Kenmore Pro Series

[MargyB]

What is your opinion of the Kenmore Pro Series of appliances that are featured on the Top Chef show on Bravo? I'm in the very early planning stage of a major kitchen remodel and am trying to get an idea of what appliances to get. From what I've seen, the 36" gas stove top looks like it would be good, as does the double oven, fridge etc.

Thanks in advance for anything you can share about your opinion and/or experiences with these kitchen appliances.

margy

[leviathan]

In general, Kenmore is a good brand with a reputation for quality. But, on all the post interviews, outside Bravo of course, the contestants were very unhappy with the equipment on the show. According to them, the Kenmore stuff was always causing problems. For that Asian show wher Ming Tsai was the judge, Mikey's pork became dry because the oven went into self cleaning mode and they couldn't open it up to save the pork.

[MelissaH]

And the pricing on Kenmore Pro is about comparable with GE Monogram. (I'm basing this on what I saw for a 30 inch dual fuel KP range on the Sears Web site, and what my mom paid for her 30 inch dual fuel Monogram range.)

MelissaH