Doesn’t your mom deserve a ‘Sapphire’ for Mother’s Day?

With the ‘Win Mom a Sapphire’ Mother’s Day Sweepstakes, Thermador is giving away the perfect gift for the most special lady in your house: a Star-Sapphire™ dishwasher.

Not only is the new Star-Sapphire the most powerful and dynamic of Thermador’s luxury dishwashers, it’s also the perfect first step toward creating the Thermador kitchen of any mom’s dreams. The Star-Sapphire takes at-home entertaining to new levels, thanks to features such as Flexible Chef’s Tool Drawer®, Time Remaining PowerBeam®, the industry’s largest wine glass capacity of 18 glasses and StarSpeed™ — an industry-best 20-minute residential hot water wash cycle.

Entering is easy:

1. Become a follower of Thermador on Twitter (@ThermadorHome).

2. Simply Tweet the following from May 7 to May 13 to win:

Win mom a Sapphire! Follow @ThermadorHome and RT for chances to win a Star-Sapphire Dishwasher #MothersDay #StarMoms http://on.fb.me/IMGqvf

The winner will be announced via Twitter and Facebook on or about May 19.

Visit our Facebook sweepstakes page (and “like” it) for more.

Good luck!

Steam cooking is hot, on the rise–heck, any pun will do–thanks to its ability to capture both flavor and nutrients in many different kinds of dishes. There’s hardly a better example of this than with vegetables. And while no one can argue the value of getting your daily greens in, we’ll still tempt you by adding a delectable lemon cream cheese sauce into the mix…

This, as well as many other steam-based dishes, is suited perfectly for your Built-in Steam and Convection Oven, as well as Thermador’s new 48-inch Pro Grand Steam Range.

Don’t forget: Thermador revolutionized the wall oven concept, helping to usher in a new era of not only steam cooking, but cooking in general. That trend continues today with Thermador’s creation of the Pro Grand Steam Range, AKA The Ultimate Culinary Center.

Take it from us, we’re not just blowin’ steam. Enjoy!

The onetime lazy-day, because-I-don’t-feel-like-cooking-tonight dish now gets a wonderful culinary twist, thanks to a simple splash of Thermador style. Our Lemon Chicken and Rice Soup takes an intriguing turn by adding a citrusy flavor that pairs wonderfully with the chicken to develop a fresh, creative taste.

This dish serves four and can be prepped on your Thermador rangetop or cooktop, or maybe even your Freedom Induction Cooktop–though you’ll have to wait until this summer to do the latter–sorry! Enjoy…

Culinary enthusiasts need a dishwasher that gives them the freedom and flexibility to entertain, while also matching their passion for cooking. That’s why we’ve introduced the Star-Sapphire^™ dishwasher — the fastest, most flexible dishwasher on the market.

Our new Star-Sapphire is the perfect complement to the at-home entertainer’s kitchen conquests, giving them the ability to entertain with unparalleled flexiblity. It joins our already impressive line of luxury performance dishwashers and is capable of completing the job of multiple dishwashers in the same time while still boasting the largest wine glass capacity in the industry. And it’s also part of our industry-leading value promotion, Thermador’s ONE, TWO, FREE^™ program, which gives participants an opportunity to save up to $6,097.

With an industry-best StarSpeed^™ 20-minute wash cycle, Thermador-exclusive adjustable tool drawer, Sapphire Glow Light^™, and flexibility to accommodate 18 wine glasses and cookware of just about any size, Star-Sapphire fully enhances the experience of hosting, which means never having to stop entertaining for lack of serving plates or wine glasses.

Star-Sapphire’s features include:

–StarSpeed^™ Cycle: the fastest full wash in the industry at 20 minutes, suited for multiple washes over the course of an evening or event
–18 Large Wine Glass Capacity: the largest capacity in the industry
–Time Remaining PowerBeam: a beam of light is displayed on the floor, showing the remaining cycle time
–Smooth Glide Racks: racks that glide effortlessly without jarring or sticking
–Star-Sapphire model also features a Flexible Chef’s Tool Drawer, Flexible Folding Tines and the Sapphire Glow Light

We don’t always toss around over-used terms such as “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” but an exception may be in order in this case–because our new “Ultimate Kitchen Contest” is just that.

