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10 Kitchen Appliance Trends for 2025
Discover the standout designs and features in fridges, ovens and other kitchen appliances at the KBIS 2025 trade show
Kitchen appliances are constantly evolving, and the latest designs and cutting-edge features often debut at the combined Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) and International Builders’ Show (IBS). With numerous appliance manufacturers showcasing their best, newest and soon-to-market products in one location, this annual trade event offers a prime opportunity to observe both major industry shifts and short-lived trends. Here are some highlights from the 2025 show, held Feb. 25-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
2. Green Finishes Stand Out From the Crowd
The market for colorful appliances is relatively small. But if one color stood out this year, it was green, in myriad shades.
KitchenAid, for one, bet big on the color. It debuted its new appliance collection — which includes this 30-inch slide-in smart gas range with EvenHeat convection and 360° Max Jets third-rack dishwasher with Advanced ProDry — in Juniper, a dark green with a touch of blue and metallic flake. (The company also introduced Black Ore, a deep graphite.) True Residential’s color of the year is Olive, a deep greenish-gray. BlueStar’s new 48-inch Platinum series induction range is available in hundreds of colors, but the company showed it in an earthy sage. And Smeg, which is known for its colorful retro refrigerators, accented the racks of its updated collection of dishwashers in mint green.
The market for colorful appliances is relatively small. But if one color stood out this year, it was green, in myriad shades.
KitchenAid, for one, bet big on the color. It debuted its new appliance collection — which includes this 30-inch slide-in smart gas range with EvenHeat convection and 360° Max Jets third-rack dishwasher with Advanced ProDry — in Juniper, a dark green with a touch of blue and metallic flake. (The company also introduced Black Ore, a deep graphite.) True Residential’s color of the year is Olive, a deep greenish-gray. BlueStar’s new 48-inch Platinum series induction range is available in hundreds of colors, but the company showed it in an earthy sage. And Smeg, which is known for its colorful retro refrigerators, accented the racks of its updated collection of dishwashers in mint green.
3. Opportunities for Hardware Personalization Abound
The ability to customize the metal finishes on your appliance knobs and pulls used to be relatively rare. But at KBIS this year, booth after booth and manufacturers large and small (including KitchenAid and Café) had jewelry-store-like displays showing off brass, stainless steel, copper, bronze and other colored accents from which customers could choose. Usually, the options were for range knobs and appliance pulls, but Bertazzoni expanded its Collezione Metalli program of mix-and-match metal details to include the trim of its induction cooktops, pictured here.
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The ability to customize the metal finishes on your appliance knobs and pulls used to be relatively rare. But at KBIS this year, booth after booth and manufacturers large and small (including KitchenAid and Café) had jewelry-store-like displays showing off brass, stainless steel, copper, bronze and other colored accents from which customers could choose. Usually, the options were for range knobs and appliance pulls, but Bertazzoni expanded its Collezione Metalli program of mix-and-match metal details to include the trim of its induction cooktops, pictured here.
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4. Appliance Functionality Is Becoming More Flexible
Aesthetics aren’t the only way personalization is trending in kitchen design. Manufacturers are increasingly offering consumers ways to change the configuration of their appliances to match how they shop and prepare meals.
Compared with last year’s show, we saw many more refrigerators at different price points that have flexible cooling zones and drawers that easily convert between refrigerator and freezer, or that can can be cooled to a specific temperature, such as for chilling wine. An example is the Midea 50/50 Flex 3-Way convertible freezer.
Similarly, we saw column freezers, refrigerators and wine and beverage coolers in a greater variety of widths, including the new 24-inch-wide units from True Residential, seen here, which can be mixed and matched and installed side by side or separately.
Aesthetics aren’t the only way personalization is trending in kitchen design. Manufacturers are increasingly offering consumers ways to change the configuration of their appliances to match how they shop and prepare meals.
Compared with last year’s show, we saw many more refrigerators at different price points that have flexible cooling zones and drawers that easily convert between refrigerator and freezer, or that can can be cooled to a specific temperature, such as for chilling wine. An example is the Midea 50/50 Flex 3-Way convertible freezer.
Similarly, we saw column freezers, refrigerators and wine and beverage coolers in a greater variety of widths, including the new 24-inch-wide units from True Residential, seen here, which can be mixed and matched and installed side by side or separately.
Dishwasher interiors are also getting increasingly flexible to accommodate user preferences. For example, Smeg’s dishwashers, including the one pictured here, had some nifty features like wine decanter support, flexible tines and support clips on the dish rack to accommodate pots and pans and oversize bottles.
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5. Touchscreens Are Increasingly Common
In parallel with the rise of mix-and-match knobs is the rise of colorful, intuitive LCD touchscreen controls that eliminate knobs altogether. This Monogram Advantium 5-in-1 oven, for example, has a 7-inch LCD display with food images for selecting cooking modes, adjusting settings and viewing recipes.
