Kitchen Appliances Rec's?

I’ve had a Conserv refrigerator since 2001 – bought it used from a neighbor so it’s even older. It works great and I love, love, love it! (Who would have thought that I would ever feel this way about an appliance!) When I moved here, I gave away the 36″ Jenn-Air side-by-side in the apartment and worth over $2,000 because I wanted my Conserv ($1,100+/-). I had a pantry built in the extra space and it’s much more useful than a larger frige! It must be a popular size (2′ x 2′ x 79″) because several other manufacturers have started making similar sized units (except most aren’t as tall). I even noticed that GE has one (shorter, though). It will hold more than you think because shelves and food can be arranged more efficiently and conveniently than in a regular frige. You can see a photo here or google “conserv refrigerator”:
http://www.equatorappliance.com/products/ConServ_Refrigerator.asp

Also, you may want to consider a magnetic induction cooktop. If I ever save up enough to have the kitchen done the way I want, I’ll get a two-burner cooktop and use the single burner countertop one that I have when I need more. The countertop one (110v) works great for everything I need but doesn’t have the power of an “installed” cooktop (220v).

Good luck with the renovations. Please post photos of what you end up doing and let us know what appliances you choose.

I have had GE Profile as well and have never had a serious problem. I have had GE for 20+ years and only had one problem — the oven ignition burned out after 8 years. My stove was discontinued (had the iron thing that covered the entire top — best feature in a stove ever). Service was great — the guy said not to use the self-cleaning feature more often than needed (causes the burn out).

Bought the bottom of the line Bosch dishwasher and it’s quiet, just doesn’t do a good job of cleaning the dishes. Would definitely not recommend it.

Bob Tamer at Hampton Appliance in Garden City was a great find, suggested by a friend, for sharing real knowledge on appliances and his prices were comparable to any big box store. That said, my architect had drawn in a true cabinet depth fridge and a 36 inch range and i hadn’t paid much attention to that (things you learn), not knowing that it put me in the upper stratus of products, which I wasn’t otherwise planning to buy. So I found a two year old Sub Zero fridge on Craigslist and paid 2500 for it. I bought a Delonghi range from Bob that he had as a floor model. Even not a floor a model, it was a cool looking higher end range that isn’t nearly as pricey as the Viking or Wolf. Not in the same caliber but also pretty well reviewed. For Dishwashers, a few friends have Boschs and hate them. The Kitchen Aid got good reviews and was on sale at a few places, we got that and love it. I’m happy with all the products and other than Bob and Craigslist, my only advice is to make sure the sizes you pick don’t limit your choices.