Well we had a fairly productive day today - we settled on the cabinets - cherry with a chochlate glaze. (Whew....One big decision down) Noe I have to finalize the appliance decision. The one thing that I have settled on is the Wolf 48" Rangetop with a grille and griddle. But the rest is still?? I have poured over this and other forums (this is by far the best) and am still debating.

1.) Ovens - I like Miele the best of the the big ones (wolf, Miele, dacor) We really like the look (and the price) of the Bosch 800 series - But no one has locally hooked up so we can test (Richmond, VA) - Does anyone have experience with this oven?

2.) Refrigerators - our kitchen designer today steared us towards having a seperate ice maker in lieu of one in the refrigerator because the ice will be clear and taste much better in drinks and such (and we use a lot of ice - so that appealed to us)

So that idea threw all my potentials out - We were looking at GE Monogram and Kitchen Aid - Again SubZ love the look but way to expensive we want a 48" for the space - Now that no ice maker in door potential to do seperate refrigerator and freezer but that may be way too expensive. Why do refrigerators have to be so expensive?? Based on the review of KA - I think we are leaning towards the Monogram.

3.) Warming Drawer - Is this a waste of Money - Do you fellow kitcheners use yours - is it worth the $1g??

4.) Microwave - should we do the convection bake microwave? We are not huge microwave users but definately need one - thinking of going with Bosch to match the ovens and the convestion would add $300.

I know others out there are struggling with the same choices - What were your choices and are you happy with them?