As always I defer to the experts on Tigerdroppings: Kitchen Appliances

We did our kitchen in Frigidaire Professional ss series. The stove and oven get stuff hot. The fridge and freezer keep it cold. We wanted something nice but didn't need or want they expensive really PRO stuff. We got most of it at US appliance. We did go with the full size fridge and full size freezer. I could t imagine having a regular fridge now.

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I know a lot of people who don't cook with Subzero appliances in their kitchen.

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I would certainly do it if price wasn't an issue. But not paying $10K for a fridge But yea, I know what you mean...

Stay away from GE appliances.

Frigidaire is legit (Electrolux = Frigidaire)

Frigidaire owns GE appliances now, but they haven't merged the product lines yet, I expect good things will come of this.

I don't know your budget on stoves or ranges. I find Dacor makes great ovens and Capital makes stoves that blow thermidor out the water.

Subsero fridges last and keep you food fresh longer, that is fact. But starting at $9k they are pricey.

My general advice to people is get the cheapest appliances you can. All appliances made no (with the exception of premium brands like Viking, Wolf, Sub-Z) are made with engineered obsolesce The cheaper ones last longer and are cheaper to repair.

I had an LG fridge yesterday that would cost me $700 in parts to fix before mark-up. It's nuts what they want for controls and electronics now.

Most people pick appliances on pure aesthetics though, so it's hard to tell people what to get, because looks play a significant factor.

If it were me, I would go all Whirlpool. (Whirlpool includes Kitchenaid, Maytag, Amana, Roper and Admiral)

American made and a strong warranty.

(The frigidaire professional series shown above is legit, Do not buy the kit to join the fridge and the freezer together at the place you buy the appliances, it's less than half that price online - saves you over $120)

Kenmore also sells those badged as a kenmore. Any Kenmore fridge that has a model number starting with 456 was made by Frigidaire.
But DO NOT get any LG made Kenmore (starts with a 606 or 656)

what stays broke?

I work on Sub zeros that are 20-30 years old and still kicking. My sub-zero is from 1998 and is still kicking.
They are actually very cheap in the way od parts, especially if you have a timer controlled 500 series.


Much better than a GE, in which you know that every single time some one calls you for a repair you are changing ether the main board or the inverter board for the compressor.



ALL new appliances are shittier as far as longevity than appliances from the 90's and early 00's. This Energy Star crap has crippled the appliance consumer, while bolstering the pockets of the repairmen.

BlueStar stove if you are serious about stovetop heat and need an oven to fit full sheet pans, Broan professional series for high CFM hoods at a fraction of the fancy brands.....fridges are highly personal. What one person likes another finds useless. I bought and returned a bottom freezer model due to flimsy slides; now I have a kenmore side by side that is noisy as hell. But it was cheap, so I can just get a new one in 8 years or so.

DCS makes some damn fine ovens and cooktops. Good enough for the folks at ATK, I am sure they would be good enough for what I do in the kitchen. We are about to start building at the end of the month, need some recs on a good fridge that won't break the bank.

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Capital makes stoves that blow thermidor out the water.

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I have one of these. Do you know if there is a adjustment for the over temperature?

We have Frigidaire appliances throughout. No issues whatsoever. I wouldn't hesitate.