We saw these screens in refrigerators and on cooktops, microwaves and wall ovens — even on traditional-looking European-style ranges — sometimes in combination with knobs and buttons and sometimes in lieu of them.
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In parallel with the rise of mix-and-match knobs is the rise of colorful, intuitive LCD touchscreen controls that eliminate knobs altogether. This Monogram Advantium 5-in-1 oven, for example, has a 7-inch LCD display with food images for selecting cooking modes, adjusting settings and viewing recipes.
We saw these screens in refrigerators and on cooktops, microwaves and wall ovens — even on traditional-looking European-style ranges — sometimes in combination with knobs and buttons and sometimes in lieu of them.
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6. AI Integration Is the Future
A few years ago, an appliance that connected to the internet and could be controlled via a phone was novel. Those smart features are becoming more common, as well as more useful. Now, AI is the new frontier.
One leader in this technology is Samsung, which introduced its Bespoke suite of AI-equipped, LCD-screen-controlled appliances last year and is releasing an expanded line this spring. Cameras inside the Bespoke fridges (including the one seen here) can recognize different foods, keep tabs on what goes in and out and keep your grocery list updated. The fridge can even let you know when expiration dates are nearing. Then it can send a recommended recipe using those ingredients to your Bespoke wall oven, which has a camera that recognizes meals and optimizes cook time and temperature.
The latest Samsung Bespoke fridges also have AI hybrid cooling technology that learns and adjusts to users’ habits and preferences — for example, anticipating when you’ll be stocking your fridge and adjusting cooling accordingly. Advantages, the company says, include less food waste and better energy efficiency.
A few years ago, an appliance that connected to the internet and could be controlled via a phone was novel. Those smart features are becoming more common, as well as more useful. Now, AI is the new frontier.
One leader in this technology is Samsung, which introduced its Bespoke suite of AI-equipped, LCD-screen-controlled appliances last year and is releasing an expanded line this spring. Cameras inside the Bespoke fridges (including the one seen here) can recognize different foods, keep tabs on what goes in and out and keep your grocery list updated. The fridge can even let you know when expiration dates are nearing. Then it can send a recommended recipe using those ingredients to your Bespoke wall oven, which has a camera that recognizes meals and optimizes cook time and temperature.
The latest Samsung Bespoke fridges also have AI hybrid cooling technology that learns and adjusts to users’ habits and preferences — for example, anticipating when you’ll be stocking your fridge and adjusting cooling accordingly. Advantages, the company says, include less food waste and better energy efficiency.
7. Induction Cooking Options Are Growing and Diversifying
When induction cooktops first hit the U.S. market, they were typically much more expensive than their standard electric and gas counterparts, and their technology wasn’t as refined as it is today. But as the technology has improved, prices have decreased and demand has grown. Now more manufacturers are offering induction cooktops and ranges at a variety of price points. That was apparent at KBIS, where induction seemed to get a lot more attention and floor space than it did last year.
JennAir showcased this sleek 36-inch induction cooktop, which has downdraft ventilation and a slim profile. Smeg is offering its compact 24-inch-wide induction range in expanded finish options. Classic European-style ranges, such as those at Ilve, got induction cooktops, as did hulking pro-style ranges. Signature Kitchen Suite showcased its 36-inch Cook-Zone-Free induction pro range, which lets users place cookware anywhere on the cooktop. And those are just a few of the standouts.
When induction cooktops first hit the U.S. market, they were typically much more expensive than their standard electric and gas counterparts, and their technology wasn’t as refined as it is today. But as the technology has improved, prices have decreased and demand has grown. Now more manufacturers are offering induction cooktops and ranges at a variety of price points. That was apparent at KBIS, where induction seemed to get a lot more attention and floor space than it did last year.
JennAir showcased this sleek 36-inch induction cooktop, which has downdraft ventilation and a slim profile. Smeg is offering its compact 24-inch-wide induction range in expanded finish options. Classic European-style ranges, such as those at Ilve, got induction cooktops, as did hulking pro-style ranges. Signature Kitchen Suite showcased its 36-inch Cook-Zone-Free induction pro range, which lets users place cookware anywhere on the cooktop. And those are just a few of the standouts.
8. Induction Cooktop Finish and Interface Options Are Improving
For all their upsides, such as efficiency and speed, induction cooktops’ shiny glass surfaces, modern touch controls and lack of visual feedback on things such as flame height turn off some home cooks. Manufacturers are taking note.
At KBIS, the BlueStar 48-inch Platinum series induction range mentioned previously and pictured here, as well as a new Dacor pro-style induction range, had matte induction cooktops that are billed as durable, easy to clean and scratch-resistant. (ZLINE mentioned that it’s upgrading the glass on its induction line with something similar.) Each range has knobs, which makes it feel and look more like a pro gas model. And BlueStar’s has a patent-pending red light bar on each cooking zone that replicates the visual cue of a gas flame. The BlueStar range took home the Brand With the Biggest Bite title at the show’s DesignBites competition, which is a testament to its innovative features.
