Thermador ME301ES User manual
PROFESSIONAL®SERIES
MASTERPIECE®SERIES
WALL OVEN
SELLING GUIDE
THERMADOR
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
TEST PROCEDURES
TEST RESULTS
FACTS ABOUT THE COMPETITION
AT-A-GLANCE COMPETITIVE CHART
THE SECRETS OF THERMADOR’S TRUE CONVECTION
THERMADOR WALL OVEN FEATURES & BENEFITS
THERMADOR WALL OVEN PRODUCT LINE OVERVIEW
NOMENCLATURE GUIDE
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Thermador Wall Ovens have been ranked #1 by a leading consumer magazine
nine consecutive times. That alone is proof of the superior performance of every
Thermador Wall Oven.
To help demonstrate the superior performance of Thermador’s Wall Ovens,
Thermador examined the functionality, durability and quality of its products and
compared them to equivalent models from Wolf, Viking and Dacor.
Product feature comparisons and test results are based on product testing
conducted in Thermador’s Research and Development Laboratory along with
product information published by each manufacturer.
To assure comparability, standardized testing procedures were reused each time
in a controlled environment.
To assure objectivity, established testing procedures and quantitative metrics
were used where possible and appropriate.
The following models were used for the benchmark tests:
INTRODUCTION
THERMADOR
30" Wall Oven
ME301ES
VIKING
30" Wall Oven
DESO130T
WOLF
30" Wall Oven
SO30F/S
DACOR
30" Wall Oven
MOV130S
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Bake and Convection tests:
The same recipes and bakeware have been used to prepare and bake the cakes
and cookies. For baking, the cakes and cookies have been placed in the oven as
recommended by the Use & Care Manual of each manufacturer. For Convection
tests, the recommended Convection mode for the test dishes has been used.
The evaluation of the browning has been done with a Photovolt Reflectometer
to measure the slightest differences in browning. Depending on the results, the
tests were pass or fail.
Preheat tests:
The tests have been conducted in three modes (True Convection, Convection
Bake, Bake). Fast preheat has been selected when available. The temperature
has been measured in the center of the cavity.
Temperature graphs:
The temperature graphs have been recorded while running the preheat, baking
and self clean tests.
Self clean tests:
A standardized mixture of ingredients has been used to soil the cavities with an
equal amount and distribution to all accessible surfaces. And the longest avail-
able self clean time has been set for each Oven.
TEST PROCEDURES
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Viking DESO130T
Uneven browning between racks. Cakes
on upper racks have darker browning.
Uneven browning across lower rack
and between upper and lower rack.
Result
TOPS OF
CAKES
BOTTOMS
OF CAKES
Uneven browning between racks.
Lower rack cakes are too brown.
Result
Dacor MOV130S
Uneven browning between racks. Upper
rack cakes too dark. Uneven browning
between racks.
TOPS OF
CAKES
BOTTOMS
OF CAKES
Wolf SO30F/S
Cake 4 on upper rack is cracked.
Uneven browning between racks.
Lower rack cakes darker brown.
Result
Even browning across each rack.
Bottom rack cakes slightly darker
but within limits to pass.
Result
Thermador ME301ES
Even browning across and
between racks.
TOPS OF
CAKES
BOTTOMS
OF CAKES
BAKING TEST 1
TEST RESULTS
Test Dish:
Four 8” White Cakes
Rack Levels: 2
Cooking Mode: Bake
Temperature: 350°F
TOPS OF
CAKES
BOTTOMS
OF CAKES
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Uneven
browning
between
racks. Lower
rack has
darker
bottoms.
Result
Wolf SO30F/S
Upper rack
slightly darker
and uneven.
Lower rack has
dark edges.
Uneven
browning
between racks.
TOPS OF
COOKIES
Thermador ME301ES
Even browning
across and
between
each rack.
Even browning
across each
rack. Lower
rack is slightly
darker, but
within passing
range.
Result
TOPS OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
Dacor MOV130S
Uneven
browning
between racks.
Upper rack
has very dark
browning.
Uneven
browning
between racks.
Lower rack
darker than
upper rack.
Result
Even browning
across and
between
each rack.
Result
Viking DESO130T
Uneven
browning
between racks.
Upper rack has
very dark
browning.
Lower rack
too light.
BAKING TEST 2
TEST RESULTS
Test Dish:
Sugar Cookies
Rack Levels: 2
Cooking Mode: Bake
Temperature: 375°F
TOPS OF
COOKIES
TOPS OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
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Viking DESO130T
Dark browning on cakes, all cakes have
large cracks.
Upper rack cakes slightly lighter with
#4 being the lightest.
Result
Dacor MOV130S
Upper rack cakes uneven browning
across rack, cake 4 lighter, too light
overall.
TOPS OF
CAKES
TOPS OF
CAKES
BOTTOMS
OF CAKES
Close up of cracks on cake #4.
Result
CLOSE-UP
CAKE 4
Even browning across and between
racks. Excellent golden brown color.
Result
Wolf SO30F/S
Large cracks on all cakes.
Thermador ME301ES
Even browning across and
between racks.
TOPS OF
CAKES
BOTTOMS
OF CAKES
TOPS OF
CAKES
Close up of cracks on cake #2.
Result
CLOSE-UP
CAKE 2
BAKING TEST 3
TEST RESULTS
Test Dish:
Four 8” White Cakes
Rack Levels: 2
Cooking Mode:
Convection
Temperature: 325°F
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Wolf SO30F/S
Edges too dark
on both racks.
Uneven
browning
between and
across racks.
Back row
too dark.
Browning too
dark, almost
burnt.
Result
Dark browning
on both racks.
Browning is
even but too
dark.
Result
Viking DESO130T
Dark edges
on both racks
of cookies.
Uneven
browning
between racks
Dacor MOV130S
Edges have too
dark browning.
Lower rack has
darker edges
than top.
Overall both
racks have too
dark browning.
Result
Thermador ME301ES
Even browning
between and
across racks.
Even browning
between and
across racks.
Result
BAKING TEST 4
TEST RESULTS
Test Dish:
Sugar Cookies
Rack Levels: 2
Cooking Mode:
Convection
Temperature: 350°F
TOPS OF
COOKIES
TOPS OF
COOKIES
TOPS OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
TOPS OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
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Viking DESO130T
Browning on
edges not
even between
racks ; 3 and 4
more browning
than 1.
Even browning
between and
across racks
but too dark.
Result
Dacor MOV130S
Uneven
browning on
edges between
racks. Lower
rack darker
edges overall.
Browning too
dark on all
racks. Uneven
between racks
as lower is
darker.
Result
Thermador ME301ES
Even
browning
across each
rack and
between all
3 racks.
Wolf SO30F/S
Uneven
browning
across and
between
racks. Edges
with different
browning
Even browning
across each
rack and
between all
3 racks.
Golden brown
color is
excellent.
Result
Overall,
bottoms too
brown and
dark
Result
BAKING TEST 5
TEST RESULTS
Test Dish:
Sugar Cookies
Rack Levels: 3
Cooking Mode:
Convection
Temperature: 350°F
TOPS OF
COOKIES
TOPS OF
COOKIES
TOPS OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
TOPS OF
COOKIES
BOTTOMS
OF
COOKIES
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