Kitchen appliances..... decision options

[dan_cup]

Hello,

I'm currently looking into what brand of appliances to fit in my new kitchen.

The appliances we will be buying are as follows…

Multi fuel hob - picking AEG because they offer a gas and induction option which is perfect for me.

An under canopy extractor - recommendations welcomed.

Separate full height integrated freezer and intergrated fridge - brand recommendations welcomed. I know Liebherr are decent and Miele stick their name on the same products.

A warming drawer, not bothered on the brand as long as it’s reliable. The cover doesn’t show a brand name so it can sit alongside the other appliances anonymously.

A single steam oven & a compact oven microwave/grill function - these items will sit in a tower together so I want the brands to match as aesthetically it’s more pleasing.

My kitchen supplier is an AEG agent so they offered to supply their options but we will be buying the appliances ourselves and I’m interested if the Neff ovens are worth it for the slide and hide functions or any other recommendations.

Given the brands I’ve mentioned, you can presume where my budget lies for brand options - so that rules out the likes of Bora, Wolf etc.

 

We have had appliances from Samsung; Siemens; Bosch & AEG in the past. 

 

This kitchen installation is part of a large extension so it's important we make some good decisions but we're also conscious the budget for appliances can't run away from us!

[MikeSharp01]

We have always had Neff and we like the slide-away feature on our oven. We have done the rounds for the new build and have come down again on Neff for the Hob (integrated extractor), Cookers & dishwashers. We like our Bosch fridge/freezer at millstone manor and so we are having one of those in the new place. The washing machine has been a harder choice and still to be made. All our appliances are built in so that also squeezes the options a bit.

[Pocster]

Another +1 for neff slide ‘n hide on oven 

Elica hob though is the best thing in our kitchen ! I.e large induction hob with down extractor .

LG fridge freezer . Because it’s a big American style one . Also has an ice maker which is critical in a g ‘n t once summer arrives .

Edited February 11 by Pocster

[nod]

We used Neff the first time round 

Siemens this time 

similar priced 

Much prefer Siemens 

 

 

[LnP]

It's worth looking at Ikea kitchen appliances. We recently installed an Ikea induction hob and are pleased with it. 25% cheaper than a Neff.

[Beau]

Just a warning about Liebherr. We got one of their fridges as it was supposed to be the most efficient. It's not very old and the door seal is cracking. Spoke with a repair guy and he said it was a common problem with  Liebherr and they can be very expensive to change. 

 

Neff induction hob and oven which are 15+ years old and been faultless 

Edited February 11 by Beau

[Alan Ambrose]

Yeah, we like the plumbed-in chilled filtered water and ice maker on our Samsung fridge. Would choose that feature above the exact brand actually.

[SBMS]

4 hours ago, nod said:

We used Neff the first time round 

Siemens this time 

similar priced 

Much prefer Siemens 

 

 

Why prefer Siemens @nod? We are looking at neff this time round (aeg last time, not impressed). 

[Bramco]

4 hours ago, LnP said:

It's worth looking at Ikea kitchen appliances. We recently installed an Ikea induction hob and are pleased with it.

+1 for that. Had an IKEA induction downdraft hob now for over 2 years and well pleased with it.  All the rest of the appliances are IKEA as well.

 

I seem to remember when buying a new charcoal filter for the downdraft doo-dah, that it was one of the top German makes - will have to check.

[JohnMo]

This is what I did.

 

Found out what the kitchen company sold (makes of appliances).

 

Got a subscription to "Which", compared the makes and different models. Made my choice, based on what I thought was important to me and my wife.

 

Buying by committee on a forum, just a waste of time and effort, your wife, husband or whatever will say yes or no, so they need to be involved in the process, with unbiased tested input (such as Which).

[kandgmitchell]

Our kitchen supplier was a Bosch/Seimens agent so listed them in the quote and they matched well with the big sheds/on-line . My wife liked the look of the Bora hob in the showroom but it was too dear. Whilst sorting things out I found out the newer version was being fitted to the display in a few days so I asked about buying the display model, he did us a good deal on that and we bought the Fisher & Pykel fridge/freezer off display as well at a healthy discount. It pays not to be too precious over brands if there's a deal to be done!