My husband and I renovated our kitchen last winter. Ikea was having a 20% off everything in the kitchen when you buy 3+ appliances from them. Our entire kitchen is now ikea. For appliances, we have the refrigerator, microwave, 2 ovens, induction cooktop, and dishwasher. The best deal was the delivery. they have a set fee of $60 per trip. So we got all of our appliances, cabinets, & accessories (sinks, handles, etc.) delivered at once for $60. The ordering process was pretty simple. We didn't have an issues with ordering or delivery. The oven and microwave were a bit hard to get use to. They both use dials instead of keypads to operate. It took me about a week to get adjusted to it. And guests always have to ask how to operate it. Other than that, I have no complaints. The ovens work wonderfully. It heats pretty evenly. I would definitely buy from ikea again.

I've wondered about the wall oven (on the left in the photo). It's the only one I've seen that I actually like the looks of - in white, though. I've seen two reviews - one with 5 stars and the other with 1. Mysterious.

I don't know anything about ikea appliances, but I kept my kitchen appliance budget pretty reasonable by going to an upscale appliance store and buying floor models--except the fridge. haven't had any problems with any of them, and I have top name appliances that I got for bargain basement prices

I have an Ikea microwave (Framtid, http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50142337/#/30142338) and dishwasher (the cheapest one, whichever that was). I like that the microwave doubles as an extractor fan and it seems pretty effective in that regard -- no grease on the dishes in my open-shelving layout. It fit right in with the cabinets without any problem and looks quite nice. I don't like that the microwave itself is not very powerful compared to my lower-wattage previous microwave and does not have a timer function.
The dishwasher was $200 so you can't really expect much for that price. It gets my dishes clean just fine, but is very, very loud. Luckily my kitchen has a door, but I wouldn't recommend it if your kitchen opens up to any living space.

I have a two year old refrigerator and range hood from Ikea, both manufactured by Whirlpool and the comparable models are several hundred more dollars directly from Whirlpool. Haven't had any problems with either and would definitely recommend them. The range hood looks great and works well. All filters are available on Amazon. I also love that the appliances do not have any visible branding.

I was also wondering about this when I did a kitchen remodel for someone a few years ago. In the end, I played safe, and went with major brands - as @Amendelblatt mentions, you can get some good bargains with ex-showroom and discontinued models. If you do choose Ikea appliances, I would investigate their repair service. As someone who cooks a lot, I have had my Smeg range serviced countless times over the last 12 years (smashed glass front replace, heating element changed, ignition on burners replaced, etc). It's due to normal wear and tear (and clumsiness), not poor quality. What I value is that the service and workmanship is always reliable so many years down the line.

Check out Dana's recent post @ www.housetweaking.com. She has a fridge, range and dishwasher from Ikea.

My partner lives in a rental and has an Ikea kitchen. His oven is the main issue. It takes ages to heat up, and sometimes doesn't even reach the required temperature. For the times that it does eventually reach the temperature required, it takes much more time to cook the food than other ovens that I've used. I've come up with a strategy of both adding on extra time and increasing the temperature whenever I cook there, but that has drawbacks (time and food quality). Also, although his fridge hasn't had any problems, it often makes funny noises. I will never buy any of their major appliances because of these experiences!

But thank you for the tip on buying the floor models! That's a great idea!

I have an Ikea dishwasher. It looks great with its panel door it matches my cabinets. It has started acting funny recently. First the door to the detergent dispenser doesn't open so I have to throw a detergent tablet into the washer then it works. Then it started not draining completely. I've had it for 2 years. The repair man said it was a computer issue and would be expensive to repair. Now if it doesn't drain ( which is about 50% of the time) I press cancel after the cycle is done and it drains. I wouldn't recommend an ikea dishwasher.

