Best appliances work silently and efficiently behind-the-scenes to assist with daily tasks, but when they break down it can be expensive to repair or replace them.
Cafe appliances come in various colors, drawer or shelf formats and with smart features like mobile control and touch screens for enhanced control and functionality. Furthermore, many come equipped with premium features designed to improve performance or add modern style into the kitchen.
Smeg
Smeg is an Italian appliance brand known for creating some of the most stylish kitchen appliances on the market. Their refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers and espresso makers feature both functional and attractive designs to provide users with an enjoyable kitchen experience. Bright colors and retro designs add character and fun.
Smeg products tend to be more costly than similar appliances from other brands, but their high demand and luxury status justify the prices. Reasons behind Smeg appliances’ higher costs may include their unique styling, high-grade materials and advanced technologies.
Smeg is known for partnering with celebrities and designers to produce limited-edition appliances, such as Disney or Dolce & Gabbana collaborations. Although such collaborations may increase popularity for specific models and result in higher prices, remember that quality should be your determining factor when making purchase decisions.
Electrolux
Electrolux is an international appliance giant known for providing top-quality products across all major categories. Established in Sweden in 1945, they originally sold vacuum cleaners but now make kitchen appliances, washers and dryers as well. Electrolux also owns other brands such as Frigidaire and AEG that complement its product offerings.
Electrolux has been around for more than 100 years and continues to push ahead with innovative features that improve our daily lives. Their laundry products rank highly in professional tests and have become an indispensable choice in many homes across America.
Electrolux’s success can be attributed to expansion and diversification as well as an aggressive acquisitions strategy. From Flymo lawn mowers in Europe to Eureka vacuum cleaners in America, Electrolux boasts many familiar brands. Electrolux also makes kitchen ranges and refrigerators that boast innovative features like the Flex-2-Fit cooking surface which expands to fit varying sizes of cookware while Dual Brass Power Burners give users more flame control for simmers and boils.
Fisher & Paykel
Fisher & Paykel is a premium appliance brand known for producing innovative products designed to meet people’s needs. Their designs take inspiration from how people live as well as New Zealand’s rugged terrain and challenge conventional design to produce appliances that make the kitchen more comfortable and efficient – this includes integrating them seamlessly into kitchen spaces using sleek lines and vibrant contrast tones.
Fisher and Paykel refrigerators are known for their sleek aesthetic and innovative technology. Fisher and Paykel fridges feature linear compressors which help save energy. In addition, their fridges include features to prolong food’s shelf life like ActiveSmart foodcare technology and humidity control as well as “spill safe” shelves designed to prevent containers from rolling around on items below and dripping onto items on lower shelves.
Albert Lee Appliance offers an expansive selection of Fisher and Paykel refrigerators. Our team can assist in selecting the ideal model for your home and can connect you with a service technician in your local area.
KitchenAid
KitchenAid was established in 1919, offering premium home appliances. Their iconic stand mixer line remains timeless today with many original attachments still compatible with contemporary models.
KitchenAid’s Professional 5 Plus Series is an ideal choice for experienced bakers who frequently make multiple loaves of bread at the same time or triple cookie recipes. It boasts a powerful motor with 10 speed settings and boasts a spacious mixing bowl that can accommodate 14 cups of flour or eight dozen cookies at one time.
This model comes equipped with a clear glass bowl to help make it easy to see what you are doing, markings for measuring ingredients as you go, and compatibility with KitchenAid’s extensive lineup of attachments which transform it into anything from an ice cream maker to vegetable spiralizer – making it one of the most flexible machines available.
