We have the GE 30" Profile, with the ss frame. Purchased in summer 2008. At the time, the specs were exactly the same between the profile and the monogram, and the profile was a few hundred less (via the induction site). We did think the stainless/mirrored monogram looked really cool, but the black controls on it were funny looking, so decided to stick to all black. Got the framed version because we were worried about cracking an exposed glass corner without it. Performance is excellent. The large burder is quite large and very powerful. Overall, great control, great power and a good price. Cleaning up is easy and no noticeable scratches or other issues after 9 months. Only small quibbles--it does hum (not enough to bother us, but usually it is noticeable), more so with some cookware than others. Wish the larger burner were centered so as to provide better capture of smoke when stir-frying (we have it in a peninsula). Clearance requirements underneath are high--meant we used pullout shelves instead of more efficient drawers under it. On balance, happy and would recommend.

I'm just finishing a kitchen renovation and went back and forth on whether to buy a 48" built in side by side SZ or the GE monogram with custom panels. Loved the sub zero but it had slightly less usable square inches in the freezer than the monogram and it was $1800 more expensive. Read all the problems with mold and cooling for GE and am still concerned, but went with it anyway (model ZiS480NX)because we needed the extra freezer space. The GE customer service reps, who were far and away the most helpful of any fridge manufacturer (throughout this process I talked to Jenn-Air, Kitchenaid, Thermador, SZ, etc), told me that many of the parts are now being manufactured in TN not China because of all the probs they have had. Don't know if that is true, but clearly I hope so. Will report back on the new fridge once I've had it awhile. BTW: my 16 year old GE profile side by side never needed one service call in 16 years and has always done a perfect job keeping foods fresh and at the right temps. All shelves and bins look like new.

Thanks. Ronnatalie, the space for the oven is under the counter top. So a double oven is out of question. Also, we came from a double oven to a single oven, so there is already a #8 wire somewhere else in the kitchen that I capped off on both ends (kitchen and sevice panel). Shall we remodel the kitchen again, hopefully not ;), we can always tap into that one. I will pull out the 12/3, put in 10/3 and leave the 20amp breaker in the service panel. Brickeyee, sorry for the terminology. It is a double pole, the two levers are linked and the breaker occupies two slots in the service panel.

I have a KA fridge that has been making gurgling and draining noises for 10 years. When I first got the fridge, it was explained to me that the noises are normal, and like Writersblock's photo explains above, from evaporator water flowing into the drain pan, and from the refrigerant making gurgling noises. After that, I didn't give it a thought, and am pretty used to it. Also, these noises are just occasional, not frequent. Having said that, I don't have an open kitchen, so can only hear these noises when in the kitchen, and they are usually drowned out by the water at the sink, cooking and pan noises, and people talking.