Thanks Daisy! I like the look of the kitchenaid appliances and I love the function of my current oven. So I think I will go with them for the double ovens, fridge and cooktop for sure. We are really hard on dishwashers, I put a Bosch in our last kitchen renovation and hated that it didn’t have a heated drying cycle. I will look into the ASKO brand, I’ve never heard of it before. I really appreciate your input.

Sure you won't be getting "best in class" if you buy a suite, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with buying a suite of appliances if every piece in the suite meets a persons needs/wants.

I would never buy a suite of appliances but if you absolutely love them, go for it.

Remember your current KA oven was built 20 years ago. Don't base your experience with a 20 year old appliance with a new one since the company isn't even owned by the same parent company. KA is now owned by Whirlpool.

If it were me, I'd look into LG for washer/dryer, Bosch for DW, KA I hear is good for the oven and fridge, and when you say 36" cooktop, what are you looking at? Gas or induction?

I have KA appliances (counter depth French door fridge, dishwasher, OTR low-profile microwave, and dual fuel double oven range) purchased last year for our new build. I am happy with their performance and looks.

A KA appliance from 20 years ago will not be like the one now. Consider how you are discounting reviews just a couple years old. These might actually be very valid if the same model.

One current comment on this forum and other places would be that there have been problems with the blue enamel on the interior chipping, so I would avoid any blue interiors with KA.

Make sure to read the use and care manual for any appliance you are considering, especially ovens.

I would most likely buy Bosch 800 double ovens if buying now. I would also try to make a rangetop happen over a cooktop. I like the knobs on the front leaving more depth on top. Rangetop are a little deeper anyway I use wide pans.

I had a KA 36" gas rangetop and loved it. I also had a KA warming drawer which was fine. I never used it all that much :/

I love Bosch dishwashers. I've had the 800 series in my last house and the 500 series (I think?) in this house and both work very well. I do wish the cycle times were shorter and had heated dry, though. I know both of mine had shorter cycle settings but I definitely didn't feel like those cleaned nearly as well. I've never used a KA dishwasher to know what they are like but did consider one. I didn't like the inner racks, though, for my items.

I'd definitely reconsider the KA range hood.

Both of my SIL's have KA double ovens and they work well. I do feel like my Electrolux Icon double oven had nicer features than their KA's did, though. Make sure you get the easy glide racks, even if they cost extra.

$10K sounds like a good price, though, to get all that you mentioned. We spent close to $7K on the KA rangetop, KA warming drawer, and Electrolux double oven. The Bosch dishwasher was about $1100, our regular depth fridge was about $1600, and the Vent-A-Hood 42" range exhaust was about $1400 (I think?).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Sorry, yes, we are doing a 36inch gas range top, not cook top. Thanks everyone this makes me feel better. I didn’t love my Bosch dishwasher and my friend did a Bosch oven in her one year old kitchen and it died twice already, so that’s made me gun shy on Bosch. I will watch for the blue enamel, I like the look of it, but do not want chips of enamel on my thanksgiving turkey

I have a 16 yr old KA dishwasher and a KA counter-depth side-by-side refrigerator that is about 7 years old. I adore them both.

If I were replacing the dishwasher, I'd choose one that has a drying cycle. To me, anything else is a nuisance. I believe KA is one of the few manufacturers that make a DW with a dry cycle.

You'll find people who love/hate various brands. Get what YOU like.

I got a miele dishwasher, 2 years old this easter. Replaced a 9 year old Miele that I used to its end of life span of 10000 hours.

The new one has a powerwash cycle of 1 hour doing a 149 f hot wash and it opens the door when finnished and almost everything is dry by then. I were considering their semi pro line but after having this one I dont need it. Even after big parties the washing up is done before bed of the day rather then taking most of the day after due to long cycletimes.

Thanks Linus! Do you know which model
You have? Our dishwasher gets very heavy use, so I need a workhorse.

If you are moving into the Miele price point check out the new Cove dishwashers from Sub-Zero. American made and it has a dry cycle.

