Reply #54: Actually, I just contracted for a re-model myself. [View All]

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We will keep the existing cabinets and go with new fronts and hardware. We will certainly keep that great inward opening French window. I am looking at soapstone counters and soapstone farm sink.

I am going with a Blue Star 36" cooktop (six burners .. two @ 22,000 BTU) with a Vent-A-Hood system rated at 1200-1500 CFM, a double oven (Gaggeneau, Kitchenaid, etc), a Fischer-Paykel two drawer dish-washer, a Kitchenaid 15" ice maker, a Kitchenaid French-door refrige, etc.!

Here is the review on the Blue Star range/cooktop:

http://www.departures.com/ad/ad_1103_cookranges.html

On edit: That review was done on a BlueStar with 18,000 BTU burners. They have since come out with the RNB series with 22,000 BTU burners. Serious heat for serious cooks.