I sent in the "Santorini of Greece" tomato to the swap. After flooding, extremely high humidity, heat, etc. last summer, the Santorini was one of a handful of plants (out of 40+ varieties) that never showed a hint of disease and when everything else stopped producing during the worst of the heat, it continued to pump out tons of fruit. It definitely was the workhorse in my garden and will certainly be considered for another spot in the garden this season. The fruit is ribbed, probably around 4-6 oz. and was meaty like a paste but much more flavorful than most paste tomatoes I've tasted.

Hi Cindy! I know she is still waiting on 3 envies,so of course she wont be able to get them out to us until she has them all.I know it is so hard to be patient,but I do know that Patty puts alot into this swap for us,remember that she doesn't send us doubles unless we give her the ok,so she has to literally go through every packet and match it to lists. Than if a person gets 150 packs sent in for them,and they only sent in 100,she has that 50 to find a home for and choose which 100 she sends.You will be surprised by how fast she gets them out considering how much goes into a swap like this and the gazillion seeds she has to deal with. I really don't know how she does it,and works full time on top of that! She is Super Woman!...lol... I am betting she will have the remaining three envies by the beginning of next week. Just hold tight,I know the anticipation is enough to make you crazy,but in the end it is so worth it!:)

R/F: I'm partial to SZ, having had great performance with multiple units (in multiple houses) over many years, & have SZ in our new kitchen. Beverage Center: have you looked at the Monogram one? Great looking & racked well. We ultimately went with Monogram refrigerator drawers because we wanted food storage capability too. Beverage centers don't get cold enough to safely store food. Range: I was impressed with Monogram, never could see a BlueStar in our area. Both the Monogram & the BlueStar have the power you need, so the slow simmer should be your main decider. If both are satisfactory to you, then it's down to your decision between electric or gas oven. (We chose a DCS all gas 36" range, all burners, because of our wiring and we also have an electric wall oven. It can do low simmer without a diffuser. The infrared broiler in our range is more important to us than the lack of self-cleaning, and the oven can switch to convection.) DW: We've had KitchenAid & it's good, much better than the JennAir it replaced. We have Miele now, which cleans better than our KA and is much quieter. Faucet: We have KWC Domo & love it. We have the side control pullout version on our main sink, and the top control pullout version on our prep sink. Microwave: I'd prefer a drawer in an island.

Well to start you are looking at some of the top manufacturers in the industry, so as long as you are comfortable and confident with the dealer you should be good wit any choice. Those are all mid level lines so you are getting great value. I will say as a former Bullfrog dealer, if you buy a bullfrog buy it because you like the layout and the features, don't buy it because of the jetpacks. Being able to move them around from seat to seat is cool, but hardly anyone ever does it. So just look at it as any other spa out there. What it basically comes down to is which spa has the seating that fits you and your family and what dealer you feel most confident in. You are going to have this spa for a LONG time, make sure you can have a good relationship with the local shop you are buying it from.