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High End Kitchen Appliances

Keep in mind these days of mergers, many of the brands have same corporate parent. I do like the workmanship of Wolf - expensive but worth it.
 
ctwo said:
I miss my Wedgewood. The only reason I replaced it was so I could bake an 18" pizza. The stove with griddle were awesome.

I got an Amana that lasted about 5 years before the oven became unreliable, barely 300F one day and over 500F the next.

Then I got a Samsung. One of the stove racks already broke, right where they put a score line on one side of the only cross-member (+). Wish I'd noticed that but at least I'll have something to weld when the other side breaks. And, all of the chintzy plastic knobs are broken at the stem socket. I should have bought Wolf's 30" gas range but this was less than 1/10 the price...
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Once upon a time, Amana was an amazing brand. The Amana colonies were a few miles from home town in Iowa, and famous for bread, soup, and their appliance factory. They made super high quality stuff. Then they got bought out and quality went straight down the shitter.

Wolf, I got nothing but good to say. If you can afford it.
 
Am getting ready to do a similar project and am gravitating toward the Monogram stuff. Why no love for Monogram just out of curiosity?
 
jt2 said:
Am getting ready to do a similar project and am gravitating toward the Monogram stuff. Why no love for Monogram just out of curiosity?
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Monogram=GE IIRC


Do you want to hear my GE stories? :laughing
 
Are there ways of getting reasonable extended warranties that last the life of the appliance?

I mean I could buy 3 of the cheaper cooktops for the price of the pricier ones and replace it 3x (assuming I buy one) for the price of an expensive one.
 
afm199 said:
The Amana colonies were a few miles from home town in Iowa, and famous for bread, soup, and their appliance factory.
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Wait, the "Amana" what? Colonies? Amana wasn't just some name that came out of a smokey room filled with marketers?
 
Anything 'smart' will not only be undesirable in ten years, it probably won't even work anymore. It will also present a major network security risk for your home.

Avoid at all costs.
 
+1 on Miele dishwashers. House I'm selling has a 20+ year old that still works better than any new one I've owned. Putting a new one into the other house fairly soon.

According to local appliance shops, the new Miele ranges have electrical gremlins galore. I would avoid.

Ranges, in general, are tough anymore. I think quality level is down across the board. Suspect Wolf is the best (particularly their ovens), but lots of once great brands are now making sub-par product at premier prices. Best example is Viking. There are 30+ year old ranges chugging along just fine, but 5 year old that fail constantly.
 
I'm late to the party. I have a 48" Viking range w/ 6 burniers, griddle, and 2 ovens. It's AMAZEBALLS and everything is easily serviceable. Also a kitchenaid 48" counter depth fridge and dishwasher. If we're talking high end why not La Cornue?
 
Another vote for Wolf here. Some family members went with it for their remodels. I'm not quite there yet but it's first on my list when I do.
 
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+1 On the Viking or Wolf gas range. It's a gas range.... Pretty simple and reliable any way you go, however Viking and Wolf are nice. Everybody needs elegance and mo powa.

Stuff with electronics... Irritating as all frickin hell. Two schools of though when it comes to refrigerators. Either go with a Sub Zero and pay $$$ to be classy, and pay the repair bill when it breaks down, or be like everybody else and get a standard sized fridge. Go see the masses of dead fridges on CL that are in SS. Lotta LG's.... If you're not gonna go Sub Zero, just buy a Samsung/GE/KitchenAid/Whirlpool and plan on it dying every 10 yrs.

Remember, oftentimes if you do a SubZero, you'll opt for a larger refrigerator, therefore you can't easily replace the it with a standard sized fridge when you want to decide you hate your setup. Technically, you can, but you'll probably have a big gap on the sides and above your future standard sized fridge. Plus, if you have cabinetry above the fridge, it'll look funky with a standard sized fridge in a big fridge slot.

As for electric ovens and dishwashers, get something nice, but don't go overboard with a Miele/Bosch/other fancy stuff. I expect a dishwasher in the $700 range, delivered. New stuff breaks down pretty quickly nowadays. I just dumped a 5 yr old KitchenAid dishwasher - no sense in fixing crap that's gonna breakdown shortly afterwards anyways.

As for a microwave. Have your cabinet design person provide you with a microwave slot. That way you can buy whatever you want, then when it takes a dump you can literally unplug it and replace it yourself. Plus, if you're in the Bay Area, you're subject to PSPS, therefore it is super nice to plug your microwave into a portable generator
 
Unless you hate your life, don't buy samsung appliances.
 
FWIW, if you're willing to do separate cooktop and oven(s) the choices and configurations expand a lot, and you get to dial-in. E.g. the Wolf ovens are tough to beat, but the gas tops may or may not work for you - not so much the question of durability, more about burner size, spacing, BTU, simmer ability, etc. E.g. something with large diameter burners will require a trivet to use small pans. Anyhoo, in the cooktop-only world if you have a good gas supply and appropriate ventilation planned, you can start looking at commercial gear (fwiw, I've had a jones for a Garland for a long time now).
 
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