I love Bosch. I have the washer/dryer and wish I had got the dishwasher. I have an ASKO and it's OK. My GE was better. But the ASKO is quiet. You do want that. I will eventually replace with a Bosch. I have a Thermador counter depth all refrigerator and Sub Zero freezer drawers. Love both. I think the counter depth refrigerators come in all kinds of widths. Fisher and Paykel have 25" and 32". I bet Liebherr has different widths too. I will never go back to deep frigs. Things get lost way back there. Because I was remodeling I got a deal on a Gaggenau steam oven. It has to be plumbed. Oh my, is it fantastic. Cooks in far less time than normal oven. And you can do things like make French bread because of the steam. I am a cook, so I must have a gas range. I have a 17 year old 6 burner Thermador that is still chugging along just great.

"I am a cook, so I must have a gas range."

HAHAHA

cat1963: Can you please go into more detail about the type of appliances you are looking for? Do you want a top mount or bottom mount fridge? What are your space constraints for the laundry? Top load or front load? Budget for all these appliances? There is no universal best brand for each appliance, it depends on exactly what you are buying.

I wouldn't say Electrolux is less than stellar. They are a forum favorite for cooking.

Ha HA HA. OKay, what I meant was that I'm the kind of cook who needs a gas range as I have a hard time regulating electric since I'm used to gas. I like the slow simmer feature on my Thermador too. When looking for a condo in Chicago, there were a lot of condos with electric ranges which had me disqualifying them. Maybe it's time for me to learn how to cook on electric or convection so I have more choice.

No size restraint fpr laundry. Want a front loader. Ikea cabinets, a 33 1/2 space for fridge, Want a french door top with freezer on bottom. If I want to splurge on anything it would be the stove but I don't want to spend 3/4 k though for a stove! The Electrolux was $1600.00 but it had a small oven, cool blue interior though! US Appliance has some good builders packages on sale right now. I can sub one item in package. It is all so confusing.. one person says stay with GE/Whirlpool/Maytag and someone else recommends something else. Also, should I stay with all the same brand for entire kitchen?

I would probably do Electrolux for the laundry, Whirlpool for the fridge, Electrolux/Frigidaire/GE/Bosch for the range.

I would STRONGLY consider induction from those brands over ceramic radiant. It is worth the extra money.

Do you need special cookware for the induction?

Yes, but some of yours might already work (try sticking a magnet to the bottom). Even if you have to replace all your cookware, it's still worth it. Faster to heat, better response time, safer, and MUCH easier to clean than radiant smoothtop. If there is that one pan you really won't be able to do without, you can get an adapter plate. The best value for induction ranges (and any cooking product, for that matter) is Frigidaire. IIRC you can get a freestanding induction range from them for under $1600. A higher end version is available under the Electrolux name and it is also rebadged for Sears (Kenmore). GE has nice induction ranges too but they cost a bit more ($2K and up). All of these induction ranges have the same, nice full featured oven as the higher end radiant smoothtop ranges you were looking at. You get all the goodies like 3rd element conviction, meat probe, etc.

Check out Speed Queen for you laundry needs. Do a search in the laundry section. I purchased a set for my aunt. She loves them. Well built and very reliable.

I'm a gas queen myself. But, if I were limited to electric, I would seriously look into induction.

After doing some research on Induction per the recommendations here, induction it is! Why would I ever want anything else after reading about it. Thanks so much for the suggestions. I will look int Speed Queen for the laundry. Any input on the Electrolux Induction range? That was one I looked at the other day. I think Electrolux makes Frigidaire or vice versa?

Yay! Another induction convert! I have the Electrolux induction slide in, which I think might be out of your budget. Love it. The induction top is as good as any and the oven is excellent, with the blue interior, 2 glide racks, tons of modes and even cooking.

I'm assuming you're looking at the freestanding. It should be just as good as the slide in in terms of performance, but it does have a few less features. But, it should be an upgrade over the Frigidaire, and its finish will match other brand appliances better than Frigidaire's "Smudge Proof Stainless".

Speed Queen front loaders are probably the highest quality in the industry, but very pricy and they have no internal heater.

will induction work with aluminum pots, do they make a 6 burner cooktop induction ?

hvtech42 I bought the Electrolux induction slide in today!! Huge deal I could not pass up..$1300.00! I can't wait to get it. I was going to by the regular electric cooktop till I posted here and read your post. Ended up with a Miele dishwasher and a GE Profile fridge that was in a empty house for over a year, so technically "used" but brand new condition. ..also a good deal at $700.00. Was looking at the Samsung Steam washer and dryer? Probably can't afford Speed Queen. I have some cast iron pans.. what cookware do you suggest for my new stove?

