I tried googling that Model and reviews. Unfortunately I can not turn up a single review, anywhere. Sooooo, I googled Thermador Oven reviews. Unfortunately, things don't look so good there, but do that yourself and draw your own conclusions. Here is one of several I found on Thermador Ovens. While Thermador wall ovens, including the Thermador ME301ES (*Est. $2,600) , post high scores in independent tests, a reader survey from ConsumerReports.org finds the brand to be less reliable overall, with about 30 percent of owners reporting problems with their Thermador wall ovens within five years of ownership. In June 2007, about 42,000 Thermador wall ovens were recalled because the insulation had gaps, posing a fire hazard to nearby cabinets when the oven was in self-cleaning mode. Another 37,000 Thermador wall ovens were recalled in January 2010 for the same problem. Sorry about the "Not so good News". Gary

I posted a while ago and never came back to answer the questions- sorry! I can give an update: Weve had the range for about 18 months now and we are very happy with it. We use the griddle very often, the grill insert from time to time The steam oven works well- no water on the floor- the water container has a lid that closes before you slip it in the slot. My only complaint- the small oven does not brown evenly on convention bake- I baked 2 pies in there at Thanksgiving (one at a time)- and the tops browned more at the back end of the over- had to be careful and cover with aluminum foil to avoid burning. We've had problems with the circular thermometer in the center of the range- In my opinion this is a silly feature - it does not really reflect the temperature inside the oven as i moves immediately on setting on or off, and something was wrong with the way it was wired into our range- the wires came loose at least twice- we had the warranty so repair was completely free - might as well since it was free, and now its been fine - I wouldnt pay to repair this as it is not very useful. I have never used self clean- and after readying about frying electronics I have elected to not use that feature and clean the oven myself.

So, here's my story on Futuro Futuro. I found a range hood that I really liked. Of course, not knowing the brand, I did my research. They had on their website manual for the range hood that the warranty is provided by the DISTRIBUTOR (NOT the manufacturer) - RED FLAG. I was also concerned because all of the pictures of the range hood I had wanted showed a range hood over 2 burners (not 4 burners) and I saw the range hood was very small in diameter - RED FLAG. I did see that they had a limited lifetime warranty on their blower motor which I thought was great! I emailed Futuro Futuro at their email address which is an "optonline.net" address (as opposed to a normal corporate address) - RED FLAG. I quickly received a response that the range hood they are selling in the US was designed for Italy and Italians normally have only 2 burners!!! When I asked if the range hood I was looking at was designed for 4 burners (as is normal in the US) I received no response). I also wrote to them about their limited lifetime warranty on the motor blower that was listed on their "ABOUT US" page on their website and also asked who the distributor was who would cover the warranty. Well, they responded that there was no limited lifetime warranty and that they CHANGED THEIR WEBSITE TO ERASE THAT LANGUAGE right then and there! I still have their old website photo as I'm guessing anyone who purchased their range hood prior to today would have that limited lifetime warranty. (By the way - as of now it's still listed on their Newegg shop that they provide a limited lifetime warranty on the motor although according to them that's not true). They wrote to me that their distributor is Air Forte. Air Forte appears to be a company owned and operated by ONE Russian guy who is from Brooklyn, NY. He appears to be the one who started this import business importing Italian range hoods. I'm going to bet he won't do much when it comes to warranty work. Manufacturers generally have the bucks to back up warranties - individual people generally do not. While I appreciate the quick responses from Futuro Futuro - there were enough red flags in this process that I will be avoiding them. They are not listed with the BBB and there's something fishy going on here....

I have had a 30" Freedom refrigerator and 24" Freedom freezer for a year. I haven't had any trouble with them, and I would buy them again in a second. I love to be able to really see everything in there. I am 5' 7", but I would agree anyone under 5'2" or so might have trouble with that top shelf. Mine are panelled and I love the way they disappear into the cabinets. However, getting the panels put on was difficult and took awhile. This will add to your cost, and you might need to take that into account with your budget. Also, the cabinet makers (a local custom shop) didn't make them correctly the first time, and they needed to be redone (at their expense, fortunately.