Range 36". 42" is a weirdo size, 48" is very large - that is twelve burners!

Fridge - just looking at AJ Madison they have more than 3X as many 48" fridges as 42" fridges, so I'd say go wtih 48".

"range/cooktop 36" vs 42" vs 48""

There are no 42" ranges or cooktops. Do you need more than six burners? If not, why would you consider an enormous 48" range or cooktop -- many of which are from oddball manufacturers or very expensive -- instead of a 36" model?

"fridge 42" vs 48"

You'll have a cutout for the refrigerator. When it comes time for a replacement, why would you force the owner to buy a new refrigerator of one of those sizes when there are plenty of large-capacity 36" refrigerators? Manufacturers are offering 36", counter-depth, French Door refrigerators with more than 25cf of capacity!

"what if it's unknown at this time who is going to live at the house?"

This isn't a large house. Why would it need enormous appliances? You can select cabinetry for standard-size appliances and and those that surround the refrigerator deep enough so the refrigerator doesn't stick out far into the room.

Guys, 48" cooktops don't have 12 burners. It's usually something like 4 burners and a griddle or 6 burners and a grill.

Sure, but still pretty much no one actually needs a 48” cooktop. This would more be a question of comps if this is for sale not need.

This is a 'small' kitchen. Counter work zones are important for comfortable function. I'd use a 30" or 36" induction range, A 36" frig. A 24" dishwasher. A 27" single bowl sink. Bosch has an industrial design range in both sizes with knobs. Sub-Zero frig. Miele or Bosch dishwasher. Miele CSO. Sink and range not back-to-back. Good led lighting plan. All cabinet lowers wide drawers. Costco sponsors US made custom cabinets with lifetime warranty.

High end house, 2700 sf, 4 bd, high-end appliances - I’d go with the larger fridge (48” not 36”).

My house is about the same size, and kitchen similar size. 36” range, no need for more burners but I do wish I had a second oven. Fridge alcove is 36”, I wish it were larger. I have an all-fridge in the space and a freezer in the basement - inconvenient.

" Guys, 48" cooktops don't have 12 burners."

The goal appears to be to make the kitchen ostentatious, not a kitchen somebody would actually need to cook dinner.

I would expect these appliances as the starting point in a high-end house:

36" range or cooktop - Induction for both.

42" hood vented to outside

2 Ovens, so a range + wall oven OR 2 wall ovens

48" fridge/freezer

microwave drawer

built-in coffee machine

24" under counter beverage/wine fridge

Is your appliance budget 50K+ to go with your 100K+ cabinetry budget? If not, then make your kitchen half as large, and more appropriately scaled, to more basic consumer sized appliances.

In our HCoL area, any high end house is going to have a SZ built-in, or integrated fridge. Not some full depth or counter depth fridge, with a surround trying to mimic a built-in.

Our house is the same size, and similar description. 2700sq ft, 4 bed (2 ensuite), 3.5 baths, kitchen, dining room, den, living room, laundry room.

Appliances in kitchen: Miele double ovens (one a combi steam), Thermador 36” rangetop, Vent A Hood 42”, Bosch 800 dw, SZ 42” fridge. SZ didn't’ make a 48” FD in 2016, or for sure we’d have gotten that. The microwave is on a shelf. Never interested in microwave drawer.

We don’t drink coffee, or wine or soda, so no need for a built-in coffee machine…or, a wine/beverage fridge.

While a 36” rangetop is perfect for our needs, it cracks me up when certain contributors declare, no one needs a 48” range…or a ”massive “48” fridge. Some pick on SZ, specifically.

One particular commenter on this thread, a frequent commenter on this site, has repeatedly over time, stated that anything expensive and high end, is just ostentatious.

Enough already. Not everything is about need. Sometimes, ones desires satisfies ones needs, provides better performance, and increases pleasure. Each to his or her own. Stop telling others what they need, or not.

