Of the top nine kitchen brands tested by Consumer Reports, LG took four top spots. Bosch and GE tied for second place and Frigidaire was third.
Consumer Reports’ The Best Kitchen Appliance Brands of 2026 highlights the top-performing kitchen appliance brands for cooktops, dishwashers, ranges, refrigerators, and wall ovens.
“Kitchen aisles and search results are packed with competing claims, and it can be hard for people to know who to trust,” Lilian Kayizzi, vice president for testing and research at Consumer Reports, a testing and advocacy group, said in a statement. “CR’s kitchen appliance ratings simplify the search by steering shoppers toward the brands that deliver year after year in our independent evaluations.”
Consumer Reports best kitchen brands of 2026
- Best cooktop brands:
- Gas cooktops: LG
- Electric cooktops: LG
- Best dishwasher brand: Bosch
- Best range brands:
- Electric ranges: Frigidaire
- Gas ranges: GE
- Best refrigerator brands:
- Top-freezer refrigerators: LG
- French-door refrigerators: Bosch
- Side-by-side door refrigerators: GE
- Best wall oven brand: LG
To identify the best brands for kitchen appliances, Consumer Reports’ engineers and data specialists combined the overall scores for every Consumer Reports-tested model in each category. The numbers are from lab tests, predicted reliability scores, available features, and satisfaction data from appliance owners. Brands earn additional credit for delivering high performance at a lower cost than their competitors.
The “CR Best Brand” mark is earned by the highest-scoring brand in each kitchen appliance category.
How Consumer Reports evaluates kitchen appliances
Brand ratings identify manufacturers that consistently perform well in Consumer Reports’ lab tests and member reliability surveys.
Model ratings offer an in-depth look at individual appliances, helping shoppers compare performance, features, and value when they want to narrow down to a specific model. Consumer Reports buys and tests kitchen appliances purchased online and in stores. The testing is independent. Consumer Reports doesn’t accept advertising or free product samples from manufacturers. They use secret shoppers to buy items rated. Consumer Reports’ currently has test results for 700 kitchen appliances, including 50 wall ovens, 75 cooktops, 130 dishwashers, 190 ranges, and nearly 300 refrigerators.
Reliability scores are based on surveys of thousands of Consumer Reports’ members to show how brands and models hold up over the years in people’s homes.
For more information on Consumer Reports’ Best Kitchen Brands, visit CR.org/Kitchen. Full ratings for every category are available with a membership. Subscribe to Consumer Reports online to read testing results for models in the different brands. You can also subscribe to Consumer Reports magazine to get the testing results for appliance models. Or check your local library for copies of Consumer Reports magazine.
