tell me about upscale appliances that you regret or would recommend

[Anonymous]

PP with induction here. It was hard in that maybe 1/2 our pots don't work on the new stove. Bought a pan & pot at IKEA to tied us over, and plan to add good ones to the holiday list (I need the time to research - one down side of induction is that it makes some pots resonate and buzz, so I want to figure out which ones won't do that.) But overall the cost of some new pots vs installing a gas line is minimal. And now I really like using induction - boils water extremely quickly, responds rapidly to changes in heat settings, is safer with little kids. And it is pretty fun to just wipe up any spill midcooking - you really can lift the pot and wipe down the surface with a paper towel while you're cooking.

One other real bonus to induction is the efficiency of heat transfer means much less heat going into your kitchen - I really appreciated that when cooking this summer.

[Anonymous]

Appliances are like a box of chocolates....

My current thinking after many years is to buy mid level products that look decent, but that are not too expensive to swap out when trouble hits.

I always cop to a bit of reverse snobbery: a good cook does not need help and many high end appliances have no real utility beyond the nameplate.

I would sooner see my wife wearing d&g and a kitchenaid fridge!!!

[Anonymous]

Love our double oven. Top oven warms in 2-3 minutes, and lower oven is still large enough to cook a turkey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Appliances are like a box of chocolates....

My current thinking after many years is to buy mid level products that look decent, but that are not too expensive to swap out when trouble hits.

This seems like a good philosophy. Always liked my Bosch oven and GE Profile microwave. Is there something in between that and Viking/Subzero/Wolf though? Is there an in-between area of appliances? Also what is Thermidor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP with induction here. It was hard in that maybe 1/2 our pots don't work on the new stove. Bought a pan & pot at IKEA to tied us over, and plan to add good ones to the holiday list (I need the time to research - one down side of induction is that it makes some pots resonate and buzz, so I want to figure out which ones won't do that.) But overall the cost of some new pots vs installing a gas line is minimal. And now I really like using induction - boils water extremely quickly, responds rapidly to changes in heat settings, is safer with little kids. And it is pretty fun to just wipe up any spill midcooking - you really can lift the pot and wipe down the surface with a paper towel while you're cooking.

One other real bonus to induction is the efficiency of heat transfer means much less heat going into your kitchen - I really appreciated that when cooking this summer.

I gave some thought to the Wolf system and getting a 15 inch two burner induction to sit next to a 15 inch two burner regular electric cooktop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Appliances are like a box of chocolates....

My current thinking after many years is to buy mid level products that look decent, but that are not too expensive to swap out when trouble hits.

This seems like a good philosophy. Always liked my Bosch oven and GE Profile microwave. Is there something in between that and Viking/Subzero/Wolf though? Is there an in-between area of appliances? Also what is Thermidor?

Kitchen aide, those high end euro appliances are like their cars , always in the shop and all about brand names rather than performance

[Anonymous]

We do a mix of appliances bc we found out a lot of high end have problems. kitchen aid not always great though either. dishwasher broke in first year . . . uuugh. am a thermador fan for quality and no problems- though not as trendy (still not cheap)