If you're not looking to spend big bucks on fancy cookware, I highly recommend the pots by Tramontina (All Clad (not the clad bottoms) ). I use it on my Bosch induction cooktop every day. For pans, my favorites currently are Lodge cast iron and a ceramic by Zwilling. I also use two non-stick pans that I got at Target (Kitchen Essentials). Also, IKEA 365+ works very well on induction and is downright cheap.

And if you're really not interested in spending money on induction cookware, since you obviously are close enough to IKEA to buy their cabinets - they've got some fairly decent, super-duper cheap induction sets. Actually, almost all their pans and pots are induction-friendly. We discovered this after picking up 2 portable induction hobs to use during our remodel. I bought a set of three pots with lids, a larger stockpot, and a non-stick skillet for something like $80 total. So far, so good!

Within the last 10 years we have gone thru 3 different W/D First was top loader Fisher and Paykel W/D, not too bad, but after 3 years mechanically failed, quiet machine. 2nd was a highly rated front loaders Whirlpool (go green). what a horrible, horrible mistake. Hubby does the washing and finally had to hook up a hose from the shower to the washer to add water, was funny at the beginning, but as time went by, the frustration was growing, clothes was not coming out clean and it took longer to do a load of wash more than anything. After a year, we finally gave in a starting researching for another W/D, ran into SQ. The sky opened and the sun came out. Never saw a happier husband, who loves to wash clothes. The price for the W/D was less than 1/2 what we paid for the Whirlpool, and this was on the higher end residential model. We were able to sell our whirlpool front loaders to someone who was really looking for our model (rated high), we lost money in the sale, but was happy to get rid of it. Immediately noticed a difference in towels and clothes, came out cleaner, no more shower hook up for water. I think many people forget about SQ and they don't realize that they have been in the commercial business (laundry mats) for a long long time, can you imagine the abuse those machine takes. Recently had a friend who was convinced to buy a Samsung several years ago and is now running into issues with their machine. Even the repair man told them that he would not have bought a Samsung. They tried selling the Samsung and a used dealer used he wouldn't touch or buy that machine at all, he highly recommended a SQ and if my friend was selling a used SQ he would have bought that from him in a snap! The wife and I are laughing, because she wanted the SQ but he decided to listen to a salemans. He is now buying the SQ and had to donate his Samsung, because no one wants to buy it. SQ for a happy life!

I just bought Samsung top loading washer and dryer, so far, I love them

I can pause and add items if I forget to put them in, and it has an extra feature where you can add more water if you want to.

The dryer has the steam feature, so I can steam my dress pants, and they come out great.

Because I have only had them for about 6 months, I can't say anything long term, but on the short term, so far so great.

On the other side, I would expect the SQ to be good, they do take abuse.

I love my front loading Boschs. Built a platform for them so I don't have to bend down. You also can stop and add items if you forget. And the steam feature in the dryer saves tons on dry cleaning. Have had them since 2009. No problems. Yes, whatever make you buy, get the steam feature! Oh, also we had to reinforce underneath them in the basement (they are on first floor mud room) with a couple steel supports because the vibrations can be huge. But we also decided never to use the fast spin. We always use reduced spin speed because, even with reinforced floor, it can shake the house a bit with maximum speed.

Sadly, Bosch has discontinued their full size front loaders.

I have the GE slide in induction range - 2 years old, got it in April 2013. LOVE it - easy to clean, oven is large, love the probe, slow cook feature, etc. etc. Yes I bought a few new pots, but no big deal. Lots available out there, in the 2 years since we got the range, I have noticed more and more induction ready pots and pans available - Walmart, Bed Bath and Beyond among others have them in many price ranges. Induction is the way to go, and I understand they have really come down in price since I bought mine.

I bought a Kenmore induction several years ago (7 or 8?) when the prices for other brands were ridiculous. I love it and there is no going back. We don't have gas available in our neighborhood anyways. I donated or dumped all my old pots/pans that didn't work and got some All Clad on sale at Williams Sonoma when they got the newer models in, I think it was 70% off. There are a couple of pans in the set I rarely use, but with those, a cheap stainless/enameled stockpot found at Ross's, and a few non stick frying pans from Sears or Macy's, I'm good to go. The non stick pans are the most difficult to find at a good price. We are getting ready to do a remodel so I will buy another induction if I don't reuse the Kenmore.