Bluestar is the only 30” range that can fit a full sheet pan in it. Lots of even 36” ranges cant do that. Plus there is the awesome open burners that kick butt.

I have a Blue Star RNB in my city apartment. i love, love, love this range and wish we were here more so that I could use it.

I have a BS RCS and I love it.

I have had my 36" open burner RCS for over a year and half. I love it and have no regrets. Actually I'm still pretty excited by it when I use it. The open burners are so powerful and clean up is far easier than I expected.

I talk about bit more about my thoughts on the stove in these threads – I was early in to ownership at the time, but I still stand by the statements.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6100667/36-inch-ranges-that-actually-work

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6029168/open-burner-vs-sealed-burner-again

What failures? Certainly not those amazing burners. And, I've found ovens to be spacious with even heat on top of that. Customer service record is kind of mixed. I've had mostly good experiences, some have had really bad ones.

4 years in, I LOVE my BlueStar 48" RNB range.

Igniter for oven seems to be a major

Ignitors need replacing periodically on all ranges. It’s a simple DIY job. Everything on a BS is a simple DIY job. Its half the point of owning one.

I was under the impression that those parts were very difficult to obtain. BS has great customer satisfaction and a poor repair record. I cooked professionally on Garland (plant where BS is now made)for 20 years and had very few problems.Thank you for your input.

@Mexi Chillin I would say parts are expensive when sourced via BS, but I have not found it difficult to source what I've needed from 3rd parties. I've upgraded a burner inluding the gas orifice, bought ignitors, etc all much cheaper via 3rd parties. @User is correct, so far one of the benefits of a BS is that a semi-handy person can work on them.

The worst problem with bluestar, and a lot of high end appliances, is finding local service. Not a lot of service companies service the high end. GE, Samsung, LG service companies are a dime a dozen. I agree that self servicing bluestar range is pretty basic and there isn't a whole lot that can go wrong compared to other brands with complicated electronics. I just had two burner gas valves replaced. AGA valves so pretty generic part. Under warranty (platinum 36) so no cost this time. Looked like a pretty simple repair if you are handy and not afraid to work on gas.

The beauty is in the simplicity as said above by someone, after having a range that ran on a mother board controlling electronic relays, the bluestar 30” gas range is a sight for sore eyes, pure mechanical beast, with limited electronics