Following. I, too, am considering purchasing a BlueStar range.

Hi there. I have owned my blue star range for about 4 years nows and love it. I also read and read about it before purchasing and found a few things things that made me worry but I have to say it is wonderful and reliable range- "a machine" I haven't had any problems. If I was to look too deeply into any pet-peeves- in between the oven door glass is dirty and I haven't yet looked into how to clean there but Im sure there is a way. Overall, an amazing range and beautiful- it works great and gets a ton of compliments from guests. Enjoy your new range!!!!

If they were truly a fire hazard on a continuing basis they would no longer be sold......................

1. I have had my RNB 30" since October. It is a wonderful cooking machine. There are NO hazards at all with the fan or anything else with this range or any of the Bluestar products. The convection fan can't run when the heating cycle is on. You can flip the switch for it but it doesn't come on till the oven is heated to temp. I turn it to on so hear it and it let's me know the oven is ready. As you are baking the oven cycles on and off as the temp fluctuates. There is no problem with even cooking . The convection is wonderful and the broiler is 2nd to none. We stir fry high heat almost every night so we are loving this amazing hot front burner. we have great ventilation as well as we. bought the Blue Star hood and added the extra 600 cfm for a total of 1200. It really sucks:) Enjoy your Bluestar and don't have any misgivings.

I loved my six-burner Bluestar RCS range at first, but it has caused a lot of headaches, and then the convection fan recall pretty much ruined it for me. It's a whole different oven; the convection feature is useless now. I worked in restaurants for years, and on most residential ovens the convection feature is pretty sad because they use a weak little fan, but the Bluestar convection fan was serious and really improved cooking results. I realize the recall happened out of an abundance of caution (probably with the help of a lot of lawyers), but now the fan will only turn on when the gas is not lit. It's a part time convection fan--maybe on 20% of the time, depending on the cooking temp. If you're roasting a chicken at 500 degrees for nice crispy skin, the convection fan will turn on when the oven is up to 500, but once the fan is on it cools the oven down quickly and the gas kicks on and the fan turns off. It's a joke now. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THE CONVECTION FAN RECALL REPAIR, DON'T DO IT. JUST USE YOUR OVEN CAREFULLY. Other problems in the 5 years of owning this thing: The bottom pan fell apart because they used rivets that melt (they replaced that for free, with a stainless steel riveted pan,
even though it was after warranty, that was nice). I replaced the first convection fan, under warranty, before the recall, because it was vibrating like crazy. I replaced the oven ignitor once. I currently need a new spark module for one of the burners ($100+ for the part). If you attempt to replace one of the burner ignitors, which I did, the cheap screw holding it on will break, so be ready to drill and tap a new hole and put in a better screw. The stovetop is definitely better than anything out there, but that's about the only good thing I can say. The broiler stinks. Customer service has been decent, but not great. I wouldn't buy Bluestar again, but I'm not sure what else I would buy.

I've had their 30" Platinum range since 2015 and haven't had any issues.

The instructions say not to turn the convection feature on until it reaches temp so that's what I do.

I love this range.

My only regret is not going bigger.

Don’t do it!!!!! I am a chef and bought the platinum series and have had nothing but problems. Couldn’t turn the oven off one night and had to call the fire department. Blue star could have cared less and has done nothing for the hazard I now have in my kitchen. Do more research and seriously consider something else! Caveat emptor

If you're a "pro", you really should know where your gas shut off is and how it works. In fact, every home owner ideally should know. It's there for a reason and any properly installed gas appliance has it in an easily accessible location. If you shut off the gas there is no need to call the fire department.

I assume that the next morning you called a service technician. What did they tell you?

Having said that, I'm not big on the gas burner in the platinum ovens. Personally, I think the RNB ovens are a better design. It's old school, but works very reliably

I finally broke down and purchased an RNB Blue Star. No regrets. After working out some initial factory kinks with the full support of Blue Star, I really love this range. It's only short coming is that the simmer flame is too hot, not a true simmer. I also love having the open burners - it is not a chore to clean out the trays underneath and keep the stove part on top looking attractive and almost new. I love how it boils water so quickly, almost instantly. Again, very happy I moved ahead with this purchase.

I believe they sell a simmer plate accesory that you csn use which will allow you much better low tenp control.

@priscillawernick The simmer flame may be able to be adjusted. Our simmer burner on our Blue Star works great. Maybe this video will help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l45j0tXC23Q

Sometimes, before you can adjust the simmer setting, you also need to adjust the air shutters. This would often be necessary, if you are installing the range at an elevation that Bluestar didn't plan for. But it's easy to adjust. I recommend these two videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze5ITXi3Bng

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzwhpo2hMDY

I find simmering works well enough, I actually eliminated the simmer burner and turned it into another 15kBTU burner. That fits my cooking style better. I now have 25kBTU and 22kBTU in the front, and two 15kBTU in the back.

I find that the 15kBTU burners regulate sufficiently to work well enough for simmering. And if I ever need even more precise control, I transfer the pot to one of my ovens. That's perfect for slow and very even simmering.

When i purchased the range, I was told that the setup offered - three 25k BTU burners and one simmer was the only option, So this is wonderful information to follow up on. THANK YOU SO MUCH! a previous comment said that the simmer burner could also be adjusted so it is not so powerful. I need to call Blue Star (who has been very responsive to me in the past)

and share some of my frustrations and requests.

When we bought our range more than 10 years ago, the 25kBTU burners didn't even exist yet. And while Bluestar offered custom configurations for the burners, that would have delayed delivery a lot and cost a bunch more.

My dealer offered to simply get me a replacement burner head for the 15kBTU burner that was to replace the simmer burner. I think, the dealer also had to change out the gas orifice, but that an inexpensive and stardized part.

A couple of years later, after the Platinum burners had been for sale for a while, I found an online vendor that would sell me the 25kBTU burner head. Bluestart doesn't like this much, as it cuts into their product differentiation. But if you can find the burner head, it's an easy upgrade.

Overall, I actually like the RNB better than the Platinum. So, this worked out great for me.