Kitchen appliances chat

it's expensive

The John Lewis own brand 3-ply stuff is almost identical - 95% of the quality at 30% of the price.

Obvs I have the Le Creuset, because I'm a massive kitchen snob.

For what reason? There's not many places to go if you're avoiding non-stick coatings and materials that need seasoning.

Although - we have an large old Analon pan that has no coating left at all. It's aluminium (or, at least, it's not magnetic), and the only seasoning it needs is to be scoured and oiled - none of that polymerisation bollocks.

I’m thinking of something like this but a bit bigger

Went for this in the end.

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Let us know how it is, always bit skeptical of the copper stone pans.
‘Copper’ colour for marketing, ceramic coated basic aluminium pan with induction disc from what I can tell.

Also not a wok.

Should work perfectly well though.

I recently went the higher maintenance route and bought a De Buyer carbone plus carbon steel skillet, primarily for steaks. Not as much faff as I expected.

De Buyer pans are always a good choice. Buyer by name, buyer by nature

I wouldn’t say I’m convinced by the hype yet. A friend has one and couldn’t be anymore positive about it.

It’s the “coatings” that bother me

Chefs pan and sauté pan are my most used bits of cookware.

Sauté pan stainless but not non stick. It comes up clean everytime

Also being plain stainless I am happy putting it in the dishwasher too.

Bosch Fridge/Freezers?

Any good? My current Beko one is playing up (came with the house so never really liked it) and I'm after one that has separate controls for each section.

Looking at the Bosch Serie 6 KGE36AWCA currently.

I think I have the Siemens version of this one, would rate it as nothing special just OK. Compressor proudly Chinese with the original brand sticker and all. Gets quite loud sometimes. LED light inside broke after about 16 months.

Probably ok. Worth noting that Bosch sits at the bottom of the Bosch, Neff, Siemens heirarchy

Interesting.

What is the preferred brand or make of choice?

Don't want fancy, don't need intergrated , just a white one, no WiFi or cold water dispenser.

Want independent fridge and freezer temperature control, more freezer than fridge (I meal prep a lot so 50/50 or 60/40), C or D class Energy Efficiency and, most important, reliable.

Meile would be nice but out of current budget.

Fischer and Paykel?

The problem with reliable is you only know years later and by then the company and manufacturing has changed completely.
I bought a Liebherr fridge 23 years ago and it still looks and works like new at my parents place.
But you can see there is quite a price difference to a similar Bosch model:
It's also almost 40kg heavier.

https://www.rdo.co.uk/liebherr-free-standing-fridge-freezer-frost-free-cbnes4875-stainless-steel.html

Lakeland Milk Frother

Absolute piece of shite.
Had one that lasted maybe 3 uses.
Got a warranty replacement, that lasted a couple of weeks.
Went to use it today. Dead.
Fucking useless.

Lakeland

Here lies your issue

Fisher & Paykel

I don't think we do one with quite the right ratio of freezer to fridge for the OP but worth a look.

Also the range of white appliances from F&P is more limited, stainless is much more common.

Would Fisher and paykel be in budget if Miele wasn't?
My daughter just smashed the door of our second hand Bosch fridge (I've had it for 15 years and it came in my first brokeass flat) all the cheap plastic lids and door shelves died years ago. So not the best fridge but has lasted some.

As we are well into 40k kitchen plans I'd just ordered a new fridge anyway.
LG American style, plumbed water and ice. I don't expect it to last as long.
I'd like to try a liebherr but joint decisions saw them unapproved

In the UK F&P sell series 5 and series 7 fridges. I think they start at 1700gbp

Yeah. That's twice what I just paid. I really like f&p appliances I just can't find the cash.
Definitely would buy if I did.

Thanks Rockefeller...

Yes, the Liebeherr's look amazing but spenny... Maybe after the lottery win of more than £2.80! 😆

Need to get one soon as the fridge is now effectively a freezer and fresh vegetables don't survive more than two days before becoming ice cubes.

We have a Haier with the humidity zones and it gives us ridiculously good freshness on green stuff - to the point where we're often using 2 week old spinach, herbs etc and wondering how they're still ok. Would recommend

I was about to say you could look at a Haier. They are basically now the more affordable F&P.

F&P removed a lot of their series 3 entry level products and superseded them with Haier after Haier group bought F&P a few years ago.

I have a Haier heat pump dryer and I’ve been really happy with it - although it was still quite spendy