I've never used a KA dishwasher to know what they are like but did consider one. I

I had the KA DW in my condo (from 2010). It was the top of the line model with the third shelf, etc. I HATED that DW. Was a piece of crap. Had to replace plastic pieces multiple times. Never rinsed right, etc.

I now have a Miele. Love it! Has the auto open for drying.

As I am in Sweden I looked on Miele US website and the model closest to mine are

https://www.mieleusa.com/domestic/dishwashers-2510.htm?mat=10410100&name=G_6625_SCU_AM

When my house is full and I live in the country I have houseguest staying and cook alot I sometimes run it from morning to night over 10 times a day. Normaly when it is just me, my partner and 2 dogs I run it once or twice a day so my machine get alot of mileage fast.

9 years and 10000 hours and 1 service call I think is good and I did not feel that I did not get my moneys worth buying Miele as they are expencive.

I used Miele tabs when I got it because I got a years worth as Miele said but it lasted maybe 6 months and after that I use cascade platinum as those work great with my hard well water eventhough the machine has a built in softner.

Cant say enough good about it.

We went with all new appliances when we re-did the kitchen. (We were going to keep the fridge, but decided to move it downstairs and get a SS version). By accident/without intending it we ended up with all GE appliances. It just worked out that the range I wanted and the DW my dad wanted were both GE, and when the first fridge (a KA or Fridgidaire I think) that my mom liked didn't have an icemaker in the freezer drawers we found that the only one in the store that did at that time was also GE.

However, we went with maytag for the new washer and dryer, and sharp for the new countertop microwave. The handles on the fridge and DW match, but my range is a Café line, so it is different (but soooo pretty!). We got a great deal from Lowes for black Friday because we bought 6 appliances (including the range hood) at once. If you don't need to replace something ASAP, I would make a list of the top 3 appliances you would be happy with (and their normal prices), and then go to your local appliance stores and see if they will make you a deal for buying so many all at once (or if they have any sales coming up that you can use).

As people have said, it depends on the appliance. I had all KitchenAid in my last house (because it was a temporary house, all bought at once from Whirlpool Inside Pass), and I’m in a new house now where the builder put in all JennAir (basically, Kitchenaid with a different label and handles). Kitchenaid/JennAir dishwashers are very nice, I’ve had several in a row. My JennAir range hood is much better than the Broan I put in my last house, I love it. The JennAir induction cooktop, yuck. I also disliked the Kitchenaid regular electric two-oven range in the prior house, having two ovens in the space of one was very nice but the rest of it just wasn’t that well thought out - I had a GE Cafe double oven range in a prior home that was vastly superior. The JennAir wall oven/convection micro combination? Haven’t used it yet, but not a fan of the computerized controls. Loved the KitchenAid side-by-side fridge in the last house - the water filter holder went bad and I had to replace it, but I managed to do it myself easily with online video instructions. I dislike the Jenn-Air French door fridge in my new house quite a bit, but that’s the design - the build quality seems fine.

Thanks everyone! I’ve decided to do the kitchen aid range top, kitchen aid double ovens, kitchen aid counter depth fridge with interior water, and probably Bosch dishwasher. Relying on my designer for hood info, she has one that’s like a vacuum, so that’s what we’re getting, super suction is the name of the game :)
We have to stick to budget on these because our cabinets are having some overruns and I feel like I need to put extra money toward the cabinet upgrades that really matter because that’s much harder to change over time, and we can always upgrade appliances if we aren’t happy.
Looking forward to getting this stuff nailed down!

I had very terrible experiences with both kitchenaid fridge and range recently. They are not built the way they were back when. I vowed never to buy another kitchenaid appliance after my expensive range broke for the 3rd time in a year (it was about 5 yrs old) and they told me I should consider myself lucky that it lasted that long. I have a mix of different brands.

Make sure you budget for make-up air if your locality requires it for higher CFM range hoods.

