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BlueStar Electric Wall Oven

11 years ago

Anyone have theirs yet?

Comments (19)

  • 11 years ago

    Still waiting just asked my guy if round 2 has shipped. He hasn't answered yet. I'm round 3.

  • 11 years ago

    My order (October 16, 2014) is in Round 3. In January they started
    shipping Round 1. On Monday, my salesman called to see where they were
    in shipping and was told this: "They said that
    they
    are almost done with round 1 and will start round 2 at the end of
    March." I thought I'd have mine by March. By this timeline (2 months
    per round), it looks like I won't have mine until June. Very
    disappointed with this news.


  • 11 years ago

    Stang - Just wondering how you're liking your wall ovens? Have you used the pizza/bread stone yet? I love mine, but the fan noise for the control panel is kind of loud and I wish it wasn't running constantly. I also wish I could turn on the oven light without the oven being on.

  • 11 years ago

    Debbi,

    I love the ovens, I have backed pizza on the pizza stone and it came out amazing. Here is a little review of the ovens.


    Performace:

    These ovens perform amazing well. They are well insulated and can get really hot, the infrared broiler is nicely designed. The stonebake is a wonderful feature and I love the fact that it has a temperature probe that inserts into the stone so that the temperature of the stone is regulated.

    Noise:

    The control panel cooling fan is louder than I would have expected, its not obnoxious but you definitely know its on. I also agree it would be nice if it did not come on instantly when you did anything with the oven. I also do like you do and leave the doors open after baking to reduce the time for the fan to shut off. If you don't the fan will stay on a long time because the ovens are well insulated.

    After install issues:
    The bottom oven had a warped shaft on the convection fan, which made the fan spin out of balance and cause a loud noise when it was on. Bluestar sent a replacement fan and the rep installed it. The installation could be done without removing the ovens.

    The top oven the control panel was not tight against the unit in one corner so when you pressed on the control panel it would push in. When they removed the upper portion of the unit there was a missing nut on one of the 4 studs that hold the unit on. When they replaced the nut the panel would short out and not come on. Bluestar is sending a replacement screen.

    Bluestar has been very responsive to the issues.

    Repair-ability:

    While watching the above repairs it seems like you can access everything without removing the ovens. You can get to all the relays and control panel by just removing the top access panel and all the burner elements and convention fans and be removed from the inside.

    Touch Screen:

    The touch screen is a very sensitive and I wish they would debounce the touch controls because when you push the light to come on it some times sees it as two pushes so the light comes on then goes off. This is something that could be fixed in a software update so future ovens may not have this issue.

    Heat up Time:

    The heatup time is not that bad around 20-40 mins depending on how hot you are wanting to go.

  • 11 years ago

    I haven't made pizza yet, but will soon! Glad to hear you like them. I understand everything you've talked about. I have the same experience with the touch screen, with the light coming on and off, and also when selecting temperature numbers. My heat up time is the same too. Glad to hear it's not just me that doesn't like the control panel fan noise. My husband uses the range oven because he doesn't like the fan noise, although he loves the way the wall oven works.

    My control panel was not tight against the unit either. When they sent a new "screen" - this is actually a whole new stainless steel panel - the next one tightened up better. My rep who installed the new panel said he actually discussed with BS changing some screws on the inside to make it attach better and he was glad to see they took his suggestions.


    Oh, have you checked your oven temp? I keep a thermometer inside because I make yogurt weekly and it's pretty temperature sensitive. It needs to "cook" at 110 degrees for 10-15 hours. So the first time I set the oven to 110, the yogurt was a little watery and the temp never got to 110 on the oven thermometer. I have found now that I have to set the oven to 125 and I leave the light on. This keeps it at about 110 and the yogurt works fine. When I preheat, I notice the actual temp is usually about 25 degrees less than what I've set the oven at. Is yours like that too?


    Are you loving your kitchen? It's so beautiful! I see you have a couple bathrooms in your idea books - are you doing a bathroom too?

  • 11 years ago

    I have a hanging oven thermometer that hangs by the front door. I have noticed about a 10 deg difference on preheat, but if I remember right it eventually comes up to temperature. I have not tried doing anything like yogurt at that low of temperature. Here is a picture of the first pizza I did.

    Yes, we are going to remodel our Master bathroom next, but that won't start until late July or August.



  • 11 years ago

    I am interested in the Bluestar electric wall oven, but am concerned about some of the comments above. Does anyone know if they can calibrate the temp so it is more accurate? As far as the warm up temp speed, that seems pretty usual I am guessing? As for the sensitive touch panel.....is there an issue that they are addressing or is this just the way it is? Would you not buy it again if you had the choice?


  • 11 years ago

    There are instructions in the manual for calibrating the temp. I don't want to mess with it, so I just know to set it a little higher. I usually bake cakes and cookies at 325, so I set the oven to 350. This works for me. Warm up speed I believe is normal. Sensitive touch panel - I haven't heard that they're addressing it, but I've learned to touch very lightly. I would definitely buy the oven again. I really, really like it.


  • 11 years ago

    Debbi is correct there is an offset you can use the is very easy to program by the touchscreen, I have not done it yet because I wanted to make sure my oven thermometer was correct before I did. Also I do not know if they are addressing the sensitive touch screen and I to have learned to touch very lightly as well.

    I would buy again in a heart beat because its built like a tank and simple to work on.

    Personally I think they could get rid of the touch screen and just do manual knobs for things but that's a personal preference as I like the old school look, others might like the touch screen.

  • 11 years ago

    I agree with the manual knobs, Stang. And I LOVE how good your pizza looks! Maybe this weekend we'll have to make some.


  • 11 years ago

    Great feedback, thank you. I love cooking pizzas for the grandkids, so this is definitely a good selling point for me. As for the touchscreen, not sure I like that, i agree about the old style. Touchscreens are nice looking, but functionality is what I need.


  • 9 years ago

    I just received mine, and I have a question. Is the baking stone supposed to be held up by the heating elements? It seems rather wobbly.


  • 9 years ago

    There should be a stainless angle frame it sits on, and is not wobbly. If you look at my pizza picture above you can see a little piece of it in the lower right have corner.

  • 9 years ago

    The stone sits above the element on a stainless frame. Here's a picture of the frame with my stone out. Mine doesn't wobble at all. It's very solid.

  • 9 years ago

    Okay, I didn't open the wrapper with the shelves in it, so that piece is no doubt there (The living room is full of boxes with all the kitchen stuff in it, so I'm avoiding opening anything that isn't required). My bad on that. Your heating elements seem to fit in the slots. Mine won't go there without bending.

  • 9 years ago

    So do you not have that metal piece in your oven yet? The stone has a hole in the back where a probe that sticks out of the back of the oven fits in. So you will know if your stone is in the right position because the probe must be inserted at all times.

  • 9 years ago

    Not yet. The only thing I've done is the initial burn in without the stone. I was surprised at how cool the oven was on the outside.

  • 9 years ago

    Awesome Jerry! Congratulations!