I just got back from looking at the 30" model. It was hooked up, so I saw the burners in action, but there was no hood so I couldn't actually try it out to cook anything. I have attached a link to some pics of the burners, drip pans/tray, etc. My initial thoughts, in no specific order... 1. As with all the American Range ranges, it is very well put together. Seams and corners are finished nicely. Understated look, less industrial by far than bluestar but not overly softened...just really straightforward pro-look. 2. The approach is a little different than bluestar, there is both a drip tray under everything and also separate drip pans under/around each set of two burners. More like the Bluestar drop-in cooktop, less like the range. Reminded me a bit of the Jade residential open burner ranges. 3. The drip pans are black enameled steel, and are very deep - seems like the likelihood of things actually making it to the drip tray is pretty slim. They also, however, don't seem to have any obvious way to get a grip on them to remove them...it was a bit fussy when I did it. 4. All the burners click when you ignite any single burner. 5. The center area on the 30" is a removable stainless steel piece...I don't know if they are going to offer an optional grate, but it seems like it would be really simple to get something to work even if they don't. 6. Unlike the other American Range ranges, the grates are free-floating...there are no "dents' for the feet to rest in and hold them in place. AS a result, the grates move around a bit more, and are noisier...this is especially noticeable because of the other "moving parts" (i.e., the drip pans and tray)...its a little "clanky." 7. My big reservation...the grates are really, really high. Pots are going to end up really far above the flames, which kind of seems to defeat the purpose of having super-powerful burners. I would be concerned that in the real world a lot less heat would be transferred to the pan on this than on, say, a bluestar (or probably a culinarian, but I haven't actually seen one of those in person yet). I may be wrong about this, but it worries me...I hope somebody does do some real world comparison testing soon. That's it for my iniitial thoughts. If anybody has any specific questions, feel free to ask and if I can answer it based on my look today I will. Here is a link that might be useful: pics

Thought I would help bump this so others chime in - Pottery Barn has some gorgeous leather counter stools in their catalog this month - brown legs but the leather is also brown (no white) - Design within Reach has some gorgeous white leather counter stools with stainless legs (at dwr.com, the chair is called the Antica - they are $$$ but look sleek and comfy - which is hard to find!) good luck - hopefully others have some ideas!

I cannot recall if I have seen this exact model or not as we have been refrigerator shopping for the last couple of weeks and I feel as though I have seen every fridge on the market! I do remember looking at multiple JennAir fridges with the black/charcoal interior and I think it looks lovely but I keep almost squinting at it. I feel like I'm looking in a car with black interior at nighttime, if that makes sense? It does not seem as though it would really show more smudges but then again it depends on what type of smudges you are referencing. A black car is beautiful when it is first washed but just a bit of dirt and it surely shows but a white car can drive through road construction and still look fairly nice. The drawers, I believe, can be opened individually with only one door open. Hope what I can remember helps a bit, sorry I can't be sure about this specific model but JennAir does have more than one model with this interior.

It's likely just several plants that are stuck together. This is common when buying plants that originated from tissue cultured labs.