<sf> wrote in message ...
> On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:50:20 -0400, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
>>Is it because it is currently
>>fashionable or is it the actual material cost itself?
>
> It's expensive because it's the fashion now. If white or black were
> what people were willing to pay top dollar for, they'd be the most
> expensive.
>
>

Everything is relative. SS is actually cheaper now, by comparison, than it
was 20 years ago. My Bertazzoni stove would have been cheaper in all SS
that in color since the color is applied over the SS.