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7 days agoViking doesn’t make their own fridges - most are just re-branded Electrolux units. If you have the money and want something that lasts, look at Sub-Zero.


Viking doesn’t make their own fridges - most are just re-branded Electrolux units. If you have the money and want something that lasts, look at Sub-Zero.
Very USA specific advice - may vary wildly outside the US:
Best recommendation for dishwashers - don’t buy the “middle of the pack” units. Either get the cheap cheap one and come to terms with how loud it is going to be, or be prepared to drop $1k and up. The middling priced units are trying to do more than they can at that price point and end up sucking a lot. Cheap cheap ones, basically any brand will be pretty OK, they will usually work fine if you follow instructions. Might not last as long, but are generally pretty simple to work on as a trade off. You won’t want to carry on a conversation in the same room as it while running. If at the other end of the spectrum, Miele and Asko are both pretty solid machines. Maybe a high end Bosch or KitchenAid if you can’t find Miele or Asko in your price range, but again, don’t look at the middling priced ones.
Also, be prepared for dishes to be wet when the cycle ends. I don’t care what fancy mumbo jumbo the thing you are looking at claims about “superior drying technology” using magic rocks (seriously) or highly specialized fans and ducts… It will not dry dishes as well as a pre-2012 unit that got hot enough to cause you harm if you grab stuff bare handed at the end of a cycle. Some will be worse than others, but none of them truly “dry” dishes anymore.