Not only are we giving away a full sutie of luxury Thermador professional appliances, but we’re also awarding a trip to Southern California for a private kitchen design consultation with renowned interior designer Candice Olson. And entering couldn’t be easier.

The contest runs through June 30 and culinary enthusiasts need only visit Thermador’s Facebook page and fill out a simple form to enter.

Nobody knows kitchens like Thermador, and nobody knows Thermador appliances like kitchen design expert/HGTV star Candice Olson. With her intimate knowledge of Thermador’s full line of appliances at her disposal, Candice is the perfect guide for designing an exceptional Thermador culinary kitchen for our contest winner.

The grand prize includes:

–A full suite of Thermador products consisting of a range or cooktop and wall oven, a dishwasher, a refrigerator and ventilation system
–A trip for one winner and a guest to Thermador’s new Southern California headquarters and showroom
–A private design consultation with HGTV star Candice Olson

Go to Thermador’s Facebook page today to enter!

Maria and Josh love their Coconut Crusted French Toast recipe, which provides an excellent opportunity to fire up the griddle on Thermador’s versatile, new 48-inch Pro Grand Steam Range (AKA The Ultimate Culinary Center), or any of our other rangetops or cooktops.

This special dish will serve two to three people and only take about 20 minutes to prep and complete, leaving busy Easter morning to more pressing issues, like egg hunts (or sleeping in a tad)!

They say you are known by the company you keep–and Thermador looks very much at home in this issue. Our significant layout highlights one of the biggest product launch years ever at Thermador, as well as our rich history that includes 11 decades of innovation and performance.

As our spread boasts, in 2012 Thermador is introducing numerous innovations that will change the way you cook and design in your kitchen. From our showpiece 48-inch Pro Grand Steam Range and incredible Freedom Induction Cooktop to our vast array of improvements throughout our line of luxury refrigerators and dishwashers, it’s all here in a terrific 16-page package:

There’s no end to what HGTV star Candice Olson can do with the right kind of luxury kitchen appliances.

We’ve got a quick video showcasing what the Thermador spokesperson and kitchen design expert is capable of creating with a full arsenal of Thermador luxury appliances at her disposal.

Watch how Candice took a small kitchen (and even smaller living space) and merged the two into one ultimate “uber-modern” Thermador kitchen.

A 48-inch Thermador side-by-side refrigerator-freezer kicks off the tour, accenting an entire wall dedicated to food storage. Candice’s newly installed island includes Thermador’s combination microwave-convection oven, as well as a built-in warming drawer. And Candice is in love with the “sexy” blue light radiating from Thermador’s Sapphire Dishwasher (who isn’t?). The star of her new kitchen (with four Star® Burners, of course) is Thermador’s Pro Series Gas Range with four burners and griddle, complete with ventilation.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Does this give you any ideas for your next big kitchen remodel?

We were proud to share a tent at the festival with South Carolina Electric and Gas, which provided us with a wonderful opportunity to watch some of America’s top chefs create their magic on a number of top-of-the-line Thermador cooktops, rangetops and ranges.

The Charleston Wine + Food Festival is an annual event for the nonprofit organization that always draws large crowds. Take a look below at some of the highlights:

Thermador's ranges stood out in Charleston.	A cake baked by celebrity chef Christina Tosi.
Crowds gather around the Charleston Cooks' Tent.	Thermador's Star Burners were ever-present.
Demos were a plenty at the Celebrity Kitchen Tent.	Anxious audience members in one of the Charleston tents.
Chef John Besh gets busy on a Thermador range.	America's Healthy Chef Marvin Woods emcees the event.