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Scotsman
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I know Sub Zero is awesome, not really familiar with the other two. I like Viking, as much for the name as anything else. Their stainless line is pretty damn cool.
What's your take on knives?
I have the Henckel Pro S big block with the Chinese Vegetable Cleaver.
Cheers,
Scotsman
What's your take on knives?
I have the Henckel Pro S big block with the Chinese Vegetable Cleaver.
Cheers,
Scotsman
Scotsman said:
Knives are to foodies as drivers are to golf freaks: totally subjective.
I happen to thrive on Masahiro Kitchen knives but I also own Henkel, Global and Wustoff... and assorted small japanese blades. Gyotu rules.
Now, if you REALLY want to hook me up, Kikuichi are my dream knives. A Takohiki style or Yanagi style blade can run to about $1800 per knife... but once you have held one, you know why.
I have a Gaggenau oven and I was really surprised at how awesome it is. Nothing like anything I ever used before. I think kitchenaid makes a great dishwasher - better than miele IMHO. My cooktop is Alpes - gas - good too.
George Spellwin said:
Gaggenau stuff is really 'over engineered' and I meant that in the highest regard.
They go out of their way to make every detail as close to perfect as can be. Love there stuff. Havent seen a kitchenaid dishwasher over here, but my mom swears by them.
FreeballinDC
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I'd love to have a Sub Zero in my kitchen, but it's too damn small. I went to Expo, and found a nice BIG GE side by side fridge that I would love to have. I just need more room for food, and the current fridge is too small.
pitbullstl
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ChefWide said:
Our whole kitchen is done in SubZero, and Viking. With the exception of a GE Profile Dishwasher, the bastard is so quite, you have to do a double take to make sure it is on.
Need to ditch my diswasher, there is Miele that is totally silent like that and that is completely hidden: the controls are on the top of the door... does that make sence? Looks like a good deal, checking prices after the move, too damn much to worry about right now..
Robert Jan
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do you guys really care about your appliances?
Not something id ever spend much money on, even if i made millions
Not something id ever spend much money on, even if i made millions
If we care abput our appliances? Darling, seriously! They are the Gisele Bundchen's of our kitchens. They are everything and anything we care for in a house (just second to my plush bed from Duxiana. Curious to learn who I share it with?).
If I ever get divorced (knock on wood, Pups!), I get the Gaggenau oven. And the maid. It is already set in the prenup. But I really love the oven: love the fact that you can raise the temperature as high as 570F and cook the most delicious cut of met for 5 minutes on each side, no more, no less I say, and have a juicy, pink center combined with a crunchy crust. Love the rotisserie, where you can cook poultry to perfection. I know, you are all wondering how in the world Freddie de Lux knows how to operate an appliance. Believe me, you can learn a lot from watching, while holding a martini. Life can go a real long way that fashion...
I adore my Alpes cooktop. Four burners, ranging from gigantic to tiny sizes, for different combination of pots and pans. I have an indoor grill attached to it that I am not a big fan of, as it smokes up my piece of real state. Other than that, it is a great looking piece and the burners in different sizes are really special and efficient.
If I ever get divorced (knock on wood, Pups!), I get the Gaggenau oven. And the maid. It is already set in the prenup. But I really love the oven: love the fact that you can raise the temperature as high as 570F and cook the most delicious cut of met for 5 minutes on each side, no more, no less I say, and have a juicy, pink center combined with a crunchy crust. Love the rotisserie, where you can cook poultry to perfection. I know, you are all wondering how in the world Freddie de Lux knows how to operate an appliance. Believe me, you can learn a lot from watching, while holding a martini. Life can go a real long way that fashion...
I adore my Alpes cooktop. Four burners, ranging from gigantic to tiny sizes, for different combination of pots and pans. I have an indoor grill attached to it that I am not a big fan of, as it smokes up my piece of real state. Other than that, it is a great looking piece and the burners in different sizes are really special and efficient.
OXANDRIN said:
Just saw a new line if 'invisible' dishwashers from Bosch... totally my next buy... cover is the same as the cab's, pretty standard, but the sound damping is the best in the business... with my ear up to the counter i could BARELY hear it running...
