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Today’s kitchen appliances offer the innovative and advanced features you need to craft delicious dishes for friends, family, and loved ones. The modern kitchen requires a powerful cooktop and oven, and a cooking range will provide both cooking tools in a sophisticated and stylish package. There are many types of cooking ranges to choose from, but if restaurant-quality cooking is your primary concern, consider a gas cooking range. Gas ranges offer superior heat and temperature control, utilizing your home’s gas supply as a source for heat while often mimicking designs preferred by professional chefs. To help you discover the ideal range for your home, we’ve gathered information on some of the best gas cooking ranges of 2017 based on Consumer Reports. Samsung NX58F5700WS For over 70 years, Samsung has stood at the forefront of the home electronics and appliance industries, offering technological innovations and advancements that enhance the contemporary home. The Samsung NX58F5700WS freestanding gas range honors that tradition by bringing powerful cooking capabilities to your kitchen. This Samsung cooking range boasts 5.8 cubic feet of oven capacity, with five surface burners that offer the exceptional temperature control and heat your cooking space needs. The range also comes with a wok ring and griddle plate to expand your cooking possibilities. This unit’s controls offer superior ease-of-use, with a convenient control panel for the oven and die-cast cooktop control knobs. If style is a top concern, the Samsung NX58F5700WS won’t disappoint, as it features a sleek stainless steel exterior that enhances

The refrigerators of the past were bulky and unattractive appliances designed almost exclusively for fresh food storage. But today’s refrigerators are modern marvels of design and technology, able to combine fresh and frozen food compartments in a single appliance. If style and storage space are your appliance priorities, you may want to invest in a side-by-side refrigerator. Side-by-side refrigerators are divided into two separate parts, with one side of the unit serving as the refrigerator compartment and the other as the freezer. Compared to other models, this design is able to maximize storage capacity while offering a stylish look that matches the contemporary aesthetic of many homes. Many of these units are luxury refrigerators, offering truly unbeatable storage features to your kitchen. To help you discover the perfect side-by-side unit for your home, we’ve compiled information on the best side-by-side refrigerators of 2017 based on Consumer Reports. GE Profile PSS28KSHSS For over 100 years, American consumers have trusted GE to manufacture reliable home products and appliances, and the GE Profile PSS28KSHSS side-by-side refrigerator lives up to the brand’s storied tradition of quality. This GE refrigerator boasts 17.5 cubic feet of refrigerator capacity and 10.9 cubic feet of freezer capacity, providing more space than many of its top competitors. The unit offers excellent temperature performance, and its digital controls allow you to effortlessly set the temperature of the refrigerator or freezer. GE’s integrated shelf system maximizes organizational possibilities within the unit, with powerful crisper drawers that help keep fruits and vegetables

A host of technological advancements and modern innovations have transformed the home refrigerator into a stylish and powerful appliance, providing specialized storage for fresh and frozen items alike. While there are several popular types of refrigerators available today, many homeowners choose to invest in a French door refrigerator. A French door refrigerator is a cross between a side-by-side refrigerator and a bottom mount refrigerator, featuring a two-door design for its upper fresh food compartment and a pullout freezer compartment on the bottom. This style offers ample food storage space in a contemporary design, meeting the requirements of today’s homeowners. To help you discover the ideal French door unit for your kitchen, we’ve compiled information on some of the best French door refrigerators of 2017 based on Consumer Reports. Samsung RF28HDEDPWW Samsung excels at creating products in the consumer electronics and home appliance spaces, and the Samsung RF28HDEDPWW French door refrigerator is a great example of the company’s dedication to home appliance design. This advanced Samsung refrigerator offers excellent temperature performance and temperature uniformity, allowing you to easily select the proper temperatures for your fresh or frozen items. In fact, this unit features a digital display on its door that shows its internal temperature and allows you to make fast changes. Thanks to 18.9 cubic feet of refrigerator capacity and 8.9 cubic feet of freezer capacity, you’ll have no shortage of storage. Best of all, this refrigerator is ENERGY STAR® certified, offering great energy efficiency that should reduce your home’s utility

