accommodate any size meal, with its almost-as-large-as-a-commercial-dryer cavity. On the top, it has four powerful burners and an electric griddle. What really got me excited about this range was the fact that you can easily prepare an entire brunch for a large group of people with just this one stove, cooking pancakes on the griddle, bacon and eggs on the burners, and oven-roasted home fries in the convection oven. That’s just an idea I had, and I’m quite sure that anyone with a knack for cooking can easily make great use of this range for a vast array of meals. The stainless steel finish is just the icing on the cake and would fit perfectly in any pro kitchen.