Check Out What Appliances Are “Made In America”

Purchasing “made in America” appliances is a smart decision as the money is reinvested into our nation. However, you’d think buying American-made would be easy.  Most major manufacturers may have U.S. employees (excellent) with foreign ownership (not as good).

Some American brands import some goods under their name to round out their line-up of products.  Either way is not really 100% made in America created by the strictest definition.

For instance, if you’re thinking about a steam or microwave oven, it’ll be created in Europe or Asia, even using a national label. US-based Viking produces their ranges in Mississippi, although their dishwashers are imported from the Turkish Blomberg company.

Here you will learn about the American-made companies, the somewhat U.S. companies as described above, and exclusively foreign imported manufacturers.

How the New Tariffs Will Impact Appliance Brands

Buying American-made appliances will have a significant benefit.  Foreign aluminum and steel will have a 10% and 25% tariff, each. Some foreign parts will have around a 50% tariff.

Samsung and L.G. will have tariffs on washers of 20 percent to the first 1.2 million and 50 percent on components after.  So, an American business using domestic steel and aluminum will have a distinct advantage.

The following are three types of appliances starting from overseas foreign-made to most American made products.

International Firms Importing into the USA

Asko: Asko is run by the Slovenian Gorenje Group.

Beko: They’re another large Turkish appliance manufacturer.

Bertazzoni: These popular ranges are exclusively Italian made.

Blomberg: The brand new and upcoming firm based in Germany with plants in Turkey!

Fisher & Paykel: Basically, from New Zealand, Fisher & Paykel is owned by Haier.

Gaggenau: German manufacturer owned by Bosch!

Haier: Haier is Chinese and another big appliance maker to be imported to this country. Haier recently purchased G.E.

La Cornue: La Cornue is French made but owned by US-based Viking.

Liebherr: Another German Business manufacturing cranes and built-in refrigerators!

L.G. / Signature Kitchen Suite: South Korean conglomerate making products from devices to telephones. L.G. has been popular with laundry. They have new ace ranges and upscale goods under their SKS tag.

Miele: Miele has excellent products and is the largest family-owned appliance business in the world. Their quality control is legendary as their appliances are made in one factory outside Cologne, Germany.

Samsung: Another big South Korean Brand, much like L.G. having an industrial portfolio. Samsung has the best lineup of French door refrigerators in addition to excellent cooking and surprisingly fantastic dishwashers.

Traeger: American firm but exclusively imports from China!

Weber: The dominant American grill firm is now importing more than half of its products from China. Their Summit lineup is made in the USA.

Note: Samsung and L.G. have plans for opening factories in the USA. Samsung’s South Carolina plant will manufacture 1 million washers by the end of 2018 (according to their press release).

International Companies with American Production

These companies are invested in the United States with American factories and employees. That’s excellent news. The profits, however, typically return to their home country. Once more, microwaves and steam ovens are all produced outside the USA.

Bosch: The biggest dishwasher manufacturing center in the world is owned by Bosch in North Carolina. Their freestanding fridges are Chinese with Turkish built-ins.

Dacor: Dacor is a firm based out of California. Recently, Dacor was bought by Samsung.

Electrolux: Their laundry is done in Juarez, Mexico. Their cooking appliances and refrigerators are made in the United States. Their compact washer is Italian made, yet the drier is Polish.

Frigidaire: Almost all of the products are made in the United States with Swedish maker Electrolux as its parent since the 1990s.

G.E.: G.E. is American made except for compact laundry and small appliances from their Chinese parent, Haier.

Sharp: Japanese firm with U.S. Factories as well as imports.

Thermador: Produced in the USA except for their Turkish refrigerators, owned by the German Bosch firm, also called the BSH Corporation.

American-Owned Firms with American Manufacturing

The best-case situation is a US-owned firm with U.S. production. Profits are reinvested back in the nation. As another reminder, many goods, such as microwaves, are still sourced abroad.

Hestan: Hestan is your premium grill of the big, US-based Meyer firm, and manufactured in California.

BlueStar: BlueStar could be the earliest company alongside Gaggenau situated in the 1880s. They fabricate cooking products, refrigerators, and hoods in Pennsylvania and Iowa.

