You don't have to spend a fortune to buy
a good looking set of affordable luxury style kitchen appliances.
The problem these days is finding one appliance.
Outfitting your entire kitchen will be incredibly difficult.
In this video, you'll learn what to consider
for affordable luxury appliances, the best affordable luxury brands,
and there features along with reliability statistics based on real service calls.
I know it's hard to find anything in stock right now.
So this year we added three more brands and weighted availability in the rankings.
Hopefully you'll be able to find a couple of choices in your area.
Briefly, let's talk about what affordable
luxury brands are and how they differ from regular and luxury appliances,
affordable luxury appliances are a step up from regular appliances instead
of a freestanding refrigerator and range, you're buying a counter-depth refrigerator
and a slide-in range along with a quieter dishwasher.
Affordable luxury has more features than your basic freestanding fridge and range.
But affordable luxury is far less expensive than luxury appliances,
but instead of that slide-in range, you have a professional range with higher
BTU, better broilers as well as gas and grill options.
Wall ovens and cooktops can be either classification,
but the better brands are considered the more expensive luxury types.
The refrigerator's now pro or integrated instead of counter depth so blends better
into the cabinets whereas more of a statement piece in stainless.
You have a higher CFM hood instead
of the over the range microwave. You can blend elements of luxury
and affordable luxury appliances, especially standard 30 inch pro ranges or
panelized dishwashers without spending a lot more money.
GE Profile. We just reviewed their gas range
with Wi-Fi, air fry, and a 21,000 BTU burner and it's excellent.
So are there French door refrigerators.
Unlike many other brands,
you have plenty of choices as well with the line and category of products.
Signature Kitchen Suite, or SKS, is the high end of LG. The finish looks more
like titanium than stainless, but it is steel, so it looks more upscale.
This package includes a French door
refrigerator, front control range, convection over the range microwave
and a 39 decibel dishwasher, all of which is Wi-Fi enabled.
Best part, it's available and it's $6,499
for the whole suite.
Fisher & Paykel has an interesting portfolio of appliances like counter
depth, refrigerators of different sizes, and they're double-drawer dishwasher.
They have an interesting product lineup, including stylish ranges and colors.
It's the best of what I call the "non-pro" pro looking ranges.
In other words, it looks like a pro range without high output and the high price.
They're panelized integrated refrigerators
are $5,000-8,000 less than a Sub-Zero or any other in brand.
However, their availability has been poor.
So please leave yourself ample time before ordering.
Samsung's biggest problems will be their
availability, the second biggest problem is service availability as so many people
have commented on other videos and on this blog, the products, however, are excellent.
The refrigerator is well conceived with tons of models
from French door to double drawers and four door refrigerators.
The cooking is surprisingly good,
well styled and priced in electric, gas and induction.
Their induction even has blue lights
so you can tell when it's on.
Buying it, however, will be hard in 2021.
Samsung's customer service can be better, as
well as their parts and service availability nationally.
If you have a problem with Samsung
appliances, you may have a problem finding service in your area.
So please inquire before you buy.
Bosch has always been considered one
of the best affordable luxury brands, the part of the BSH corp,
along with Thermador and Gaggenau. The Crystal Dry dishwasher,
uses volcanic elements to absorb moisture and emit heat.
It can even dry plastics.
The refrigerator is popular with two
compressors. They place stainless in the back because it absorbs cold better.
Their HomeConnect Wi-Fi system could be
the easiest to use and best in the industry.
The problem with Bosch is their cooking. It needs to be updated.
The availability has been poor, even on dishwashers under $1,000.
KitchenAid upgraded their dishwasher, it could be the best in this list, along with Beko.
It now is four levels of wash action and is 1.5% more reliable than
Bosch for the first time in five years. KitchenAid ovens are the largest
in the industry as well. They feature baking drop below.
They have a few good packages worth
considering in the $4,000-6,000 range.
Their refrigerators are solid but unspectacular.
Beko is an interesting line,
they feature a front control range, French-door refrigerator,
39 decibel dishwasher and microwave under $4,000.
Beko is widely sold in Europe in 140 countries.
It's new in the U.S., but has sold under their Blomberg name.
The rank highly on availability, innovation and reliability.
The refrigerator has blue lighting
to promote photosynthesis and an ethylene filter to keep food fresher longer.
We tested Beko against four other brands for one month with fruit and vegetables.
They kept food fresher than every other refrigerator except Sub-Zero.
Dishwashers, Wi-Fi connectivity, 39 decibel quietness
and an intense spray to clean, baked on casserole dishes.
Rangers have a ton of automatic programs, and an 18,000 BTU burner in gas.
Cafe Appliance is the best affordable luxury line of GE.
Along with Fisher & Paykel, they have an appealing choice of high fashion colors
if you don't want stainless steel. And they have figured out
a true alternative to stainless - their high fashion white. And you can
customize the handles and knobs in copper, brass, stainless and black.
The new modern line, dubbed the Modernist,
has understated controls graphics and mirrored finishes.
Cafe has exceptional gas and induction
double oven ranges, including a six burner 30 inch range.
Their refrigeration includes a Keurig coffeemaker as an option.
The whole line has Wi-Fi connectivity as well.
JennAir is the highest end brand in the Whirlpool family.
In many ways
they're trying to be a premium brand, yet they still have the most popular
affordable luxury package sold in the U.S. Their slide-in package
around $6,000 includes a slide-in range with convection warming drawer.
You also have a convection microwave.
So you have two ovens and a warm dryer for cooking.
Also included are an integrated dishwasher
and counter depth French door refrigerator.
In terms of reliability,
based on 37,061 service calls logged last year,
the average product service rate was about 10% within the first year.
The most reliable, affordable luxury brands are Beko,
Samsung, Bosch and KitchenAid in that order.
Once again, the corollary is to find
service, which can be tough in certain areas, so inquire before you buy.
You can spend $3,500-10,000
for affordable luxury appliances in several different finishes and features.
Before you spend $18,000-25,000 on a luxury kitchen package
check out these brands for less than half that. You can always combine certain luxury
elements like a pro range and affordable luxury package
without blowing your budget.
You have plenty of options.
We always recommend starting with cooking or simply figure out what's important
to you and go from there. In 2021 be feature loyal, not brand loyalty.
Brand loyalty will probably mean you won't be able to complete a kitchen.
Availability is that poor.
However, buying features will open the possibilities of many different brands.
Lastly, as always,
make sure you know who will be fixing your appliances before you buy them.
Samsung, Beko and SKS are
smart considerations, but only if you can get them fixed properly.
Thanks for watching. To learn more about the best affordable
luxury appliance brands, click the link at the end of the video
to download our free Appliance Buying Guide.