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I’ve fitted an IKEA kitchen - same as all the others tbh, quality etc is good, pretty sure all the fittings are Blum anyway.
I used to use melamine faced MRMDF for carcasses, with a solid wood lipped edge. I don’t think any of the big names use MR, though unless your filling your drawers with water I can’t really see it being a problem. Timber worktops on the other hand...
I’ve switched to birch ply for carcasses now anyway. Waterproof to boiling point whatever that means.
Solid wood is fine for fronts, as long as they’re trad frame and panel style (like Victorian internal doors). 600mm+ wide panels of edge glued timber will cup and warp in any environment, unless your kitchen it’s exactly the same humidity and temperature as the factory or workshop they were made in.