Since the first store we wanted to go to was closed due to city maintenance, thankfully the appliance store was on the same street. So this turned out to be our first stop.
Narrowed down the cooktop: 36" GE Monogram gas cooktop
We were also considering a 36" DCS coooktop. We picked the GE Monogram over the DCS because
- a. largest burner is 18,000 BTUs versus 17,500 BTUs - great for stir frying
- b. knobs are located in the center of the cooktop versus knobs on the side which cuts into the width of the cooktop - more width will make it easier to use multiple pots
Other cool features include
- a. All burners have a low-simmer capability - not available with all cooktops
- b. The grates lock together to provide a stable surface - some of the floor models of other cooktops had wobbly grates
- c. Auto reignition - flame automatically reignites if it goes out
We looked at a variety of wall ovens but very few of them actually have dial controls. Most of them have touchscreen digital controls. Because of all the functionalities available on ovens these days, some of the controls were not very intuitive. booo. We're heavily considering the GE Monogram single wall oven because it has the dial controls.
Home Depot Expo
We didn't realize the extent of this store. We spent a whole afternoon here and still hadn't gone through it all. They have so many kitchen and bathroom setup examples. Since they have so many products on display, we were able to see some of the fixtures that we picked out from a catalog. They had many many Kohler products displayed - including the ones we selected, the Memoirs pedestal sink and matching toilet, and the Tea-For-Two tub. When we asked an employee about their selection of Grohe faucets, he told that they didn't display many of their products but there was a small section. He commented that Grohe's the best. (yay, made us feel good about our selections)
In their lighting department, I spotted a pendant light that I had admired online - Mini-Veneto by LBL. Too bad the price tag is $300 each light!!! With three in the kitchen, we might as well buy a nice chandelier instead. :p Yeah, we're going have to consider other pendant lights. Those babies are so expensive!
We made a quick stop at Sears appliance area but I think we were so pooped from the previous stores that we didn't want to make any decisions here. So we still need to go check out the Sears appliances since they were rated highly in Consumer Reports.
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