Kitchen Remodel starting now

[Porthos]

On 1/26/2017 at 7:50 PM, gfweb said:

Half the cabinets are in and so is the stove. Finally there's fire in the kitchen again.

Big oven. Takes a full sheet pan and could cook a small flock of chickens. Nice hot burners that simmer well too.

 

Which model of Blue Star did you choose?

 

Also, looking at the pictures you've posted I can't figure out where your refrigerator is relative to your sink and stove.

 

Your finished kitchen is nothing less than amazing.

[gfweb]

Thanks @Porthos

 

Which Bluestar? The cheapest! BlueStar Culinary Series RCS366BV2. Open burners, so crud falls into a tray underneath. About 1/2 the price of a Wolf and 2/3 of a Viking or GE. Made locally and has great reviews. Feels solid.

I love it. It takes some getting used to; the burners are hot. The old Vulcan it turns out was wimpy.

 

The fridge is opposite the fireplace. In the above photo it is behind me and to my left.

 

 

 

[Porthos]

@gfweb  When you move into the realm of the likes of Blue Star, you chose the least expensive.

[Smithy]

That kitchen looks gorgeous, and looks like it will be a pleasure for cooking and visiting.  Congratulations, @gfweb!

[Jacksoup]

One addition to the kitchen.  Finally found a utility cart at IKEA to house the CSO and Instant Pot.  Now they're off the countertop and everything looks cleaner.  I collect aprons as souvenirs and decided to hang them up behind the CSO.  I know fire hazard.  Will roll the cart out to use the CSO.  Just got a new apron from Silver Oak winery in Napa this weekend.  Some others are from Paris, London, Cinque Terre, Culinary Institute in Napa, Florence, Telluride and Salty's Restaurant in Seattle.

[dcarch]

11 hours ago, Jacksoup said:

One addition to the kitchen.  Finally found a utility cart at IKEA to house the CSO and Instant Pot.  Now they're off the countertop and everything looks cleaner.  I collect aprons as souvenirs and decided to hang them up behind the CSO.  I know fire hazard.  Will roll the cart out to use the CSO.  Just got a new apron from Silver Oak winery in Napa this weekend.  Some others are from Paris, London, Cinque Terre, Culinary Institute in Napa, Florence, Telluride and Salty's Restaurant in Seattle.

The aprons are a great decoration idea. I have one from the TVfoodnetwork.

Why the TV is mounted so high? Could cause a pain in the neck.

 

dcarch

[ChocoMom]

@gfweb.... DUDE!!!!   I just saw your pics...we've got the same BlueStar !      I think I ended up with a 17" backsplash on it. 

It is absolutely a BEAST for cooking!!   Seems to boil water in half the time of the old stove. Especially the front left burner- which I assume is the dominant one. 

They had to use 4 people, plus an air jack to install it. Its built like a tank.   Your kitchen looks lovely, btw! 

 

Congrats!!!! 

[gfweb]

@ChocoMom Highly cool. This range is a beast. I love it.... boils so quick.  Makes the big old Vulcan look like an EasyBake. But if I have any complaint is that the low setting on the non-simmer burners is still too hot eg for scrambling eggs. And the broiler is nuclear hot. I incinerated some polenta the other day.

 

But I'm learning.

[Okanagancook]

I have a Wolf gas stove top and the lowest setting is low BUT only in one spot so I don't feel it cooks very evenly.  I bought a heavy duty diffuser for use on this low setting and it works fantastically well.  I use it with my clay pots also.

[Toliver]

22 hours ago, gfweb said:

...But if I have any complaint is that the low setting on the non-simmer burners is still too hot eg for scrambling eggs. And the broiler is nuclear hot. I incinerated some polenta the other day.

 

21 hours ago, Okanagancook said:

I have a Wolf gas stove top and the lowest setting is low BUT only in one spot so I don't feel it cooks very evenly.  I bought a heavy duty diffuser for use on this low setting and it works fantastically well.  I use it with my clay pots also.

gfweb, I was going to suggest a diffuser, as well. It should work to slightly lower the heat of your lowest setting.