My salesman at the showroom says they actually have gotten complaints about the fact that its so quiet you cant tell if it actually started! Love that.
gingersnap
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Love my Sub zero fridge, my Asko DW is OK, my Fischer Paykel dishwasher rocks!, oven is Dacor, it's OK, warming drawer is Dacor, Love it! Indoor gas grill and cooktop is Jenn-Aire, it is OK, I did not want that super industrial look of a Viking so I went with the Jenn-Air
gingersnap
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Ceramic? I don't know, I built my house 3.5 years ago, was ceramic out then????....I have 6 gas burners and a gas grill which can turn into a griddle....the heating is not perfectly even....and I am a little irritated with that, but looks wise, I really thought it was the best
i'll have to check that one out, chef....i bought the maytag neptune washer & dryer combo because of their lowest (at the time) noise rating. after my latest kitchen modeling; the living room/kitchen is one big room, with just a breakfst bar separating the two. so, noice levels ( or lack of!) is important to me.ChefWide said:
the maytag dishwasher i have now (from 2003) is light years quiter than the "upgraded appliance package" unit from the contractor; but can still hear it run most of the time.
Chef
As I spec out the kitchen I am looking into appliances. The house is for me to live in but ultimately I am concerned about retail.
La Cornue I priced at something like $35K per range top and oven....is there really an enhanced quality I could point to for the next buyer? Or is it a status piece...the laCornue guy I talked to wasted no time in telling me they are owned by Robin Williams, Sandra Bullock etc.....wow could I not give a shit.
Is there really a difference or is it all prestige?
As I spec out the kitchen I am looking into appliances. The house is for me to live in but ultimately I am concerned about retail.
La Cornue I priced at something like $35K per range top and oven....is there really an enhanced quality I could point to for the next buyer? Or is it a status piece...the laCornue guy I talked to wasted no time in telling me they are owned by Robin Williams, Sandra Bullock etc.....wow could I not give a shit.
Is there really a difference or is it all prestige?
NorgePrecision
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I think I'll stick to Kenmore when I buy my house. If I was a chef, and I spent most of my time in the kitchen, it would be a different story though. BTW, the sub-zero appliances look awesome, so if money was no object, they would be in my kitchen.
SgtSlaughter
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I love our new Thermador Fridge and matching Range. The Range is amazing, I love grilling in the winter (it's quite cold during the winter season where I am... yes, snow). High Quality and no problems with them, but only had them for 4 months.
DieselGunz
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Just purchased a wolf cooktop with 4 burners with SS exhaust fan, wolf oven (love the red controls) and subzero fridge. Awesome stuff and GREAT customer service!
great stuff Diesel!
matty, i know this a long time late but.... La Cornue is a piece of furniture... chinese laquer, brushed brass fittings... and truely state of the art temperature control... fact is the stuff is truely a gourmonds paradise found... i know the flagship Williams Sanoma Store in the 50s used to have Grand model set up and working... you need to SEE and feel the stuff, feel how it opens and closes and adjusts...
on any high end range/oven/combo etc.. you have to check the external heat ratings: how hot does the front of the door get after the oven has been on xxx temp for xx minutes... important VERY IMPORTANT stuff to know when you have kids.
matty, i know this a long time late but.... La Cornue is a piece of furniture... chinese laquer, brushed brass fittings... and truely state of the art temperature control... fact is the stuff is truely a gourmonds paradise found... i know the flagship Williams Sanoma Store in the 50s used to have Grand model set up and working... you need to SEE and feel the stuff, feel how it opens and closes and adjusts...
on any high end range/oven/combo etc.. you have to check the external heat ratings: how hot does the front of the door get after the oven has been on xxx temp for xx minutes... important VERY IMPORTANT stuff to know when you have kids.
xannax
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ChefWide said:
La Cornue is beautiful. I would be scared to cook on it though. My wife just order a Viking professional series. I liked the looks of the wolf (it is Definitely not La Cornue) but the Sealed burners of the Viking is what sold us, if you have ever had anything boiled over you will really appreciate sealed burners.
i had to leave the magtag neptune washer and dryer combo in my last house when i sold it...it was a deal breaker specified in the buyer's contract. both the husband and wife fell in love with the neptunes the second they wallked into the house. 
this house has the washer and dryer in a separate room in the back of the house; so i bought an mid level amana washer/dryer combo. "quiet pak" insulation, stainless steel tubs...seemed like (at the time) a wise purchase.!!!
ugh!
i sure do miss the quietness and efficiency of the neptunes! i had gotten so used to perfection for 9 years i had forgotten what lesser equipment was like.
the current washer and dryer WILL be left in this house when i move in next year or so.
this house has the washer and dryer in a separate room in the back of the house; so i bought an mid level amana washer/dryer combo. "quiet pak" insulation, stainless steel tubs...seemed like (at the time) a wise purchase.!!!
ugh!
i sure do miss the quietness and efficiency of the neptunes! i had gotten so used to perfection for 9 years i had forgotten what lesser equipment was like.
the current washer and dryer WILL be left in this house when i move in next year or so.