Also worth noting is that Dacor’s new induction range has noise-canceling technology to reduce the hum that can sometimes be heard when cooking on an induction surface.
For all their upsides, such as efficiency and speed, induction cooktops’ shiny glass surfaces, modern touch controls and lack of visual feedback on things such as flame height turn off some home cooks. Manufacturers are taking note.
At KBIS, the BlueStar 48-inch Platinum series induction range mentioned previously and pictured here, as well as a new Dacor pro-style induction range, had matte induction cooktops that are billed as durable, easy to clean and scratch-resistant. (ZLINE mentioned that it’s upgrading the glass on its induction line with something similar.) Each range has knobs, which makes it feel and look more like a pro gas model. And BlueStar’s has a patent-pending red light bar on each cooking zone that replicates the visual cue of a gas flame. The BlueStar range took home the Brand With the Biggest Bite title at the show’s DesignBites competition, which is a testament to its innovative features.
Also worth noting is that Dacor’s new induction range has noise-canceling technology to reduce the hum that can sometimes be heard when cooking on an induction surface.
9. Multimode Ovens Cook More Ways, More Quickly
Ranges that offer more than one cooking function — combining air frying, steam or both with baking, for example — are becoming increasingly popular at a variety of price points. At KBIS, there’s also a growing field of versatile wall ovens that promise to do more and do it faster.
The previously pictured Monogram Advantium 5-in-1 oven, for example, functions as a convection oven, toaster oven, warming-proofing oven, precision cooking oven and microwave — and it combines cooking technologies to cook foods quickly, without preheating.
Sharp showcased the Celerity high-speed oven, seen here, that it teased last year. In addition to cooking a whole chicken three times faster than a conventional oven, Sharp says, it has nine cooking modes, including microwave, convection bake, grill, convection roast and air fry. Another example is SKS’ 30-inch speed oven, which has a whopping 11 cooking modes and can cook foods four times faster than a conventional oven can, according to the company.
Not only do these ovens expedite dinner prep, but by doing the job of several appliances, they also free up counter and cabinet space.
Ranges that offer more than one cooking function — combining air frying, steam or both with baking, for example — are becoming increasingly popular at a variety of price points. At KBIS, there’s also a growing field of versatile wall ovens that promise to do more and do it faster.
The previously pictured Monogram Advantium 5-in-1 oven, for example, functions as a convection oven, toaster oven, warming-proofing oven, precision cooking oven and microwave — and it combines cooking technologies to cook foods quickly, without preheating.
Sharp showcased the Celerity high-speed oven, seen here, that it teased last year. In addition to cooking a whole chicken three times faster than a conventional oven, Sharp says, it has nine cooking modes, including microwave, convection bake, grill, convection roast and air fry. Another example is SKS’ 30-inch speed oven, which has a whopping 11 cooking modes and can cook foods four times faster than a conventional oven can, according to the company.
Not only do these ovens expedite dinner prep, but by doing the job of several appliances, they also free up counter and cabinet space.
10. Refrigerator Interior Finishes Are Getting Upgrades
More often than not, refrigerator interiors are lined with white plastic and uninspiring. But at KBIS this year, the social media trend of “fridgescaping” — arranging the contents of a refrigerator to be aesthetically pleasing — seemed to extend to the refrigerator itself.
In several booths, we saw illuminated back panels, in-fridge cameras and coordinated water pitchers and food storage containers. Maytag’s new 36-inch, extra-large-capacity refrigerator had a fun, bright Arctic Blue interior. We also saw a few stainless steel fridge interiors with strategic LED lighting, such as this one from Miele. In addition to looking modern, the stainless steel has the added benefit of absorbing fewer odors than plastic does.
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More often than not, refrigerator interiors are lined with white plastic and uninspiring. But at KBIS this year, the social media trend of “fridgescaping” — arranging the contents of a refrigerator to be aesthetically pleasing — seemed to extend to the refrigerator itself.
In several booths, we saw illuminated back panels, in-fridge cameras and coordinated water pitchers and food storage containers. Maytag’s new 36-inch, extra-large-capacity refrigerator had a fun, bright Arctic Blue interior. We also saw a few stainless steel fridge interiors with strategic LED lighting, such as this one from Miele. In addition to looking modern, the stainless steel has the added benefit of absorbing fewer odors than plastic does.
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The vast majority of appliances displayed at KBIS have a stainless steel finish, often with a fingerprint-resistant coating. But this year, appliances sported a lot of variations in color, as well as twists on old-school white and black, that felt fresh while still looking like they’d have longevity.
This Café dishwasher drawer, for example, is smooth matte white, a finish that’s rapidly increasing in popularity for the brand, we learned at their booth, and that we saw sprinkled elsewhere (mostly on ranges) at the show. Matte black stainless steel and graphite finishes, which we saw at last year’s show, were also prevalent again.
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