I almost went with Bertch but decided on custom. Look at Bertch or Candlelight Cabinetry.

Unhappy people are the loudest. And seem to have the most unrealistic expectations to start with. Add in a pandemic, and the supply chain that is broken, and you get cases of stomping screaming mimis doing hit and run assassination posts on every brand that exists.

The entire industry, as a whole, is having supply chain and labor issues at the moment, so you have to be gracious and flexible to even begin to think about doing a remodel right now. You cannot have expectations of speed with no problems.

Bear in mind that your independent kitchen designer, and their unbiased, best for YOU advice, is far more important than any *brand* you choose. There are a lot of right brands. But you need someone to be your advocate, in your corner, to help you sift through all of them. Not someone with a vested interest trying yo sell you only what brand they sell, so they can get a big commission.

Any mid level North American brand and above, with a lifetime warranty, will produce a good quality cabinet. Some will be better. A few will be best. Most people don’t need best. They just *want* it. Until they get the price for it. After choosing “mid level”, it comes down to what the specialty niche of the brand is, and how your project requirements dovetail into that niche. There may be a lot of right brand choices for a non technically challenging project.

Everyone does white shaker, from the 100K custom maker, to the 3K junk import brand still sitting on a container ship. Widely available looks won’t differentiate your choices from each other.

Start with the most *restrictive parameter* requirement. If it’s that aged flyspecked 50% upcharge Appaloosa finish that Medallion does, you don’t try to find it less somewhere else. Thats their niche. If its a matte finish at a moderate upcharge, that’s Kraftmaid. If its a pocket door appliance garage, that’s brands on the upper side of midgrade, preferably that have a full custom line attached with them, like Dynasty/Omega.

What is your hill to die on? It cannot be ”whatever is cheapest”, or you’ve already set yourself up for project failure.

People are happy with Shiloh. But yes, you do have to resign yourself to very long lead times due to supply chain issues and labor shortages at all the cabinet factories.

If your budget can afford it, Plain & Fancy's finishes are like butter! I used to sell a lot of P&F...but since the mid-range cabinets have come so far in their offerings, I haven't sold a P&F kitchen in several years. It makes me sad....but that is the reality of the market. People look at brands like Shiloh and ask, "why would I pay 50% more for this custom line when I can get the same look with this brand over here". I will tell you that the finish is why you pay more for brands like P&F. But it's a hard sale when Brand A is $15,000 and P&F is $23,000. I have P&F in my personal kitchen and Shiloh in my butler's pantry. Can I tell the difference in quality?.....not at first glance. But in living with both over the years......P&F is quite nicer!

I was very happy with the Wood-mode cabinets I installed in my previous kitchen in 2018. Excellent quality, fit and finish.

Note that it was before Wood-mode had some financial issues, shut down and then re-opened, so you would need more recent reviews to see if any of the business issues affected their product quality.