The 10 Best Appliance Brands That Are Worth the Investment

If you love a kitchen where every appliance matches, no brand is better build for it than Café. Performance-wise, all of its appliances will stack up to the competitors. Unless you're a serious home chef or intimately inspecting your dishes, you won't notice any drop in performance.

What sets Café appliances apart is the beautiful design that won't go out of style—not overly sleek and modern, nor too round and nostalgic. And that rose gold-colored detailing that runs through all its appliances? Lovely. Looks incredible as part of a set.

Breville's got great air fryers, juicers, blenders, immersion blenders, espresso machines, even a countertop pizza oven. Sure this story is about the big appliances, but we couldn't not recognize this powerhouse in the kitchen. Anything that doesn't require serious installation, just leave it up to Breville.

All of their small appliances work great, but the brand's pricing is quite competitive. For most items, there's a good variety of product tiers. So no matter what looking to buy, you can find something within your budget.

If you're all in on the smart gadget revolution, LG is going to be your brand of choice. The brand's smart ranges and dishwashers are seriously convenient, but the real draw to LG is its refrigerators.

The smart control system works best on a fridge, where you (or the machine itself) can accurately keep track of internal temps. LG fridges also have a nifty door cooling feature. Most fridges only cool from the back/top of the fridge. This cooling feature along the doors keeps your sauces, condiments, and drinks better for longer.

Samsung is another huge name in smart homes, so if you want a full smart system, you can't go wrong here. But what the brand has really perfected is its washer-dryer pairs.

The brand's Bespoke series is the top-of-the-line standout. With an industry leading 5.3ft² capacity in standard size, it does more laundry without taking up a ton of space. Other than that, the vibration reduction is the best feature, resulting in the quietest cycles of any washer-dryer brand.

If you're on a budget, or stuck in a tiny city apartment, Danby makes the best cheap, smaller sized appliances. Mini fridges, or appartment sized fridges are the brand's main draw, but Danby also makes commendable compact ranges and dishwashers.

This seems like a uniquely American need, so it's fitting that the OG of American appliance brands does it best. The garage freezer, outside freezer, meat freezer, whatever it's called, a lot of homes have them. GE makes freezers in beautifully uncomplicated fashion: reliable, well-priced, and in upright or chest builds. No one does it better.

I can't think of any other appliance brands that are replicating the classic Veuve Clicquot box in fridge form or collaborating with Dolce & Gabbana on a $50,000 Sicilian-motif fridge. No one else has a toaster that's been featured in Bond films. No one makes appliances that look as good as SMEG's.

And sure, the collaborations are the most fun parts, but SMEG's appliances are actually top-notch. From the espresso maker I use every day to the ovens and ranges I've gotten to test, it's all incredible. The style is there, but so is the substance.

Yeah, in this day an age, owning an AGA is not exactly reasonable. But, the British will never give up this national status symbol, and that means it's going to be at the pinnacle of the luxury category for eternity.

But even if you don't have a Cotswolds estate, an AGA is still a worthy investment. For all the hoopla they get, it's still absolutely true that no other ovens come close to cooking the way these things do. If they're good enough for Martha Stewart, David Beckham, and every member of the British aristocracy, they're good enough for you.