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As to colored appliances, they really are being shown by designers. It hasn't gotten into the wider marketplace, but that's where what you've been reading comes from. Several major appliance makers do have a new color or two. One has copper. Another has charcoal, I think. There's a new kind of white. There was cobalt for awhile, but I think that's over. With the cost of inventory management, these are going to be novelties until there's a massive demand. Still, last I checked a lot of makers had at least black, besides stainless. Many have white.

If you want to go higher, you can get a BlueStar range in any color you want. I think they have a full 256 color fan deck, or something like that. Lacanche, for even nicer, but not as extreme on the heat, is available in at least a dozen colors, but those are custom ranges. There are some custom ones, if you pay enough money, who will work with your designer to get the exact color you want.

If you went with that kind of range, however, you'd need to replace the OTR MW with a powerful hood.

I can't think of anything you can do on a built in griddle that you can't do on burners. Some people just like using them.

So, have you checked the websites of the manufacturers whose ranges you like? It might well be that they also have at least a black. If they have it, I'm sure Abt can get it for you.

Depends on your price range too.

Showrooms have stainless; inmy experience most also come in other colors, you'll just need to ask and view them online or in a catalouge.

Are you looking at big box stores? At least where I am, they will have the ranges while the appliance stores will be heavier into cooktops and separate ovens (though they can order anything, that is what they will display).

Best Buy (website says Black Friday appliance prices now plus free delivery on most) lists 46 black 30 gas ranges plus 2 in the black stainless steel. We were in there looking at dishwashers to see what the differences in models were. Our store had a Samsung display that I believe had the black stainless on display. It looks like balck metal rather than balck paint, if that makes sense. It sounds like it might be something you would like. Try Sears (a place I will look but not buy), Home Depot, Lowe's. Hope that helps.

I was just looking at the aj madison website and yes, they only had 2 that fit your criteria. But, some of the stainless ranges with 2 ovens have a lot of black and not as much stainless since they have 2 windows. Maybe one of those could work for you. Just a thought.

You can get most anything you want.. just can't see them all in the store and may pay extra and/or wait longer.

Options are out there, just may not be options you can touch before you buy.

I think it's the double oven that's probably tripping you up. There aren't as many of those to start with.

If you want to see the black stainless finish in person, you might have luck at a big box store. I was at my local Home Depot yesterday and they had a refrigerator in that finish on the floor. You could call around and ask about that.

I do understand the frustration. I am not a big fan of stainless, but I really wanted an induction range. They only come in stainless in my price range. And that's been true for four years now--confirmed by diligent online searching and posting here. I decided function over form and was very glad I made that choice.

Good luck with your hunt and choice!

I agree with crl, the double ovens will narrow your choices in that size range. You may not want to consider other options but we went with a 30 inch freestanding range and a counter top oven (convection/roasting/temp probe, etc.) of excellent size so we have two ovens basically and got the range we wanted which is a BlueStar. Those come in 30 inch configurations and hundreds of colors. Price range will be a sticking point also of course but that is just a suggestion. I wanted a bit of color but not a colored ranged so I ordered my BlueStar with colored knobs instead. Now we have a stainless range with a pop of color and I can change that without too much expense down the road if ever necessary.

Have you used a double oven range? My in laws got one thinking it would be perfect for just 2 people with the occasional holiday meal, but the small top oven doesn't heat evenly, and for the times they need the bigger one it is terrible because it is so low that they have to bend all the way down. A single oven where they just use the top shelf 90% of the time would have been much better - and they'll probably switch back. Maybe less energy efficient, but much easier for them to use.

Another option, though one which will likely void your warranty, is to have the range painted in an autobody shop. :)

Thanks for the replies. I went to the library to a different computer (Firefox) to be able to answer.

After I came back from Abt yesterday, it occurred to me that they had a lot more of the “professional” style ranges on display than the 30 inch freestanding I need. And that was not even in the designer showrooms. So I think they are going more high-end.

I want to keep it under $1500. The repair of my shorted-out 11 year old Maytag Gemini double oven would be ~ $500. $500 was my threshold for just buying new rather than repairing it. The current model Maytag Gemini is $1500. So that’s how I arrived at that figure. (Reviews I read said that Maytag is no longer a reliable brand, so I have eliminated it from the running). My husband thinks $1500 is more than enough, so I can’t go higher. Other brands of double ovens with a few less features start at $1200.

I went to Home Depot today; they had the exact same models I saw at Abt. Nothing new. The prices were also the same.

I’d forgotten about Best Buy. Thanks, lascatx, I’ll check that one out. There is a good appliance store about 20 miles away, where I went to buy my Speed Queen washer. I can stop at a Best Buy and a Lowe’s on my way there.

The black stainless, from what I can see, looks like a dark grey. I think that would go almost as well as black. So if I can just see one, or a piece of it large enough to judge by, that increases my options.

The one I like best so far is LG double oven convection. The drawback to that is that the center range top burner is an oval, to accommodate the grill pan. A burner grate AND the griddle pan comes with it. But, all the gas stoves in my range have an oval burner. I will likely not have any use for it. That does come in the black stainless finish, though they will have to order it. Price $ 1300.

Another one I like is GE, double oven convection, virtually the same, only for that you have to order a burner grate to replace the griddle it comes with. That one comes in a “Slate” dark grey finish, which looks much like a dark grey metallic automotive paint. Price also $ 1300. I see no advantage to that, as the LG comes with a glide-out rack, which I like. That also has an oval center range top burner. A model a step up has a center burner that can be either an oval or switch to a round. THAT would be useful….but I’d have to pay $400 more for that!

Freeoscar, my house came with a double oven. Not like they come now: the smaller oven was in the same position as an over the range microwave. Yet it was a range, all one piece, and not a wall oven. I liked it so much that when I remodeled 11 years ago, I looked for another double oven and bought the Maytag Gemini, which was the only double oven available at that time. It’s true that the bottom ovens in the current models are lower down. I plan to get one with a gliding rack, which is a feature I have now that I use all the time. Except for the rare batch of cookies or scones (my husband no longer eats carbs, and our kids have griown, so I'm not as motivated to bake as before), and holiday dinners, we use the top smaller oven almost all the time. Broiling fish, homemade pizza, and just browning something quickly.

I had to make a quick trip to Best Buy this afternoon, so I walked through the appliances and they definitely had several in the black stainless. My store had a DW and fridge -- laundry pair too, on my quick path from back to front of the store to check out. I would call it a dark gunmetal -- not gray but not absolutel black either.