Hmmm.... Time to upgrade the 15 years old kitchen appliances. Range, microwave and dishwasher. Did the fridge last year.

I've been leaning towards the Bosch convection range and matching microwave, and Kitchen-aid dishwasher(I like the Bosch DW but an extra $500, over budget). All stainless models.

I've looked at alot of different brands and need some opinions/experiences between GE and Bosch or whatever. My Budget is about 3k for all, which puts me in the mid-range model level from what I've seen.

Any suggestions or recommendations?

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Just don't buy anything made by Maytag!

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Bad experience?

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Maytag stinks....My step mother has a stove by them and some electronic gizmo crapped out the day before Christmas dinner (she was entertaining about 20 people for dinner) she called and it couldn't be repaired until after the holidays. A message kept flashin up on the stove "Warning you must have this serviced by an authorized dealer." So, long story short several neighbors let her use their ovens for the dinner as they were invited and knew they wouldn't be fed...

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God, yes! I had a maytag dishwasher, stove, and washer & dryer. All of it was crap. All were purchased at different times, so it wasn't just a matter of them going through "a bad period" or something like that. They must be manufacturing them in China or something.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

We have a Bosch convection oven and a dishwasher from Bosch. The dishwasher is nearly 9 years old and has been trouble-free except for a kinked drain hose and is still very quiet. Provided that they haven't "screwed it up" with unreliable electronics like certain Mercedes . . . it should be a great addition to your kitchen. The oven has also been trouble-free.

maytag got bought out by whirlpool.they are in the process of closing the maytag plant in newton iowa right now and i think they said that they were still going to employ like 30 people to make parts.

Once upon a time I worked for Whirlpool in one of their refrigerator plants. I always thought their level of quality was fairly good.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Bosch is nice, quiet, and most importantly been junk lately.



Our Bosch was the most troublesome dishwasher we ever owned. It broke down several times (all electronics) and the last time it finally crapped out, the Sears warranty kicked in and gave us a 500 dollar credit to a new one. Got a kitchenaid, and no problems for a year...


AVOID MAYTAG LIKE THE PLAGUE! They have bad electronics that like to randomly crap out.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

If I remember correctly, Kitchen Aid is also a Whirlpool product, albeit one of their more expensive brands. Maybe the quality is better.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Buy cheap but get the features that you want. In a few years do it all over again. Sell them or give them to charity and deduct them. If you buy top-end you will probably be reluctant to let them go. New mid-range is better than last decade's top of the line.

We just got an LG fridge and its pretty nice, all stainless. Cost a few bucks though. GE makes some nice stuff.

I'd go with GE or Bosch. Bosch washer and dryers seem to be popular in high end homes around here.


IMHO the best stoves are the market are Vikings, but they cost a fortune.

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We have a Kenmore Range, and for what it is, its AWESOME!!!



Hat, what LG fridge did you get? We have the bottom freezer one with the french doors on top. We got ours custom ordered with the TV in the door.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

It was the lead paint.

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1987 420 SEL

TV in the door! Crazy west coast! You probably have the same one that we do, except we got the base. Not even an outside ice maker. Being a proper yankee my dad got them for every penny he could and got it for a damn good price!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200