We have a KA dishwasher in the in-law unit. The plastic pieces that hold up the top basket regularly break and the basket falls down. The good news is that replacement parts only cost about $20. The bad news is that you have to replace them very regularly (at least once a year). Not impressed with the build quality at all.

Also, it doesn't pack as tightly as our Miele and it always leaves one or two dishes dirty requiring a little bit of handwashing.

For the price that we paid, it's not a bad decision -- especially as it doesn't get used very often. But I am oh so happy we sprung for the Miele in the main kitchen. It's nice not having to fight with your appliances

Shead, yup we need the make up air...it’s part of our contractors quote.
Ok, well I will keep looking on the appliances, just having a hard time finding anything that is totally
Reliable in our budget. Need to figure it out soon because I want everything picked when we order cabinets next week.

Well, from all my reading and talking to friends/anecdotes, it seems like choosing a fridge is pretty much a crapshoot. I'd get whatever you like and then cross your fingers.

Daisy, exactly!!

I'm within an hour of a fairly affluent city, so I'd purchase at least some, ideally all, as lightly used. It'd be nice to have budget left over for some other luxury, but even with great buys it's easy to imagine it all disappearing into some of the highest quality and most indulgent pieces I could find. :)

If it's really a crapshoot, which I am not doubting, then buying the cheapest unit that does the job would be my bet. I would exempt Samsung and LG and choose from Whirlpool, Electrolux, Frigidaire, GE lineups. I had a trouble free Bosch for five years, FWIW.

You can drive yourself crazy trying to figure this all out. Reviews are going to be positive and negative on ALL brands. I recently talked to an appliance repairman and he told me that it is true that life expectancy of appliance is around 10 yrs now and he would recommend that no matter what the brand he would purchase the extended warranty. Unless you feel that every appliance that you own has to have specific certain features that you must have, a kitchen appliance package is going to be more budget friendly than purchasing each appliance separate. As far as a dishwasher, just make sure that it fits everything you want it to. I found my Bosch to not be as friendly in this area as compared to previous brands I owned.

Tedbixby, I think that is exactly where I am ending up! We are going budget conscious with the extended warranty, thanks!

Momofthree Ma, we ended up with all Kitchen Aid appliances in the kitchen except for the hood. We've been in the house 7 months and I am very, very pleased with my appliances. (I'm not a gourmet cook but I enjoy cooking so I wanted my appliances to be performers.) We have the 36" induction cooktop and I am thrilled with it - such a breeze to clean. My dishwasher is one of KA's higher end ones, KDTM404, cost about $1200. I am very happy with how well it cleans. It is just the two us and I cook every day so run the dishwasher about every 2-3 days. I don't rinse the dishes, just scrape off the chunks. Dishes always come out spotless. We chose a side-by-side refrigerator because that is the style that works for us - no complaints at all.

My original plan had been to choose each appliance based on what I needed from it, not by the manufacturer. In choosing the double oven, I realized that KA was the only brand (of the ones I would consider) that fit my pizza baking steel. That was decision number one. Then I knew I wanted a KA dishwasher based on a family member's satisfaction with hers. Not many manufacturers make nice looking/performing side-by-side refrigerators anymore so KA it was. At that point, we realized going with a suite would save us some money so I chose the KA induction and microwave. (The microwave is just okay - nothing special.)

Our appliances cost $12,000 which was the KA mentioned above and a 36" stainless steel Vent-A-Hood with double blower units.

Thanks Nanj, that makes me feel so much better, I really appreciate the feedback!

This is regarding the idea that buying a suite of appliances from the same brand/company is a bad idea. Sometimes it just comes down to simple economics. Many brands offer rebates or might throw in a free appliance with the purchase of another. For example, Thermador will throw in a dishwasher with qualifying purchases. Or Sub-Zero/Wolf will extend your warranty — parts AND labor — for an additional three years. The same sorts of incentives go for many less expensive brands, and lots of people — regardless of what price point they're looking it — will opt for saving some money rather than getting the "best" for each appliance.