@Teresacooks: I've had my Bosch dishwasher 8 years, and only recently had a problem after daily use (at least once, if not 2-3 times when entertaining). The repair was efficient and, so far, effective. Same with my Bosch washing machine (which is similarly abused). It was repaired 2 years ago after 6 years' intensive use, and it is still working like new. Appliances do break down, you shouldn't need to be precious with them. But they should be repairable, not cheap an throwaway after a couple of years.

I've had the Renlig integrated dishwasher (made by Whirlpool) for a little over a year and have no complaints. It's a good basic dishwasher that gets the job done. The dividers on the top rack are a bit too narrow for many of my bowls to lie flat, but that's a minor quibble. For my small kitchen, I really wanted the dishwasher to have a matching cabinet cover to give a continuous line under the counter and the Renlig was significantly less expensive than any other integrated model I looked at.

My husband and I live on a boarding school campus and we just recently moved into a new apartment that was completely outfitted in IKEA. So far the stove and the microwave have been great. The dishwasher is fine, but the heated dry is fussy. If it doesn't have rinse aid then it absolutely won't dry.

As for the fridge...not so much. The seal around the freezer is bad so there's always condensation building up between the door and the frame. Every time we open the freezer water drips all over the fridge and the floor, and our ice is always melty. I'd say it's a fluke but all 12 of the new campus apartments are having the same issue and we're all waiting for replacements.

I've had the NUTID induction cooktop and RENLIG integrated dishwasher for about a year now. I love love love the cooktop. It could be that I'm just that impressed with induction and would love any model I had bought, but we haven't had any issues with the NUTID. For price, style and function I would definitely recommend it.

The dishwasher is ok. We bought it to match our Ikea cabinets (which are great), but I find that unless I basically hand wash the dishes before they don't come out clean. I only run it every couple of days though, so maybe that's part of the problem. One thing I do like is the indicator that tells you when your rinse aid is getting low. Also, the silverware baskets are really short, which we were concerned about when we bought it, but it hasn't turned out to be an issue at all.

Most Ikea appliances are manufactured by Whirlpool or Bosch, a label on the appliance will identify the source. To get some idea of an Ikea appliance's reliability before buying, you can look up the manufacturer's equivalent model in Consumer Reports and examine the reviews.

I'm a bit weary on IKEA quality. It's good for the kids rooms, because they don't need to last long. But appliances that we use constantly, a fridge that needs to retain it's cold, an oven that we make large family meals in, and a dishwasher that needs to be silent and hold water, I will check consumer reports and stick with name brands. While the reviews here are good, and the oven is not made of particle board, They are not glowing reviews.

I've been using an ikea oven and cooktop for 5 years and I'm happy with the purchase.

We bought one of the range hoods, and we were happy with it.

The thing about reviews for appliances... unless you're looking at Consumer Reports or something similar, they are going to be pretty mixed. Consumers seem more likely to review something that was either TERRIBLE or AMAZING. I seem to see far fewer 'average' ratings.

@ Cashew: I agree with the extremes of reviews that one sees online. But in general, none of the complaints I've heard about the IKEA-brand appliances are any worse than ANY products in that price range.

I moved into a house that had builder-grade appliances already installed. Within five years we had multiple service calls for the refrigerator (Maytag) and the stove. Before they were ten years old, both had to be replaced, along with the GE Spacesaver microwave. Only the dishwasher (GE Nautilus) is still functioning at 11 years, but it's now having issues, too. I know someone who bought a matching suite of Whirlpool appliances and in seven years ALL four have required professional repairs. By the same token, my friend bought an expensive stainless-steel-lined KitchenAid dishwasher and it didn't last ten years either.

Based on the great success I've had with IKEA kitchen cabinets (I've remodeled two kitchens with them and am ready to do a third), I'd be willing to take a chance on the company-branded appliances not being any worse than anything else. I sold a house with 13-year-old IKEA cabinets and the kitchen was considered by all concerned to be one of the major selling points of the house.

