I called my regular independent appliance dealer. He put me into the
Estate Model by Whirlpool for washerdryer and refrigerator. He has done
me well.

I spoke with him over the phone (I must trust him). I took his
recommendations, surfed the web, called back to confirm the models, saw
the rebate $400, I was providing him with credit card info in just a
few minutes. I don't really like the process. I want the product. He
told me I could come by and look at the items if I wanted. Since I
bought my car without a test drive, and bought my house without going
through (it had a dog yard, what can I say?), this should be fairly
minor.

He has remodeled my entire kitchen in Maytag for $1,500 (after rebate).
I'd say NOT TOO SHABBY for a beautiful oven, dishwasher, and cooktop.

I am going to miss my 30 year old dishwasher with the hole in the door.
I am a little sad. He told me I didn't need anything else (advised to
stay with refrig washdryer and micro).


MRS. CLEAN wrote:
Oven
Cooktop
Microwave Oven
Dishwasher
Washer
Dryer

Where can I go to find out various brands are rated and what features
they have?

I don't want to go from website to website from Kenmore to Whirlpool to
GE to KitchenAid, etc., plus they aren't objective.

Besides paying Consumers Reports, how does one get a rating on price
features and energy efficiency?