Thank you Patricia. The thing is, the GE Profile fridge comes in regular stainless, but the ratings aren't nearly as good. The Whirlpool does not seem to come in regular stainless. Do you have recommendations for regular stainless? We are not doing sub-zero. Bosch does not get as good reviews, either, and they list theirs as fingerprint resistant, too. I'm just having trouble finding one that is not fingerprint resistant. Any help is extremely appreciated!!!!

What reviews are you referring to? Many of these online reviews are paid for. I would NEVER buy another Whirlpool appliance in my life. I find the GE products last far better than other similarly priced brands, and are easy to service and get parts for when needed. The GE Cafe series (while a bit more expensive) is extremely nice looking and very well reviewed. I would think that if you have a Wolf range top, and a Bosch dishwasher, you would be looking for something a bit higher end than a Whirlpool. The GE Cafe series would be my choice for both performance and looks to integrate into a kitchen with some already nice higher end appliances, while not breaking the bank. Look into the counter depth fridge a well.

You have a Wolf range top, and a Bosch DW...but you want to cheap out on the most important and repair prone appliance in a kitchen?

I have over 30 years experience with Sub Zero. First unit was 26 years old and still going strong, when we sold our home, 4 years ago. We got the SZ 42” French door fridge for our new home.. Awesome machine. Not a lick of trouble. Food stays fresh for a long time. Interior space is large and well designed.

Wouldn‘t consider another brand.

Additionally, Wolf/SZ has the best customer service in the industry. Good luck servicing either GE or Whirlpool.

Forget appearance. Focus on quality, and the general level of quality components matching. One of those things is NOT like the others. Go with similar quality across the board.

Thanks Design Girl. I was just looking at reviews on Home Depot and also the website for the appliance center we are using. It seems like the GE profile has lots of reviews where people say the food is not kept cold, hands free water has problems or other issues. The Whirlpool seems to have great reviews. I will check out the GE Cafe too. We aren't doing subzero...I don't think we are "cheaping out", we are just spending the budget differently. Our neighbor owns an appliance repair company and he actually strongly suggests GE and Whirlpool.

Thanks live_wire_oak...so what brand would you suggest? We are not doing subzero. It's not in the budget and there really isn't something else we are willing to sacrifice. We have already been upcharged to death on everything. Thanks for any help you can provide.

@mamato3 - You're welcome. I understand not wanting to spend 10 grand or so on the SubZero. They are wonderful refrigerators but are very costly and aren't for everyone. However, I do think that since you do have some higher end appliances already, you would be best served by the GE Cafe series, and still stay in budget. The GE Monogram is also a nice built in/counter depth refrigerator, but although still half the price of a Subzero, is more expensive than the Cafe Series. This is the Cafe refrigerator I think would be best with your higher end kitchen appliances you already own. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Cafe-22-2-cu-ft-Smart-French-Door-Refrigerator-in-Stainless-Steel-Counter-Depth-and-ENERGY-STAR-CYE22TP2MS1/308802383?mtc=Shopping-VF-F_Vendor-B-D29A-29_13_REFRIGERATION-Multi-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-MajorAppl&cm_mmc=Shopping-VF-F_Vendor-B-D29A-29_13_REFRIGERATION-Multi-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-MajorAppl-71700000034368211-58700003951482538-92700032005039880&msclkid=373bb143fe4c16cca239ecb2bb1343bc&gclid=CJLx3ZisruYCFVPzswod6xMMDQ&gclsrc=ds - There is a matching wall oven as well, so they would blend seamlessly. Note that this is a counter depth fridge which I think is very important since you said there is only a small cabinet between them. A regular depth fridge would stick out way too much.

Downgrade the Wolf. Or upgrade everything else. And there’s no hood or make up air mentioned. That has to be budgeted for as well.

live_wire_oak we have a hood insert and we have make up air. What would you upgrade to? Besides sub zero.

Why would anyone downgrade a Wolf - that makes no sense to me. Subzero/Wolf is obviously on par with each other since it's the same company. The next level down from that would be a built in GE Monogram fridge but a 36 inch built in runs about 8K. You can get a GE Monogram 36 inch counter depth at half that or about 4K. Viking has a 36 inch counter depth french door around $3500. Blue Star also has a 36 inch counter depth for around $3300. All of the above are what would be considered higher end, and each have a wall oven to match, but none of these have ice/water on the door which you want. The GE cafe series is the only brand that has a 36 inch counter depth WITH ice/water on the door and it runs around $2900, and looks the part. That would be my choice with budget in mind as the styling of the Cafe series is what I would call "professional looking", while still being at a reasonable price point, to coordinate with your Wolf.

I am sorry but IMHO both Wolf and Sub Zero are over rated and over priced I have rarely used either in my many kitchen designs . Go to AJ Madison and do some shopping to get reviews and a lot of info all on one site . FYI I have a Bertazzoni all gas stainless 6 burner range, Fridgedair all fridge/ all freezer with a builtin kit ( Electrolux brand is now a nicer residental choice ) a Bosch DW double KA wall ovens all electric they are all plain stainless all 12 yrs old not one service call and all for less that one Sub Zero fridge BTW I run a catering biz from my home so this stuff gets used my DW sometimes does 8 + loads a day.

I had always understood that the Bosch gets very good reviews in this category. I know that all fridges get bad reviews these days, but I thought that the Bosch was the best choice if you do not want to spend $10k+on a fridge. There is also the Thermador - still quite expensive, but not as much as the SZ.