" anything expensive and high end, is just ostentatious"

And that's often true.

• For example, Sharp manufactures all drawer microwave ovens and one can spend $1300 for the Sharp SMD2470ASY or $2200 for the "high-end" Thermador MD24BS.
• The pedestrian GE PHP9036DTBB 36" induction cooktop is $2400 while the Cafe CHP90362TSS is $2800 and the "high-end" Monogram ZHU36RDTBB is $3300. The three differ only in appearance.

It I had my dream appliances in that space, they would be:

• SubZ integrated fridge - I would prefer a classic 36” but with a family you will need the 48” and a couple of U-line beverage fridges.
• Thermador Liberty Induction cooktop - you can put your pans down anywhere and cook on up to 6 surfaces at a time.
• Viking (yes, Viking) double ovens in an outrageously beautiful color
• a convection/speed microwave oven (whatever brand)
• Bosch integrated dishwasher

CR tested the $5100 Viking VSOE130SS, the single-oven version of the double-oven above, found its baking performance to be mediocre and, based on subscriber surveys, that Viking wall ovens have the lowest reliability score among all brands.

I’ve been baking in one for two years. It is absolutely perfect. You put a lot more weight on CR’s recommendations than I do. I’ve never found their reviews to be accurate.

36” subzero frige/freezer is $13.5k and 48” subzero fridge/freezer is $14.5k. Not much to save there ((

eam44: "It is absolutely perfect"

You don't know how your appliance performs against competing products. You only have one.

It’s not about savings, it’s about scale. The 48” frefrigerators look so big to me. If you get integrated your choices are French door, which is obviously a fridge, or side by side, not my favorite configuration.

I have a 36” fridge over freezer and I think they integrate into cabinetry better.

Agreed, it IS about scale. Thats why im asking here what would look better in an 11 foot cabinetry wall. Would a 4 ft fridge be too big? Would a 4 ft cooktop look too big in a 10 ft counter? The cooktop in the image is 36 in and it seems small to me.

Very cool cofig fridge-wine fridge-fridge

For a more expansive cooktop set up, you might want to go modular, like the Gaggenau. They cost the earth, and i don’t find them all that appealing to be honest. For me, 48” of refrigerator is a lot, that’s why I prefer the 36”. But if you go that route, you will need more refrigeration in the form of a beverage fridge or a freezer drawer.

@wdccruise, I don’t know if you are cranky or tired, but I own more than one house, I’ve cooked in many different ovens, as have we all. My issue with CR - I know you love them, no offense to you - is that they find the opposite to be true of every appliance I’ve ever owned. They laud the crappy appliances I get when I buy a house, and they disparage the stuff I have researched, bought and loved.

You are very invested in being right, unable to admit that something in a magazine might be wrong or incomplete, and that occasionally makes you unpleasant. This thread isn’t about you, and I’d really appreciate it if you’d stop commenting on my posts.

wolf offers: burners, grill, griddle and a wok station in their cooktops 😱

In my main home, I have had a Viking double oven (along with a Viking built in non drawer microwave and cooktop) for over 10 years now. I have never had an issue with any, the oven is used almost daily! I also have a Sub Zero french door fridge, SZ beverage refrigarator, Miele built in coffee maker and Bosch 800 dishwasher. All flawless after 10 years! I have a 2nd kitchen in our basement and a kitchen in our beach house. Those two kitchens have less expensive applicances like GE Cafe, Samsung, LG etc… in other words many of the brands Wdcruise recommends here all the time. We have had nothing but problems with many of them. I would never hold CR as the gold standard and last word on anything!

Man, the rich people are coming out at 450 degrees today!

That's not a very big kitchen, so I say go with standard sizes: 30" stove/cooktop, 36" fridge, 24" dishwasher. This isn't a commercial kitchen for a restaurant or camp.

Bigger isn't necessarily better, or fancier - focus on good quality builds with useful features.