Today’s laundry appliances are significantly more advanced than the bulky and loud machines of the past. Modern laundry machines boast advanced features and functions that treat clothing, bedding, and other items with the utmost level of care. You cannot begin your laundry process without a powerful washer, and with so many great choices available today, finding the right machine is a daunting challenge. Washers come in a variety of common designs, and many modern homeowners choose to invest in top load high efficiency (HE) washers. These modern top load units do not feature an agitator, and as a result offer larger capacities than traditional models. To help you explore the wide range of these appliances, we’ve gathered information on some of the best top load HE washers of 2017 based on Consumer Reports. Samsung WA52J8700AP Founded in 1938, Samsung has been a global leader in the electronics industry for nearly 80 years. While the company is best know for its electronics products, it also produces a wide range of high quality laundry appliances, like the Samsung WA52J8700AP top load washer. This premium Samsung washer boasts an impressive 5.2 cubic feet of capacity, allowing you to easily wash large loads of laundry. With 15 wash cycles and 12 unique wash options, you’ll be sure to find the proper settings for each and every load of laundry. Moreover, this washer offers superb washing performance thanks to Samsung’s Activewash™ and AquaJet™ Deep Clean systems. Tired of loud and noisy laundry appliances? Then you’ll

The modern kitchen is home to a plethora of exceptional cooking appliances, from powerful cooking ranges and impressive ovens to convenient microwaves and more. But no kitchen is complete without an exceptional refrigerator. The ideal refrigerator will provide ample storage space for fresh ingredients and frozen items in one convenient appliance, but with so many choices, it can be difficult to find the right unit for your needs. A number of exceptional refrigerators have hit the market in 2017, and to help you find a great appliance, we’ve compiled overviews on some of the best refrigerators of 2017. Samsung RT21M6215SG Top Freezer Refrigerator Samsung has been at the forefront of the electronics industry for 70 years, and brings a similarly high level of quality in its home appliances. The Samsung RT21M6215SG top freezer refrigerator features 5.7 cubic foot freezer compartment above 15.4 cubic feet of refrigerator space, offering plenty of space for all of your frozen and fresh items. This unit shines thanks to its high level of thermostat control, helping you keep items at the exact temperature you need them. This refrigerator also offers very good noise performance and excellent energy efficiency, providing a quiet refrigerator that will keep your energy bills low. For more on this refrigerator, click here. GE GDE25ESKSS Bottom Freezer Refrigerator Consumers have trusted GE appliances for over 100 years, and the GE GDE25ESKSS bottom freezer refrigerator is certainly a unit you can rely on. This refrigerator stands out thanks to exceptional temperature performance and

What's Inside the FridgeRefrigerators with Cameras and See Through DoorsOne of the most recent trends in refrigerators is adding cameras inside to let you know what is inside your refrigerator. Some manufacturers also have the low-tech solution of having a window on the door. We'll take a look (joke intended) below. The low tech window solution means that you have to be standing in front of your fridge to see what is inside, while the camera solution lets you check the refrigerator contents while you're in the grocery store or elsewhere:Window in the door refrigeratorsSub ZeroSub Zero has at least two versions of full-sized refrigerators with windows in the door which offer a view of what is inside. The Grand Pro 48 Refrigerator and the 36" Single Door Refrigerator with window. Both refrigerators are leaders in their class. The Grand Pro is a unique refrigerator which has the appearance of a refrigerator that you might find in the back of a restaurant. As you can see, it's a large 48" wide refrigerator, and one of the upper doors has a see through window so you can view what's inside. The 36" built-in glass door all refrigerator, BI-36RG has a full length window giving you view of the entire contents.Neither of these refrigerators have built-in cameras, but you can look at the contents to your heart's content as long as you are standing in the kitchen.FrigidaireThe new Frigidaire Professional refrigerator with a glass door

Why Buy a Refrigerator With A CameraSamsung, Dacor, and LG Refrigerators with Built-In CamerasWhy in the world would you want to buy a refrigerator with a built-in camera? GOOD QUESTION. Below, we'll explore 3 appliance brands that currently offer refrigerators with cameras. The obvious answer to the question of putting a camera in your refrigerator is so that you can know what's inside.The cameras not only take photos of the contents of your fridge, they're "smart cameras" that link with your smart phones so that you can view your refrigerator contents remotely. For example, when you're shopping you may want to check the status of your milk.The Dacor, LG, and Samsung cameras can each let you view the contents of your refrigerator from your smart phone and much more. Here are just a few highlights to whet your appetite:DacorThe Dacor column refrigerators are designed for the luxury refrigerator buyer who wants high tech with his or her luxury. The built-in cameras on the all new Dacor columns are just a highlight of the advanced features on these columns. Recently acquired by Samsung, Dacor is enjoying not just an infusion of resources, but also a healthy dose of advanced features completely new to the brand and to the luxury category in general. Their beautiful new column refrigerators are just one example. Ask your sales consultant at UAKC about the new Dacor Modernist line.LGKorean manufacturer LG created quite a stir when they introduced an early edition of high tech refrigerators with a

