We are always looking for affordable, yet decent products. People want affordable luxury, and that category is the fastest growing in the appliance business. Recently, we decided to market American Range. Because of our huge investment in service, new products are scrutinized heavily for service history and product quality. I really like their french door wall ovens and their 5-burner range is a good value at $3359.
But a recent comparison to a Jenn-Air pro stove is pretty interesting. Let's look at the companies and products as they could not be more different.
American Range
American Range is a family company and began when the Deminjian family immigrated to the United States in the 1960’s. The family had a plumbing background and they developed their own commercial cooking equipment. The company supplied cooking equipment in the United States and Internationally. In 1989 there was a demand to develop a line of commercial grade residential appliances. The American Range company continues to grow with products in the commercial and residential markets.
Jenn-Air
Jenn-Air was a family company until purchased by Maytag in the late 1980s where it languished for 15 years. New corporate parent, Whirlpool, has invested 300 million in Jenn-Air, specifically in wall ovens and this range. The Jenn-Air line is the most aggressively rebated luxury brand in the industry.
American range vs Jenn-Air Professional Range
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American Range ARR530NAT |
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Burners |
5 |
4 |
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BTU Output |
17K, 13K, 9K |
20K, 15K, 5K |
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Convection |
Dual Convection |
Dual Convection |
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Controls |
Manual |
Touch Screen LED |
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Self-Clean |
No |
Yes |
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Price |
$3359.99 |
$3849 after rebate |
Summary
At first glance, American seem like a better value at $500 less plus a fifth burner. A more detailed look will show the Jenn-Air has a way better clock/timer with a LCD display. Burners are better at 20,000 BTU vs 17,000 BTU on the power burner and 15,000 vs 13,000 as the next higher rating.
In the oven, they both offer dual convection for even heat, but Jenn-Air is self-clean, American on this model is manual clean. As I have previously said, American is cheaper, but Jenn-Air offers a free dishwasher, a $1200 value.
I have been writing these articles for 6 years. In that time Jenn-Air has repositioned itself as a great value in the luxury and affordable luxury markets through new designs and aggressive rebates.
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