Love my xxl Miele Combi Steam!

Wolf has traditionally had problems with the blue enamel of their ovens cracking and leaving bits of glass all over your food. I am not sure if the M series is also prone to this failure. But given what I have been reading on Houzz, I'd be weary to buy any Wolf ovens for a while. It sounds as if this problem has been known for years and still isn't 100% fixed.

Miele has a huge selection of different and honestly amazing ovens. They have ovens with steam injection, they have combination steam ovens (which are similar, but which give you much finer control over the amount of humidity), they have pure steam ovens, and they have speed ovens (microwave combined with convection oven).

My best suggestion would be to find a Miele experience center and take a evening cooking class on their equipment. It does a great job at demonstrating the different features and allows you to figure out what's important to you.

IMHO, it's really hard to beat the Miele CSO right now (especially, if you buy the plumbed version). As far as full-size ovens are concerned, I feel less clear on what to pick -- other than being afraid of Wolf's quality.

There is at least one Houzz'er who loves their electric Bluestar wall oven. But as far as I can tell, it's "just" an oven. No particular gimmicks, such as steam injection. But that's not necessarily a problem for the big oven, if you were planning on getting a CSO anyway.

@jennifer hubbard McMillan, what did you end up going with? I am faced with the same decision and am curious about your thoughts. Thanks!