Stooxie, thank you. The first thing I did upon seeing the RNB (after I wiped the drool off my chin) was ask the dealer if there was a local BS service person. There is! Weissman, thank you, you are absolutely correct. I didn't see your post before I left, but the dealer said the EXACT same thing. There are indeed geographical price restrictions, although the out-of-area shipping thing is a little weird. She explained it all, including the fact that any other dealer in the state has to charge the exact same price. They do offer a discount for cash, though, to offset the cc charges. But they can't offer any further discounts, like to contractors or designers. Foodonastump, thank you. I have settled on the BS after finally seeing it in person this afternoon. Oh, what a BEAUTY!!! And....after all my carrying on...their price is BETTER than anything I found online, even with a whopping tax bill *sigh* I think, though, I might go with the RCS since the difference is only 4k BTU on one burner and a couple of thousand in price. I can use that money for a REALLY nice sink :-) Oh, no, wait, I need it for the range hood! I'll see how the cabinet bids come in and then decide.

Kitchendetective. Thank you for the suggestion. I thought of calling Eurostoves. I spoke to Trevor and another person there as I was deciding on Capital. But since I found I could get such a great deal locally (delivery, hookup, and haul away of the old range --and the two experienced (several previous Capital installs) technicians actually took it 1/2 mile down the road and put it in a neighbor's garage!!-- for only $200), I decided not to buy from Eurostove. Capital controls prices which are the same everywhere as far as I can tell. So the delivery, install, and takeaway was the decider. Consequently, I hate to impose on Eurostove's generous sharing of their time. Trevor has been such a great source of information here on GW. I hope someone here will know. I think it will be fine. The oven can certainly handle a 20 pound turkey. I am just not certain a given rack can handle a 20 pound turkey 3 or 4 days a week for 52 weeks a year!

Trevor and others, Sorry for the black-out. I have been and am still traveling and have not had a chance to respond. Here is the situation: We have used the new oven two times. The first time it exhibited the beeping described above, as well as a much short exhaust fan cycle. The second time, it do not exhibit the beeping, but it did exhibit the shorter exhaust fan cycle. I speculated to myself that perhaps the beeping was some sort of heat warning because the fan was not running, however the manual does not describe the beeping in the troubleshooting section. There is a 1/2 hour differential between the two oven with regards to the exhaust fan cycle. At this point I have not called Capital because I wanted to do another test. Clearly something is wrong. Two identical ovens set to the identical temperature and heated for the same amount of time should have an identical (or nearly identical) exhaust fan cycle. I have not called Capital because I feel like I need to do one more test with both ovens to verify the results. Obviously something is wrong, but I am not sure where the problem lies. Perhaps the longer exhaust cycle (of the original oven) is incorrect (1 hr exhaust fan run-time in every situation) and the beeping was anomalous in the new oven. I have also not timed the other original oven that we still have w/ regards to the exhaust cycle. I will report back after I return home and do further tests. C.

Although they publish the RAL color codes, my rep says they do not provide color samples in any form and that one must rely on what the web shows for RAL #, along with what your own monitor settings reveal. Not comforting in the least, and not what I would expect for such a $$ purchase. I know that Viking has color samples readily available; so I called their customer service department today to find out if their colors go by the RAL standard. Did this in an attempt to see if what Viking portrays in their samples would be the same as (in some cases) the Culinarian. The Viking customer service person said "our colors are proprietary"; to which I said "that is fine, but can you tell me if they are based on RAL color standards?". The customer service rep for Viking replied - "what is RAL?". Bottom line here is, ordering a color other than stainless steel or black is anyone's guess as far as I can determine, and a big flaw. I like the Culinarian RAL 6021 (light green) and the RAL 3005 (wine red). If anyone has any suggestions on how to see any of these true colors in some way or fashion outside of the web - please chime in. For something so attractive (a color choice)to be available and to then not have supporting samples, does not support the product.