Help! I have to order kitchen appliances soon!
Janice Scoville
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2 years agoJeffrey R. Grenz, General Contractor
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Comments (4)Ordered my Bosch dishwasher from them in January. Everything was smooth except for the time frame--it took about a week for them to process the order and two weeks for the delivery truck to arrive at the house with my new baby. Wouldn't have been bad, but I'd been washing dishes by hand for a month and was OVER IT by the time I placed the order. However, as you've already noted, they have great prices and the dishwasher arrived in good shape. Hope this helps!...See MoreDear Kitchen Gods: Can I have my white appliances back?
Comments (58)I very much dislike stainless steel. As an accent, it can work well, but I always feel like I'm entering some industrial factory when I run into kitchens whose major appliances are covered in stainless steel. In addition, having had a Cuisinart drip coffee maker for several years now, which is mostly stainless steel (hey, an accent!) it is impossible to get the smudges, fingerprints and whatever else off it. I keep waiting for the thing to die a natural death so I can buy a new one. I prefer black, white, or certain colors (but for colors other than black or white, as others have noted, matching up the appliances is near impossible). My current major appliances are white, and my fridge, which is about five years old, has that yellowing plastic handle for no good reason I can determine. It's been yellowing noticeably for at least two or maybe three years. No sunlight really gets into the room, and I've never cleaned the handle with bleach. I use Simple Green or Method on it. In my upcoming build, I am going with black major appliances. I've had a brand new black microwave for nearly a year now -- it seems to be easy to keep clean, and I plan for it to move with me. The previous one was white, and at age 25 years of service, it had itself gone notably yellow. It did have something of a plastic frame. (I got rid of it partly for that reason, but mostly because I figured after 25 years of service, who knew what it was leaking...) The main problem with paneling major appliances in my view is the added expense that I'd rather put elsewhere into my build. (edit due to adding clarity on old microwave...) This post was edited by Artemis_MA on Fri, Feb 6, 15 at 18:12...See MoreI have a headache trying to choose appliances and I need help!
Comments (12)Well, I live in Toronto so I may not have all the same choices as you . But I just bought a Thermador 30" dual fuel range- do not have it yet. Have to get a new hood too, Getting the Zepher Typhoon as it is the only product that ftis my needs and budget. So, anyways, let me give you an outline of my thinking and how I got here (and the 'facts on the ground'): Helpful hint - google search the products and download the owners manual Facts: restricted by cabinets which are not being played with, must have under cabinet installation of range hood Wolf was, more or less the archetype that I used to measure all other ranges by. 1, Looked at Fisher Paykel- was moments away from buying- they are throwing in a wall chimney vent hood or a real-deal over the range microwave for the 30" dual fuel stove- s comes with 2 double stacked burners, at 17K btu each. Brilliant design in many ways. But, the add on ventilation until would have had to be a forced fit, due to my cabinets. Microwave would have been in ingenious , but does not fit at all.In any event, at or about $4,500 all in, or so, very attractive price. Has stainless steel, and not porcelain enamel top - but it also has warming drawer that looks 'real deal ' and not flimsy. But instructions were not clear or obvious- seemed translated into English etc. 2, Looked at an Electrolux Icon- super value at under $3,000.. looks like a Wolf, has porcelain enamel top, 2 double burners at 18K btu, but, sadly, the grates were not even, and the product has already been discontinued. (Have an Electrolux central vac, and my estimation of Electrolux has gone up since that purchase 3, Looked at Jenn Air, top end Kitchen Aid, before I looked at Thermador; but the Thermador was surprisingly competitively priced And 2 power burners are a must for me. 4, I have a very nice and new Kitchen Aid countertop oven- amazing, and my estimation of Kitchen Aid has gone up (I have very good KA food processor, blender, and dishwasher too - all fine) So I looked at the brand new entry level dual fuel Kitchen Aid- outrageously low price of $2,250 had me thinking about it- but it has electronic controls/ touch pad thingy, and a flimsy looking warming drawer, and gimmicky steam bake. 5, looked at Wolf, salesmen were horrible and snotty (part of the problem) 6, Then I looked at Thermador. At or about the same price as Jenn Air and Kitchen Aid, but has much fewer electronics (I understand they fake not having electronics and they still have a panel, but they do have dials instead of push buttons, which is important to me for various reasons) Thermador also has all 4 burners at 18K BTU. The business end for me is the stovetop more than the oven, and the star shaped thing that thermador has on offer , all burners at 18K btu, along with the 'easy clean' top pushed me over to Thermador, along with a price I was comfortable with ). I want to shop like a millionaire: fist and foremost, get good value for money. The Thermador was cost competitive with Jenn Air, Kitchen Aid (high end) and Fisher Paykel. I needed to get a new hood too- Zepher Typhoon is the only product that fit my needs. All in, all taxes, all delivery etc. with the Thermador and the range hood is still less than the equivalent Wolf. Further, Thermador has a promotion on now (bit of an odd one for good reasons however - buy a range get deal on dishwasher, not ven hood etc) ) that enables you to save money the more you buy. (Are you saving money if you are spending it??) So the purchase of the stove enables me to get an entry level dishwasher for $500 . (Thermador's are rebranded Bosch) I might still go for it, but the $500 one is basic and has less features than the one I have now (which I may take to the office as the one there is done for) Still thinking about it, but will cost me $1,000. Still, I could get the dual fuel range, the range hood, and the dishwasher, all in, for the less than the price of the Wolf. So Wolf is out.. Anyways, I am not as excited about having everything match as having everything good quality and a good value for money. Buy a good design so you are not sick of it later. Watch out for buyer's remorse and think about it in advance. ( I think buyers remorse is the cause of 1/2 of the complaints on line.) Sorry about the essay....See MoreIKEA Kitchen Help Needed! (BF may kill me if I don't decide soon...)
Comments (1)Why not have Ikea help with the design their designers are the most knowlegable about their product. I have the old ones from them in a the high gloss white and they still look like new 11 yrs later. I use Ikea in many of my design projects with great results....See MoreJanice Scoville
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