r/KitchenAppliances

Help me choose, please. We need all new appliances.

We’re looking at Bluestar, Thermador, Viking, or Wolf for 30” gas ranges and maybe Kitchenaid for dishwasher and side by side fridge. Open to other options, but professional style and less electronics the better.

Viking and Thermador have promotions going on. And they’re tempting.

Thermador Pro harmony has a promo of buy the range $5,700 and get an appliance - we’d get the dishwasher at a $1,400 savings

Viking you can get the 5 series range for $5,200 and get $1k rebate or another appliance. We’d probably get the dishwasher at a $2,200 savings.

Wolf range seems like the best out of all of them, but is the most expensive at almost $7k and we’d still have to buy the dishwasher and fridge.

Bluestar is nice and technically the least expensive range at $4,700 and we’d have to get a dishwasher and fridge.

We were leaning towards Kitchen aid dishwasher and fridge because we had positive experience with them before (Architect series) and they still have a nice side by side fridge. We’ve had a Samsung French door for the past 10 years and want to go back to side by side.

With all that said what would you choose?

Looking at replacing a gas stove, fridge, and over range microwave. How is the Criterion brand? What type of warranty is offered? Does Menards offer installation, or perhaps have third party installers that they can suggest? Interested in the brand because thats where I do almost all my home improvement shopping, but thought might be easier to use Lowe's since they have the installation and haul away as an option thru them..

The fridge we had for a bit died after 12 years of faithful service and now I'm in the process of choosing a new. I’ve been going round and round as to what I should do, part of it is based on the top freezer versus bottom freezer, with the primary concern being energy use, because electric bills are no joke.

From what I’ve read looking into appliances top freezer refridges tend to be more efficient in use of energy compared to bottom freezer models. I checked out appliances on amazon as well as alibaba for models from China wow, the amount of brands and models is dizzying! Local electronics stores let me see energies and labels in person.

What’s been your experience? Do top freezer models mean lower electricity bills? Any specific model that stands the test of time? Would love to hear from those who have had experience with both. My kitchen would favor the top freezer so it’s looking that way!

Our living room and kitchen are connected and fairly small so while some noise is expected, the jet engine we bought was beyond unacceptable.

I assumed I'd be able to do more research and I'd easily find a solution, but it's proving difficult. I've even used all the major LLMs which didn't help all that much.

Budget is even out the window if needed, but a key requirement is a backsplash, and that rules out Bosch/Miele which seem to be well regarded in terms of being quiet.

Currently, I'm down to looking at LG and KitchenAid but I'm seeing mixed reviews at best. Any tips at all would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

I want to improve my homemade donuts by getting a donut appliance. I love that a donut maker can be quick, easy to use, and doesn’t need oil, making cleanup simple and less messy.

But on the other hand, a deep fryer can give that classic crispy outside and soft inside texture that feels more like bakery quality donuts. I’ve seen both options available almost everywhere, even on budget friendly platforms like Amazon, Etsy, Alibaba, etc.

I’m just not sure which one is better for home use long term, what would you recommend?