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Best wall micro/convection oven combo - KitchenAid still?

4 years ago

In our current 36” Wolf range and SubZero side-by-side kitchen, we have a 30” KitchenAid wall oven with a microwave on top and electric convection below. We have 3 friends who happen to have the same exact appliance and after 12+ years, they are all still going strong.

Well now we are building new construction and wanting to get something similar. Is KA still the go-to for these? Any other good options we should consider?

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cpartist

4 years ago

I wouldn't do KA or GE for all the tea in China. Chinese giant Haier owns GE appliances and KA appliances are now owned by Whirlpool. And I certainly don't go to CR for ratings.

I would go with either Bosch or Thermador at this point.

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wdccruise
4 years ago
CR's predicted reliability for electric wall ovens is highest for LG and GE (OTR microwave oven reliability for these brands was good) so maybe you might choose an LG or GE combo. Lots of consumer reviews on Home Depot website (e.g. LG LWC3063ST). GE Profile PT7800SHSS is well-liked on AC, HD and Best Buy sites.
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Anglophilia
4 years ago
My daughter has the GE combo and loves it!
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wdccruise
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c9pilot should base his purchase decisions on the corporation that owns the brand and ignore actual product testing? The GE Profile PT7800SHSS (for example) has hundreds of positive reviews and CR's predicted reliability of GE wall ovens is "excellent" but c9pilot should ignore all these data and not consider GE products because GE is a Haier brand? There is NO logic to this.
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Sammy
4 years ago
I have a GE microwave/oven cooking center (GE’s nomenclature for what you’re describing) that I’ve been perfectly satisfied with. And it’s in a Thermador-range, 48” Sub-Zero side-by-side-refrigerator and Miele-dishwasher kitchen. Which makes absolutely no difference, btw, but it must mean something to you.
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c9pilot
Original Author
4 years ago
Sammy, I only described the other appliances to illustrate that I don‘t place importance on all my appliances matching, as others often do. And my kitchen cabinets aren’t symmetrical, either ;)
c9pilot
Original Author
4 years ago
cpartist - what’s the issue with Whirlpool? Are they no longer a reputable company? They are at the top of the the Yale “most reliable“ list, and made in the US.

wdccruise - Country of manufacture actually is a factor in all of my purchases, large and small, although I have no absolutes. (and BTW, I am an aviatrix)
wdccruise
4 years ago
Dunno. geappliances.com says, "Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, GE Appliances also operates manufacturing facilities in Decatur, Alabama and has wholly-owned subsidiaries in LaFayette, Georgia, and Selmer, Tennessee". GE manufactures appliances at Appliance Park in Louisville.
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myricarchitect
4 years ago
Sometimes it depends on if there is a reliable local dealer with excellent service, sounds like your friends have had great experience with Kitchen Aid.

We’ve had good luck with a Thermador 12+ years, it has a warming drawer between the microwave & oven, then there is a 2nd matching wall oven across in an island.

The problem with the combined units is if one part fails you want to make sure it can be fixed/replaced independently. We replaced the microwave last year, it was a simple switch out.
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