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Hello All, we are slowly redoing our kitchen and are in the phases of slicing the budget pie. For myself, it's all about the food and would like to portion more funds to appliances and less to fancy/pretty cabinets used to simply store the food.
It is said high end (Sub-Zero, Bluestar, Etc.) refrigerators have things like dual compressors, superior air filtration systems, etc. that keep food fresher/longer. Also, it is said they are built better from the get go all around, last longer, break down less, and simply do an overall superior job.
Some come with stainless steel interiors that kinda make the inside of the fridge dark and a little clinical looking, but it is said the stainless holds cold better and more evenly, is more sanitary and easy to clean, etc.
Do any of you have or have owned in the past a high end fridge? If so, could you give your thoughts/input?
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Hello All, we are slowly redoing our kitchen and are in the phases of slicing the budget pie. For myself, it's all about the food and would like to portion more funds to appliances and less to fancy/pretty cabinets used to simply store the food.
It is said high end (Sub-Zero, Bluestar, Etc.) refrigerators have things like dual compressors, superior air filtration systems, etc. that keep food fresher/longer. Also, it is said they are built better from the get go all around, last longer, break down less, and simply do an overall superior job.
Some come with stainless steel interiors that kinda make the inside of the fridge dark and a little clinical looking, but it is said the stainless holds cold better and more evenly, is more sanitary and easy to clean, etc.
Do any of you have or have owned in the past a high end fridge? If so, could you give your thoughts/input?
Said by independent sources or by their in house marketing departments?
In all honesty, I’d put more money into the stove or cooktop and oven. It is hard for me to believe that we actually need much mire than basic and reliable refrigeration.
I replaced kitchen appliances last year. I already had replaced my cooktop with induction. We added new LG fridge and oven, which I like very well. We added a new Bosch dishwasher which is great. We also replaced our micro with new LG.
I’d put extra dollars in the cooking appliances, if I were doing what you are doing. Then, the dishwasher. Then the fridge.
You might get more feedback on this in the House forum than the Food and Drink forum.
I don't think SubZero has the best reliability rating, but then the "mid-price" fridges don't really either. Where the big fridges are really useful is in large kitchens where they are built in at counter depth, as pretty much a "wall o fridge" and then "hidden" in the cabinetry. Very high-end look and, if you are building a house in a VERY upscale neighborhood, probably de rigueur for resale.
But you'd really be looking at $12grand plus for that option. For a fridge.
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In all honesty, I’d put more money into the stove or cooktop and oven.
I replaced kitchen appliances last year. I already had replaced my cooktop with induction.
How do you like the induction? I have gas now and am planning a very powerful gas rangetop you can actually place a wok right into one of the burner bases with no ring. You can "flip and toss" with skillets as well. But I hear induction heats faster and more efficiently.
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But you'd really be looking at $12grand plus for that option. For a fridge.
You can get something in the 8 grand region if you only need a 36" model, but yeah, it seems somewhat silly. The key is whether or not the technology is fact or fiction. A good high end fridge with Bosch/Jenn Air, etc. can cost in the $3,500.00 region, and when you spread the difference out across 20 years
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I would rather have one made in the 1970's then one made today. At they lasted 30 years back then.
How do you like the induction? I have gas now and am planning a very powerful gas rangetop you can actually place a wok right into one of the burner bases with no ring. You can "flip and toss" with skillets as well. But I hear induction heats faster and more efficiently.
You can get something in the 8 grand region if you only need a 36" model, but yeah, it seems somewhat silly. The key is whether or not the technology is fact or fiction. A good high end fridge with Bosch/Jenn Air, etc. can cost in the $3,500.00 region, and when you spread the difference out across 20 years
They don't make e'm like they used to for sure...
I have a several years old Bosch induction cooktop. I like it a lot. It does some things better than gas can do. It boils water fast, for instance. It holds low temps very steady as well. Otherwise it seems to me to be as responsive as gas is, changing temps quickly. I do use a wok on my cooktop. I choose to use power level 8 rather than 9 or, the boost setting. I am not a good enough woker to use the highest settings. But I get good results using a cast iron wok and peanut oil.
If you decide on gas, I suggest getting a portable induction burner—a good one—for boiling water. Or, it might be possible to have an induction burner built into the counter.
But I never want to be without induction again.
Pots for induction must have magnetic bottoms.
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