I love soapstone old man. Send me a note would love to learn. We visited one of the builders houses he is almost done with that had soapstone counters and a marble island. The contrast of colors looked great and makes a ton of sense for utility.

Slight change of plans. The Thermador "deal" would force me to buy their overpriced wall oven.

Bosch has a similar deal and I know their dishwashers are terrific. If anyone has insights for the cooktop/microwave please let me know. The cooktop reviews are good however the usual comments regarding stainless steel. It is a very nice design and has a monster center burner which is something I have got to have.

I'm laughing over the fact that all the high end refrigerators are the price of a small car and have TERRIBLE reviews. We'll get something like a Samsung thanks.