parrym, thanks for posting the photos. I love the way your black range looks with all the other touches of black in your kitchen. Looks great! Couple questions about your range - I am also going with the 30". Does the middle grate come out? And what does it look like underneath - is it stainless steel? Also, is that a BlueStar backsplash or is it another brand? I was thinking about getting the one with the shelf but don't like the idea of losing space for my larger pans/pots on the back burner. danielj, good point about not trying to match colors. You are right it should be different enough to show off each color. If we go with a light color on the cabinets it would be more of an antique white (will have some tan to it) or we could go darker too. The cream on the range would be different. I will be certain to see how they look together. Thanks! I know there must be others who want to show off their BlueStar. Please post if you are able. Thanks very much!

Try using a slurry of Bar Keepers Friend on a soft cloth.

As I've explained in another thread, I'm buying an Aga 6-4 which has yet to be delivered. As such, I can't tell as yet how hot to the touch this range can get. Just don't be too quickly deterred by the oven sizes as they are deceptively smaller in appearance than they are in actual size. If you are really concerned, bring some of your pots and pans to the store with you for oven size testing. Btw, I decided on the 6-4 when I realized in the midst of my kitchen remodel that I would have to replace my beloved antique stove. Like you, I was in the market not only for a great functional range but also one that would be especially appropriate in looks for my vintage/cottage style kitchen. Once I saw the 6-4 (in claret red) I was totally smitten.

zenfoodist - I hear you...I was a mess about my stove, but honestly I think you are looking at well loved products and short of any really ugly feedback about repairs or service on the stoves, I think you will be in good shape (that is without knowing what your priorities are :) I had decided upfront that I didn't want to spend $5 K on my stove (I have a pretty bad tile and stone addiction that I had to feed and it would really be overkill where I live :) and had read about the stoves that were not as standard issue (electronic controls on the back), but were better priced than the Wolf and Viking. I checked out the American Range, the Capitol and the Bluestar, all in one (long) night. After all that research and obsessing I realized they were all good products with their pros and cons and picked the one I thought I would be the most comfortable with. I wanted something simple that I could just turn on and get flame (but also a convection oven :) I got the 30" RCS - I didn't want to pay the extra $ for the additional BTU for the Nova burner (all my past cooking experience had been on standard issue gas stoves so the RCS power burner blew that out of the water.) ebean is right - it is a 'box of fire' and I know people say that a good cook can use any stove, but I really do prefer cooking on this to my previous low end stoves. I cook, alot, and bake no complaints about the results. I am trying to adjust to the "woosh" - power I am not used to but getting there. Honestly as I try to remember the difference between the three products I can't other than the open versus sealed burners (but I think Capitol was coming out with an open burner.) I really have enjoyed the open burner. For me it is easier to keep clean - or maybe the cast iron looks fine when it is not perfect versus stainless. The best is it just doesn't give me a minute of thought - it just works. But that is only my experience and I have only been using it for 3 months. If you love the wolf or the la c (pretty french thing :) get it, but if you don't love them save yourself a few dollars and go with the blue star. Unless you live in a upscale neighborhood and people expect a wolf. I live in an area that is slowly gentrifying and nobody even knows what the blue star is (and I don't care :) Good luck.