More thoughts on Black Stainless SteelChoices about at Universal Appliance and Kitchen CenterIt looks like almost everyone has jumped on the Black Stainless bandwagon when it comes to appliance finishes. KitchenAid introduced a Black Stainless Steel refrigerator only a couple of years ago. Since then, Samsung has launched an entire line of Black Stainless Steel, along with LG. However, Dacor, a Samsung owned company, appears to be the only luxury brand to enter the Black Stainless fray with their new Modernist collection.Frigidaire appears to be jumping into the Black Stainless appliance pool with a full-line offering. Parent company, Electrolux, has yet to announce its intentions with their premium Electrolux offering. Similarly, Bosch has introduced a dishwasher in Black Stainless, presumably to be followed with a full line. However, Bosch's high end brands, such as Thermador, and Gaggenau have not made a move in this direction.It seems clear that this finish has a definite appeal for Millennials, and will find a home not in the entry level, but in the upgrade offerings of the popular brands GE, Frigidaire, and Whirlpool; as well as the Korean brands Samsung, and LG who have carved out a strong offering for Millennials.Notably, Whirlpool's super premium brand, Jenn-Air does not have Black Stainless, nor does GE's luxury brand, Monogram.Here's the good news. Universal Appliance and Kitchen Center is your headquarters for major appliances regardless of brand or finish. They carry all the major brands as well as most of the specialty brands, and an interesting selection

Get the Latest Appliances at UAKCSee the Newest Appliances at Universal Appliance and Kitchen CenterIt seems like there is a long time between trends in appliances, and then suddenly everybody has something new going on. Now is one of those times when new trends seem to be taking off. Here are two big trends that could be with us for a while.Black Stainless Steel We've written about Black Stainless Steel before (see link below). It's got a good chance of being successful. It's very doubtful that it will replace Stainless Steel, but that doesn't mean that it won't carve out a niche of its own. Probably the biggest downside is the lack of consistency among brands. KitchenAid's Black Stainless Steel is a true black finish on metal. Samsung's Black Stainless Steel has a shiny luster (seems like a clear coating). LG's Black Stainless Steel looks more like a gray than black. Nevertheless, consumers seem to like these finishes. Time will tell.NEW APPLIANCE FINISHESConnected (Smart) AppliancesIt's happening folks. Smart appliances are here. There isn't just one solution, but a whole range of features available on appliances that "connect" our appliances with us or other devices and perform a variety of functions. Unlike a new appliance color or finish, there is less of a need for brands to adopt a common platform (though it would be nice). We're seeing appliances that connect with your smart phone, appliances with cameras inside, and appliances that will email you if you leave the door open.

Review of the Latest Appliance FinishesChoices of Appliance Finishes Abound at UAKCThe last half of the 20th century began with most appliances having porcelain enamel on steel cabinets. Porcelain was durable and easy to clean, but the manufacturing process was expensive, porcelain was subject to chipping, and was not environmentally friendly. Eventually, porcelain enamel disappeared in appliance cabinets to be replaced by steel with powder coat painted exteriors or stainless steel. In the last decade, we've begun to see some different choices in appliance exteriors. While painted surfaces remain a standard for base appliances, more expensive stainless steel is enormously popular. In recent years, we've seen new smudge-proof Frigidaire and fingerprint resistant stainless steel in Maytag brand and others. They're still stainless steel, but they have properties that eliminate or greatly reduce the possibility of smudges and fingerprints. European luxury brand, Miele, has introduced a fingerprint resistant steel called CleanTouch, as a replacement to stainless steel.Even more recently, Black Stainless Steel has hit the appliance market and appears to be taking off. Black Stainless Steel is essentially stainless steel base metal with black painted finish. KitchenAid was the first to Black Stainless Steel, and it seemed to take off slowly. But now, it is available in more brands and seems to be rapidly taking hold as an alternative to the shiny stainless steel we see everywhere. Here are some of the brands that are now offering Black Stainless Steel appliances:Brands offering Black Stainless SteelKitchenAidSamsungLGDacorMaytagFrigidaire