Thermador is not a terrible oven for the money, but they've encountered should recent problems, though to varying degrees. Miele is an awesome oven. but should run around $5200. K/A French door is the only game in town so not much to say. Wolf is an excellent rangetop in either form. The open-burner is probably the sturdeir design but cleaning can be a pain. Would recommend a Wolf hood over that for looks. For performance and price, either a Best or something of that type. KB6025/6024MS are the micro draws?? if thats what you are referring too. No major problems I know of. Miele make an excellent dishwasher, better than today's kitchenaid.

Some basic questions as I have recently replaced the older appliances in our home. What type of range are you currently cooking on? Do you already have a gas range/cooktop? The reason I ask is that when your used to one type of heating switching can be a surprise. I've had the Frigidaire FGGF304DLW (in white) all gas double oven range. I've only had it for a week so I'm still getting used to it. So far I really like to double oven feature. We've only used the larger oven once, but the small upper oven preheats quickly. Can't really comment on temperature uniformity/accuracy but the temps don't seem far off. The one surprise is how much heat is 'wasted' on the cook top with the sealed burners. We had an older (not sure how old) coil top electric stove before. If I try to boil a cup and a third of water in a 6" diameter pot (an AllClad) it seems to take longer than the old coil stove. Also we've found out that our over the range microwave has a overtemperature feature that turns on the exhaust fan. It had never gone off before. I'm still on the learning curve so I won't give a full review. Just to let you know if your going to a different system, you may be surprised at how different it is. If your already using a sealed gas cook top, it might not be that different. The Consumer Reports appliance review did mention that even the electric smooth top ranges are more efficient than the 'consumer' gas ranges they reviewed. In terms of your other selections, we have Kitchenaid DW and cabinet depth french door fridge that we are happy with. Also look at the 'distributor's' in your area. These are the companies that sell directly to builders, they may also sell to consumers. I'm in Cincinnati and the one I've dealt with has come close to on-line prices (definitely beats big box stores). Also see if there are stores that have scratch and dent show rooms. Often the slight damage is in the unexposed area.

I have the KA French door with no water or ice on door as we just didn't ever use it and on our last ancient fridge it was the first thing to break although after many years. I don't mind going into the drawer for the ice at all because they provide a nice scoop and you can just quickly scoop a big amount of ice and be done with it. There is ice water spout inside the fridge on the side wall. I didn't want to sacrifice fridge space to have it on the door but everyone has different needs and wants. I have been happy with my KA and have had it for about two years plus. It's stainless and once I got the hang of how to keep it looking good I love it. I have stayed in condos on vacation that have all GE and I was very impressed with the appliances. The dishwashers did a great job and I liked the washer and dryer so much I sold my Bravos Maytag set that I loathed and got a GE front load that I love : ) My sister did a huge kitchen reno and has the GE ovens and she is happy with them. I have to tell you there really isn't that much difference in appliances unless you get up in the stratosphere of price and even then they all keep food cold, freeze ice, cook food. If you have a limited budget just stay in a price range that works for you and don't get too caught up in worrying about this that and the other thing. I admire you for trying to keep it in the 3K range but I don't see how you are going to be able to do that with the number of appliances you need and the brands you are looking at. I am wishing you all the best and absolutely YES I would say that the counter depth is definitely worth it. It made such a difference in my kitchen with not sticking out in the pathway and gave us so much more room and utility. We have a small fridge in the basement for overflow and still since our family is small I have plenty of room. Sometimes the freezer can be a problem but with the extra space in the other fridge it's workable.

I would not necessarily get a package unless you really like all the appliance choices AND there is an economic advantage. I am getting a KA refrigerator - might have gotten the Jennair except that it was identical to the KA (literally) for a few hundred dollars less. Bosch makes excellent quiet and reliable dishwashers. The only reason I am replacing my 2004 era Bosch DW in my current remodel is because of the 15% rebate I get for buying three appliances - and I was already getting a Bosch induction cooktop and the Bosch side opening oven. By the way do consider a side opening wall oven because it has huge ergonomic advantages over a standard bottom opening oven - i.e. you can actually stand right in front of it when putting in, taking out or even testing stuff in the oven. People seem to be leaning more towards a combi/steam oven over a Speed oven. Read exactly what people do with the speed oven and changing out racks etc. before making a decision. I had thought about one and realized that I didn't have a lifestyle in which making crispy chicken fingers as quickly as possible was necessary. :-) Do visit a GOOD appliance store but only after you have read extensively on the web because otherwise a visit is just a waste in my opinion. When you have knowledge under your belt, you would be deciding on those specific models which have the features you require. And buying that many appliances at once gives you a lot of advantage when negotiating a deal. Once I had determined exactly what I wanted, I called up the stores in my area and got quotes for everything. I created a spreadsheet because I was interested in the net price of everything I was buying - i.e. factoring in delivery and installation charges which varied a much as the price for each appliance. I did NOT use the time of any salesperson as I was self educated and the only thing an appliance person did was point me to the appliance. Not every appliance store has every specific item I was interested in on display anyway. In the end I managed to negotiate a great deal which including free installation, delivery and matching prices to lowest I had received. As in everything in life, knowledge is key so take your time to determine exactly what functions are most important to you.