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Take the time to buy quality appliances, you get what you pay for. I bought Viking appliances 15 years ago. They've been so durable I've moved them to new house

• mikestew 5y ago
  Of the four or five people I've know with Viking appliances, every one to a person has had them serviced to fix what broke far more regularly than any kitchen appliance I've ever owned. One person that inherited them in the house they bought flat-out said they were over-priced, finicky junk they'd never directly buy themselves. So I'd buy Viking if it lasted longer (because I'm tired of buying disposable appliances, too), but the anecdotal data I've collected says it won't.
  • frockington1 5y ago
    Good to know, I'll have to check out other brands before buying again, was just about to outfit another kitchen with them. Possible I was just very lucky with mine. Any recommendations?
    • mikestew 5y ago
      I wish I had recommendations. I just know that the folks I've talked to with Viking appliances (and to some extent, SubZero) didn't do much to impress me with tales of reliability. I am far from the first to complain that there's no real middle-ground. It used to be "good, better, and best", and that was exactly the schtick Sears used. Now it's more like "disposable, and over-priced-and-not-much-more-reliable". "Better" (old Kenmore and the like) just up and disappeared, and the high-end (in the case of appliances, anyway) looks to be a pretty face plastered on the same disposable internals, it's just easier to get parts.