I agree....this site is hard to navigate. Where does someone find the Finished Kitchen Blogs (without someone posting a link). I can't find it under the blog section and believe me, I've looked. I did post the question where to find Finished Kitchen Blogs, but now can't find the question. Some forums let you subscribe to a link. I don't think this one does. And, yes, they could improve their search feature. Lots of activity on this board, I like that! But as for navigating and finding stuff.....I don't know. Even my own "page" I don't know how to update that either. Sorry for the rant but this board could use a little remodel or updating!

Now, that you have cleaned it, its beauty shines through. Its an oval cut and apparently a good cut. If it is glass, its a nice piece of costume jewelry, but, somehow, I think its better than glass. Have a gemologist check it out. There is no sign of a 'cat eye in your straight-on shot making me think that its RI (reflective index) is greater than for glass. Although the ring band does not show much wear, there is evidence of wear on the stone. Look at the edges of the table (the lines where the facets meet) and you will see that few of these edges have tiny chips showing that it has been knocked about from normal wear. Use a magnifier to examine the cut. However, I do not see any scratches on the stone indicating that it likely is harder than glass, possible the hardness of quartz or greater. Do have it examined by an expert. After cleaning, it is a very nice wearable ring.

If you need warranty service, your primary contact is the place you bought it from, as they are the party that you have a contract with. A lot of manufacturers offer to step into this responsibility, as they frequently are in a better position to deal with warranty claims. But they can set the terms of this service when they do that. This becomes a problem when manufacturers have a restricted network of authorized dealers. And it's on you to confirm this information or revert back to contacting the dealer instead of the manufacturer. This is a pretty common concept in many jurisdictions around the world, and the US isn't as exception. Amazon throws an extra wrinkle into this whole thing. I believe they might actually be an authorized dealer for Miele. But that's only true if they act in their role as dealer. They also happen to operate a market place where they facilitate third parties selling to customers. In that case, you are most likely dealing with an unauthorized dealer who sources their appliances on the grey market. They might even be customer-returns, or refurbished units. Not surprisingly, Miele is less excited about providing warranty service for these. Can you confirm that you bought directly from Amazon, or was it a third party that happened to sell on Amazon? That's important you know. And yes, if in doubt, Amazon is the best point of contact for you.

I apologize if this is in the wrong thread as this may be my first houzz thread post. Mostly a silent observer but I'm in need of some advice. We're starting a kitchen remodel in July and I've been agonizing over the stove/fridge. First things first, I'm not dead set on matching all of the appliances. I'm a firm believe in best of breed and as some others have posted above means buying different things from different companies. Here's what were planning on installing in the new kitchen: 48 inch stove with dual ovens, we're not splitting the ovens and range top. A 36 inch fridge, was thinking built in but if there are other options to consider I'm game. A dishwasher and perhaps a drawer microwave. I've been waning a Blue Star stove for the longest time but I've now read enough threads here to make me question that. Are they truly that problematic? Between tales of the convection fan turning off when the gas is going in the oven to the horrible customer service, is that really the experience people have had? They look beautiful. I'm more of a no-frills kind of guy and believe that simpler is better and lasts longer. I have a friend with a 20 year old blue start hat has had exactly two things break on it in 20 years: an igniter and a rack clip. That's it. Has the company gone down hill? What attracted me to the blue star was the insane BTU and configuration of using a griddle/grill on any of the burners. The circular grates for a wok are also attractive in my head and purely functional. However the reviews and one appliance store salesman have made me question wether this is a good investment. Originally we had been planning on a built in fridge from BS and the Platinum 48" Stove. So now that I've been reading a bunch more I'm wondering if perhaps I shouldn't consider WOLF or Miele. Between the two which would you choose? Thermador is a contender but Miele seems to have some nice features. As I said I prefer no frills, but it seems that outside of the BlueStar most of the other brands incorporate a bunch of new features and technologies. Before you ask, we do all kinds of cooking. My wife bakes and I do everything sous vide cooking in a circulator bath to low and slow braising, high heat searing of animal proteins, pretty much everything. I always figured that at this level and this price point most of these unites would be fairly bullet proof and last for a good long time. I hadn't really thought about the customer service aspect of purchasing something so pricey but it occurs to me now that perhaps I should. Are there any brands besides Thermador, Miele, Wolf and Blue Star to consider that deliver similar performance or are in that same class? Someone suggested Heston but I wasn't thrilled with what i saw or read about them. Thank you in advance for your thoughts. Cheers.