I have an ikea fridge, i bought it probably a little over a year ago, before I bought it I compared to other availability from sears and all the other usual suspects. I don't think it was much cheaper, but I think i got more for my money. The warranty was definitely better than other warranties even from the same manufacturer (I believe its whirlpool branded ikea). I haven't needed to use the warranty, but I have needed to use the warranty for a stove that I bought two years ago (from sears) so I was pretty gun shy when buying this fridge because it's been a nightmare working with the service provider. The other thing about the warranty is that the kid at the ikea who sold it to me said something about needing to register it, but that was impossibly to decipher when i got home.

The biggest plus was the availability. I needed a fridge (the old one broke and luckily it was winter in Chicago so a bunch of stuff ended up on the porch to stay frozen), I went to Ikea, and the next day it was delivered. The delivery clowns were awful, they had no idea what they were doing it took about an hour and 10 minutes after they arrived to actually get into my first floor unit, they got into a fight with each other in the courtyard of my building on a Sunday morning which was very embarrassing for me, and they tore off all of the packaging materials outside of the building and left it all blowing in the wind down the side walk. It was really mortifying. Additionally they actually damaged the back of the fridge getting it in the building- which frankly, I was just so happy to see them leave, I didn't say anything about because I didn't want to see them for another minute! I seem to always get the worst delivery people actually, but they are third party if I am not mistaken so I don't blame Ikea for that.

All in all, great fridge so far, wish it had an LED light inside rather than incandescent but it's just fine as it is.

We bought an Ikea fridge when we moved into our house five years ago. No problems whatsoever.

The best part is the appliance installation process because they have one rate for the delivery it makes your job much easier once you know what appliances you want.

"Avoid Ikea Appliances!"

I renovated a house and my wife chose five Ikea appliances - refrigerator, dishwasher, combination oven, microwave and induction cooktop. Two of the five (dishwasher and cooktop) did not work at all, a third failed within a week of being plugged in (compressor failure) and the customer service was beyond uncaring and unhelpful - and two weeks after the failure of the refrigerator we still don't have it fixed, because it takes 10 days to get simple parts.

This is ridiculously bad performance and even worse customer service. It doesn't matter that the prices are good - the products don't work!

(and yes, I know, they're manufactured by Whirlpool - but the service is local contractors... who in this area vary from qualified to completely incompetent.)

NEVER AGAIN...

We have a dishwasher from Ikea and it worked great for the first 2 years, but about a month after our 2 year warranty ended it started giving us trouble. Particularly the face. The buttons on the screen kept peeling off, and the lower level stopped rolling. Absolutely JUNK! We called to see if they would replace the face of the washer, but it costs over $400. Almost the price of the machine.... we will never ever buy from IKEA again.

How are you enjoying your cooktop? Is it Nutid?

How are you enjoying your cooktop? Is it Nutid?

After building my House 27 years ago and outfitting it with: Westinghouse wall oven Kitchen maid cooktop GE Dishwasher, Norge fridge, it's now time (wife says wayyy past time) to update. These were, at best, mediocre price level/prestige machines.. House building is expensive and $ were in short supply
Happpily: NONE of my household appliances including the GE washer drier pair have needed ANY kind of service whatsoever.. for 27 years and counting.. despite having grown 2 sons with them. Not too shabby but also a fairly common result /expectation for one's household machines, according to others I queried.
Facing a bit of trepidation upon reading constant tales of Junk machinery.
Is everything Junk these days or are we merely shopping in the wrong places for the wrong products?
Ikea stuff seems affordably attractive as ersatz primo brand appliances .. sort of.
Although their pricings are Not bargain basement.
Example: $800 for a built in Micro wave.. Reallly!!? No it's not convection or anything fancy either..while a same size/power, Ikea extractor fan version is $200 !?
One Can't make this stuff up.
Also there is the niggly little factoid that ALL IKEA product is of passable/marginal quality... seriously. No owner can honestly argue that point :-)

Sooo Are these appliances any good at all? As in has anyone had any for longer than 5 years ?