On Thu 26 May 2005 06:51:40p, George Shirley wrote in rec.food.equipment:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Thu 26 May 2005 04:21:19a, Kevin wrote in rec.food.equipment:
>>
>>
>>>My wife and I are currently in the process of building. Our builder
>>>usually uses GE Profile appliances for the kitchen, but is open to
>>>anything we want (as long as we pay the difference, of course, lol).
>>>Anyone have any experiences they would care to share with said
>>>appliances? We like the idea of the appliances all matching in
>>>appearance, but since we do not plan on moving any time soon, I want to
>>>get the best bang for the buck... My wife is the cook in the family,
>>>so this is one area I am happily unfamiliar with. TIA, kevin
>>
>>
>> We're going through a similar situation right now. I have not had good
>> experiences with GE appliances, which is also our builder's usual
>> choice.
>>
>> We have opted for all Kenmore appliances; i.e., range, over the range
>> micro, refrigerator, and dishwasher.
>>
> Wayne: GE makes most domestic lower end electric stoves, and possibly
> the gas too, AFAIK. Kenmore used to be built by White Westinghouse but
> I'm not sure about them anymore either. Check the construction of the
> stuff very carefully.
>
> George

Thanks, George. Advice appreciated. I've had a bit of a confidence
builder as we have friends who outfitted their kitchen with Kenmore's top
appliances about 2 years ago and are more than pleased, although I was
skeptical at the time. I've since done a lot of hands on checking and
can't find fault with the units we selected.

We moved from a house that was outfitted with GE Profile appliances with
which we had many problems. The icemaker in the refrigerator often didn't
work and when it did it did not function properly. The convection oven was
never able to maintain a consistent temperature and also tended to burn the
tops of almost everything we put in it, even when food was placed on the
bottom rack. We had numerous service calls on both units but the problems
were never resolved. We were glad to leave them behind. In addition, the
cover on the dishwasher's detergent dispenser would not stay attached. It
was replaced 3 times in just over a year.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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