Kitchen Appliances

[shaynemawer]

Hi all, having a new kitchen and going to have all new appliances. Only thing is not 100% who the goto makes are any more. Want something mid range I think.

Current washer is Beko and that's slowly dieing now but at a decent age, fridge is LG which has been fine.

Kitchen planner has currently selected Zanussi just so we could lock in the price + discounts etc but we can change anything upto we give an order date.

 

[shaynemawer]

I would go with LG or Bosch. LG is South Korean, Bosch is German, although they manufacture some models in Poland. I would say these brands have superior design, engineering and build quality. I've had LG and Bosch appliances and they've been good.

Zanussi I believe is Italian. My perception would be they aren't as good, but I've never owned one. You would be supporting the EU by buying though.

What appliances will you be buying?

Pretty much everything appliance wise. Washer, tumble dryer, integrated dishwasher, integrated oven, induction hob and hood, misses also likes the idea of a microwave/oven combo.


It is a mine field when looking, the more you look the more you might not as well buy anything lol.

after spending ages looking, so far the only things we actually like the look of are
Beko Pro washer + heat pump condensed tumble dryer. for the features and the energy rating, db level etc they hit the spot.
HiSense american style fridge freezer, again non plumber water/ice and just really like the style.

 

[shaynemawer]

TBH when I was looking for ours, I came to the conclusion that they're all much of a muchness. Find the features you want, then find one with a decent warranty. The bigger names are more likely to have parts to self repair after this though I'd say.

Any item you're considering, check who the parent company is & if they have other brand names under the same parent, as likely they're almost exactly the same, but at a different price point for a different brand name. For example, Zannussi & AEG are part of the electrolux parent company. I bought an AEG cooker hood as the airflow/noise ratings were really good, but bought a zannussi induction hob, as the ratings for the rings were identical to the AEG version, but at a much lower price. Although they're different brands, the IR control for the hood from the hob works fine too, even though they're different brands (it essentially turns the hood on & changes speed according to hob temperature. I very rarely ever touch the hood controls because of it).

Some things like ovens are probably harder to quantify, as the consitency of the temperature throughout etc isn't something you can find before you buy, but is more likely to be good on the more expensive brands (One of the reasons we went with Neff)

one of the things i'd seen with the Zanussi and like the idea off that the hob will control the hood. does it actually work as good as it might seem ?