I personally don't like the microwave combo units with the ovens. I prefer separate appliances in the event that one appliance fails.

Here is my suggestion:

1. Bluestar 36" Gas Cooktop - $2350

2. Miele Dishwasher (Miele G4975SCVISF) - $1100

3. Panasonic Microwave (NN-SD945S ) - $200

4. Option 1: Electrolux Oven - $2300

5. Option 2: Bosch Oven - $2900

6. Fridge (Fisher and Paykel French Door) - $2300

7. Best Built in Vent Hood - $1500

8. Microwave trim kit from Panasonic - $200

Thank you for the reply homepro01. Good call about seperating the oven and microwave. Don't you think they should be the same though so that they match? Or is that not really a big issue?

I hadn't heard of Best hoods, now that I read about them it seems that they are top notch. Appreciate that recommendation.

With regard to the others, any reason for Miele DW vs Bosch and F&P fridge?

With your set up but doing a Bluestar 36" Rangetop (which is $3550) we end up being 3k over budget. I will go check out the appliances you listed though and see how they are in person.

Thanks again!

I'd suggest an induction cooktop. Safe for kids and more functional than gas while requiring less venting power. Almost instant response with no excess waste heat. Clean the smooth surface with a paper towel. Nothing gets burned on. A 36" Frigidaire(Electrolux) is $969 in the cart at AJMadison. . .https://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/FGIC3667MB.html

I can at least vouch for the Bosch dishwasher. We bought the Bosch 300 DLX in 2014 and LOVE IT! Best $750 spent. Love the quiet and the red light for the visual to see it is indeed running. We typically rinse our dishes well prior to placing them into the DW but there have been a number of times where I was tired of my people not rinsing dishes and said "screw it" and chucked them into the DW. That thing is AMAZING! It cleaned the crap out of those dishes. I would highly recommend a Bosch DW to anyone asking.

In terms of buying sets, I don't have to have all of the brand badges matching. There's no maker that excels in all appliances across the board. There just isn't. There aren't enough rebates available to get me to settle for one particular set. I'm with you, as long as you have matching (or close enough) finishes, you'll be fine. We ended up with Frigidaire double ovens, Samsung fridge, a Bosch DW, and a GE Cooktop (which I hate but that's a different discussion). They've all served us well.

We may be moving into a new house soon where the kitchen will be a total gut. We'll be in your same boat soon. Will definitely be looking into induction, in hopes that cooktop will be easier to clean.

Bluestar electric wall oven french door, copper handles, and knob trim - 5303

Wolf 36" transitional induction cooktop - 2170

Vent-a-Hood 42" pro style 600 CFM copper pot rail 2150

Make up air damper and some parts 398

The fridge is a Bosch 30", but I already had that.

The dishwasher is a Miele G6305 I don't seem to see the price for that.

You can save about $1500 by not getting the copper trim and pot rail.

Hi guys, I think induction is out since we are pretty set on gas. Though I did do some reading and it does seem better for cooking and safer with kids around. The wife is not a huge fan of the looks.

I'm now actually between a the Bluestar vs Capital 36" inch rangetop. Like the look of the bluestar more but the Capital is a bit cheaper and has great reviews.

With regard to the DW I'm pretty much sold on Bosch or Miele. Thank you for the feedback there. The problem as jrtmouse said is that one company doesn't make everything really well so probably going to have to mix and match which makes us lose out on the rebates...

Jerry thanks for posting, really nice kitchen! Hood looks awesome! Is the 600 cfm enough? Some are saying to go with 1200 if going to Wok or sear meats. And thanks for pricing out the makeup air, I talked to our builder and he quoted $800! So that's going to kill the budget even more! :(

Thoughts if we went with the GE Advantium Microwave and GE WO as separate units? Have heard pretty good reviews on both

Because there's no gas, the air flow required is only for the cooking part, not for the cooking plus gas combustion effluents. Also if you stand by the exhaust port (mine goes through the wall, not the roof) the air flow feels really strong.

The other thing I did was go from the 8" exit in the Vent-a-Hood to 10" ducting to reduce the restriction. This also reduces the sound level. Even on high it's just barely noticeable.

On the makeup air, the cost depends on whether you have a passive or active system (a passive system just has a damper, not a fan). An active system is more costly, but my house is a seventies era house, so passive should be enough. Also it goes into a pantry rather than into the ducting because I'm not convinced that all that hot (mostly) or cold (occasionally) air won't kill the HVAC system. Most HVAC residential systems are designed to cope with the variances found in the interior, not with direct outside air.

FWIW, I've never had a construction project that didn't go over the estimate by a significant amount. What you don't see in the photos is the "B" part of the kitchen. I had a total of $30K to spend (not including appliances, of which the most expensive item was the Rachiele 42" sink and faucet $6,330). The contractor quoted $30K for the entire kitchen, but I knew that wasn't going to be the final cost, so I divided the work into "A" and "B". The contractor quoted $20,800, and It looks as if I will be able to keep it at $25K. If that's the case, I'll have enough extra to get some cat-proof living room chairs.

The wife is not a huge fan of the looks.

She will be the first time she has to clean the burnt on gunk off the gas cooktop since the induction cooktop cleans up with soap and water and nothing gets burnt on.

Really good point about the induction but we're kind of stuck on gas as this point.

And thank you for the info on vent. Planing on a VAH, or Zephyr or Best at this point based on budget. Our store has XO but they don't seem to be as high quality as the others