brown, have you visited the appliance forum? I'm also considering Cabico white beaded inset cabs, and I'm getting a 36 inch induction cooktop too, probably a Miele.

I have tried the Thermador cooktop in a showroom, but I found the controls to be inconvenient. I ruled out the Electrolux, just because I didn't like the steel trim. I don't know anything about its performance.

Here is a link that might be useful: Appliance Forum

I replaced a Thermador cooktop and double ovens. They were awful. I could never get both ovens to work at the same time. And the repairs were always excessively expensive.

We acquired ours when we bought the house. When we redid the kitchen I didn't even consider Thermador.

We have a friend who just redid his kitchen. He got a Viking range. He hates it -- doesn't think he has good adjustability on the burners.

I got a Wolf range and Miele hood. Love them both. Then I just got KitchenAid for the rest. They're perfectly fine except for the dishwasher that I'm disappointed in. I think I'll replace it with that new Bosch that's going to break up water on plastic with sonic charges so that it really dries when it comes out in the next year or two.

Just make sure "fully integrated" means that the appliances will not "stick out" from the frames of your beaded inset cabinets (inset cabinets = details,details,details)
make sure your designer double checks especially on DW
some do, I'm pretty sure Miele doesn't

Great advice from all.

Any other thoughts are greatly appreciated.

I have a Bosch dishwasher and range and someday, if it ever gets delivered, a Bosch hood.

I LOVE my Bosch dishwasher. It is fabulous. It is not the most expensive model but it works GREAT! I have never seen anything like it and it is very quiet. My model is the one recommended by Consumer Reports. I love, love, love it! Did I tell you I love it? Even my contractor loves it and is thinking of getting one.

I have a Bosch range. Love that as well. Just got it installed not too long ago so I haven't really put it through its paces yet but that day is coming shortly. I have the dual fuel convection Pro range. It has a warming drawer, proofing mode for raising dough, dehydrater, telescoping racks, self cleaning, etc., etc., etc. The oven is great on it as are the burners on the cooktop part. I couldn't afford a DCS range which is what I wanted, but this has the same features for a lower price. Burners aren't as powerful as the DCS, but they do a GREAT job (and they are powerful too).

I love the Bosch appliances. Now that I have them (bought them all sight unseen), I am a total Bosch fan. Check them out. I don't think you can go wrong on them.

Oh, BTW, I have seen the Bosch wall oven. I had one! Lowes delivered the wrong appliance for me and sent me a wall oven rather than the range I ordered. It is so pretty! I wish I had space for it. It was beautiful! Prettiest oven I had ever seen. Heard they cook great too.

Let us know what you decide.

"Must"...can you tell me which Bosch you have (link??)..
I'm still driving myself nuts between slide in range or cooktop/wall ovens.

I heard good things about Electrolux but when I went to their virtual kitchen, I didn't like the slide in range with the dials taking up burner space.

Sorry, I forgot to add that I have a french door fridge (Whirlpool) 23 cubit foot with no ice despenser or water in the door. I am not all that thrilled with it to be quite honest. I have been told I am just not used to it yet, but I preferred the freezer on the top of my old model.

I am not a side by side fan at all but wished I had seen the Bosch one. It was a lot less expensive than I thought. I love a lot of freezer space as I freeze lots of summer produce for the fall/winter as well as soups, stews, etc. I think it is much easier to pull things out of the upper freezer than to lift things out of the bottom. I also think it was easier to see things. I might give a side by side a second look if I had to do it again. I think their freezers are too small and not wide enough for what I use. In reality, I probably need a stand alone freezer but don't have the space for one (garage routinely gets to be over 120 degrees in the summer so that is not an option, nor do I want the added electric bill).

So check things out on-line and see what you think. Lowe's (if there is one close to you) generally has a good selection so you can see different models and the good and bad points. I liked the freezer section of the GE french door but it was a smaller fridge than the Whirlpool and more costly. BTW, I also am able to open one of the french doors but it opens at a 90 degree angle as I have a wall right there. I can still get things in and out but it is a consideration if you are placing your fridge near a wall. I also extended my fridge space into the garage by 8 inches or so, so my fridge sits flush with my cabs. That thing is a monster.

I love my Thermador DW (made by Bosch). It's very, very quiet and it gets everything much cleaner than the mid 1990s Maytag I had. T'dor has 3 price points on DWs and mine is the middle ($1250), with 6 cycle, and I've used them all from time to time. Not sure where it compares to Bosch on prices. I also love my T'dor range and hood, but if I start going on & on about them y'all will think I'm a T'dor shill. I also love my LG fridge (FD with no ice/water in door); however, there are some serious complaints about LG on the appliance forum and it appears that their customer service dept is out to lunch.

My across-the-street neighborhood swears by Bosch - he has them in all his rentals (believe it or not) saying that they are SO quiet and rarely need service. I just read CR's August issue yesterday, and I believe it was SHE33MO that was one of their recommendations.

I have a late 90s Maytag. It seemed pretty quiet until we started to listen to others. As for "cleaner", my only complaint with my late 90s Maytag is its occasional "need" to leave some glasses with some gunk at the bottom of them - despite turning glasses upside down in the DW. I tried the DW forum on Appliance411, and their instructions were to get the water hotter. That didn't really help much and just made my gas bill go higher.

I figure, my Maytag has another year or two in it, and when the time comes, we'll get a Bosch.

DonnaR/CA

We've been back in our new kitchen for about 3 weeks now and I'm on my THIRD refrigerator!!! First two were the brand new KitchenAid Trio/Frenchdoor-DO NOT GET THIS BRAND! (sorry I don't have the model #). First one the computer board went in about 4 days. Second one had same issue AND the internal water dispenser didn't work. I'm going back to my original plan to get the Kenmore Elite Trio Model #77593.

My Bosch range is the 700 series Integra Dual-Fuel Range Pro model number HDI7282U in full stainless steel.

My hood is the Boshc 30 inch glass canopy wall mount hood DKE9605PUC.

My Bosch dishwasher is the SHX55M0xUC model.