No single brand makes best in each class. No cook bundles anything. Buy best in class for every class. What you buy also will depend on your budget. There’s a big difference between 10K having to cover it all, and that 10K just being the range hood budget. An item that most forget about having to include. Along with the Make Up Air that goes with it.

I think a good starting point is to subscribe to Consumer Reports online at least during your search. They test out appliances in detail - performance (even heating or cooling, ability to maintain temperature, speed, etc), features, durability, value, reliability, etc. You can see the range of prices and what you get when you pay more or less. They do a good job. Much better than searching the Internet for opinions on what is best.

I agree with sushipup1, buy the best you can afford for each item. I found the Appliance forum here to be a wealthy of real experience information and relied heavily on that information and my local appliance dealer for guidance. It also help me to identify which appliances were most important to me. For me it was the range and wall ovens. The only regret I have is the GE Cafe dishwasher. After 5 months I still have not figured out how to get it to clean as well as my previous 20 year old Maytag.

it also depends (a little) on the type of housed that you live in. You want to buy the best for your style of cooking/entertaining. You should also look at the house that you live in and make sure the appliances are at least appropriate for the neighborhood. I go into open houses that are upscale/very upscale and I see Frigidaire radiant tops. Everyone says "We are never going to move" but that isn't always the case.

Don't buy builder level appliances in a nice house - especially during a remodel.

I agree with everything said above - by far your best bet is to choose the best brand for each appliance based on your needs.

That said, depending on price point, I think you'd do okay getting almost everything from either Bosch, Miele, or Thermador. I wouldn't do venting or microwave from them, but I'd be comfortable with induction cooktop, ovens, dishwasher, refrigeration, and, for Miele and Bosch, even washer and dryer. Are they necessarily the best choice for each category? No. Will you likely spend more than you need to spend? Yes. But they're a reasonable choice.

For microwave, go with Sharp if you're getting a drawer. Venting depends on your needs and aesthetic.

I agree with Kristin. I have had basically all Bosch at one house and all Miele at another one. I was happy with both brands. Aside from the CSO, I am not sure Miele is totally worth the upgraded price tag.

I agree about Miele. But if you 1) want the steam oven, 2) want a single brand, and 3) don't care that it will cost you more, then Miele is your choice.

We wanted dishwashers and ovens from Miele; it ended up being less expensive to add the induction cooktop from them v. another company because it did kick us into package territory and resulted in an across the board discount, so that's what we did. I'm wishing we had done their washer and dryer at the same time. But their refrigeration, microwave, and ventilation weren't worth the price to me.

If I was forced to “bundle” my kitchen appliances, I’d choose Miele, Thermador or SubZero-Wolf.

The brands mentioned by @Sammy, are the MIX I have in my kitchen. Thermador rangetop, Miele CSO above a Miele regular/convection oven, and a SZ 42” FD fridge. Oh, plus a Bosch 800 dishwasher.

Why a mix? Because SZ makes the best refrigeration, hands down. And, they have the best customer service in the business. Thermador‘s star burners cook more evenly than Wolf’s single row circular burners, and have a superior simmer. Miele ovens have no risk of blue enamel insides flaking, produce excellent results, and the CSO is easier to clean than Wolf’s.

As for dishwashers...at the time of my kitchen reno...almost 4 1/2 years ago, Cove, Wolf’s entry into the dw market, didn’t exist. I doubt I’d consider it now, anyway...because of newness and $$$$$. Examining the advice here, it was a tossup between Bosch and Miele. Cleaning seemed to be about equal, same with noise level of the various models. I chose Bosch, because it gave better bang for the buck. Its been an efficient cleaning machine.

As pointed out by other posters, don’t forget about a good venting system. This is not an item to scrimp on. After much research, we chose Vent A Hood, and have been most pleased with it’s performance. Whatever you do, do not put a microwave over the cooking surface, as your source for ventilation. Microwaves are useless as vent hoods, no matter how many CFMs it promises. They are ill equipped to contain grease, smoke and odors; all effluents rising from cooking food.

What is your budget? And what must it include?

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darbuka - I think over the range microwaves were invented as torture devices. Trying to deal with a microwave with stove cooking going on is ridiculous! We're buying a new-to-us house that will need a kitchen redo (first we need to sell our other house so we have some $$$). It has a microwave plopped on a kitchen country. I'd rather that than one of those microwave/fan/over-the-stove things. I don't know anyone who has a drawer-type microwave, but I'm curious if people like them or if I should do something else.

what is your budget? that's most important.

shop for each appliance according to your use. if you really don't cook a lot, don't waste your money on a big honking range, , steam oven, speed oven..etc..

buy a good refrigerator, everyone needs a good one! Miele, SZ, Liebherr...do counter depth, just such a nice finished look and doesn't stick out past your counters. and i love panel ready frigs, again a nice clean look .

DW: bosch or miele, panel ready, seamless look

Actually even if you don't cook a lot, a Miele CSO is the best appliance, because when you do decide to cook, it is such a versatile appliance. I'd probably give up a MW and DW before I gave up my CSO!

I have a Miele CSO. It’s a terrific machine, but it will never replace the microwave for speedy heating of leftovers...not in my home, anyway.

Hi Abby, If you are looking for appliances in the ‘more affordable’ range you may want to check out ‘Yale Appliances’ blog, website, and reviews. They provide lots of info and comparisons. I am not recommending that you buy from them just look at their research on brands. They keep all kinds of statistics on the service records from their maintenance department, etc. And FWIW their statistics pretty much match up with what my long time appliance service owner told me. I also subscribed to Consumer Reports while I was buying for our remodel and that was helpful too but I would not blindly rely on any one source when making my buying picks.

I bought a Bosch oven and dishwasher and to get the ‘bundle’ pricing. I had to buy one other appliance so I bought an over the cooktop microwave (which I did not need and used for a rental) and the total price was still less than if I had just bought the two items.

Abby I’m curious what you decided to go with now that it’s been a year-are you happy?

@Darbuka thanks for your comments. Any chance that was the name of your school’s yearbook?

@Emily Kennedy…No, darbuka was not the name of my school’s yearbook. I’m a percussionist, mostly Middle Eastern drums. Darbuka is another word for, doumbek…which is a goblet shaped drum, often played laying across your lap. Darbukas tend to be smaller in size, thus lighter, and more easily transportable. Thanks for asking!

@darbuka it’s not a common vocabulary word around these parts, so I was checking to see if we had a childhood connection. 🙂

I suggest to research each kitchen appliance for its form and function❣️For my kitchen renovation, I chose stainless steel: GE fridge, Samsung stove, and LG dishwasher. They all perform great, no issues.