Kalamazoo: Want the most reliable outdoor grill in the world? It is produced by Kalamazoo in Michigan.

Speed Queen: Maker of high end residential and commercial washers and dryers established in Wisconsin

Sub-Zero/Wolf: The 2nd largest family-owned firm, Sub-Zero, is based in Wisconsin and Arizona. Wolf was bought by Sub-Zero in early 2000.

In 2019, Sub-Zero will be manufacturing its new Cove dishwasher made in Tennessee.

True: True is a huge commercial and now residential refrigerator maker based in St Louis.

Viking: Run by Middleby of Ohio, Viking is produced in America except for Electrolux’s freestanding refrigerators. Their dishwashers are made by Blomberg.

Viking also owns U-line, Marvel, and Lynx grills, all US-based plants (except Lynx Sonoma grill).

Whirlpool: The biggest American Business based out of Michigan with plants across Northern America. They’ve reliable laundry under the Whirlpool and Maytag names.

The brand portfolio is composed of Whirlpool, Amana, and Maytag. On the high-end, KitchenAid and Jenn-Air are owned by Whirlpool as well. Whirlpool also has overseas plant manufacturing for foreign consumers.

Rated Best American Made Appliances

The thousands of goods that pass through test labs annually come from all corners of the planet. There are water heaters and washing machines from Mexico, T.V.s, and refrigerators from South Korea, vacuums, and Germany’s grills. We see a lot of appliances which are made right here in the U.S. also, naturally. Every nation has winners and losers when it comes to performance and quality.

Here, we concentrate on the greatest American-made large and smaller appliances available today. Especially with so much recent reshaping, the U.S. is aggressive in these categories, so you have loads of choices. You might need to spend somewhat more, but since in many cases, appliance makers have brought production of premium lines home, while continuing to outsource lower-priced versions.

Refrigerators

Among all bottom-freezers and built-ins were tested, roughly 40 make our recommended list, such as these 10 American-made versions. (Most top-freezers and similar products are manufactured overseas.)

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French-Door Bottom-Freezers

• Whirlpool Gold GX5FHTXV[Q], $1,600
• G.E. Profile PWE23KMDES, $2,600

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Conventional Bottom-Freezers

• Maytag MBF2258XE, $1,100
• Maytag MBF1958XE, $1,150
• Whirlpool Gold GB2FHDXW[Q], $1,200
• Amana ABB2224BRM, $1,554
• Amana ABB2224WE, $1,350
• Whirlpool WRB322DMBM, $1,400

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Built-ins

• Jenn-Air JS42PPDUDB, $7,200
• Sub-Zero BI42S[S], $8,000

Dishwashers

In this category, KitchenAid is the safest bet because most of its dishwashers are produced in Findlay, Ohio. Kenmore and Bosch mix domestic and international production, but the versions below are made from the U.S.

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• Bosch Ascenta SHX3AR7[5] U.C., $700
• Bosch 300 Series DLX SHX53TL5UC, $850
• Bosch 500 Series SHP65T55UC, $900
• Bosch 800 Plus Series SHX7PT55UC, $1,300
• KitchenAid KDTM354DSS, $1,080
• KitchenAid KDFE454CSS, $1,350
• Kenmore Elite 12783, $1,070
• Kenmore Elite 12793, $1,200

Wall Ovens

Michigan-based Whirlpool (which also owns Maytag and KitchenAid) makes many of the best-performing wall ovens on the market. G.E.’s innovative French-door oven is also a recommended version.

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• GE PT9050SFSS, $3,900
• KitchenAid KEBS109BWW, $2,000
• Maytag MEW7530AW, $1,000
• Maytag MEW9530AW, $1,400
• Whirlpool WOS92EC0AH, $1,500

Ranges

On the lookout for a great American-made range? Many electrical models score highly in our evaluations, including the very best induction model from Kenmore. The greatest pro-style ranges are created in KitchenAid’s mill in Cleveland, Tenn.

Smoothtop Electrical

• GE PS950SFSS, $2,800
• GE PS920SFSS, $2,800
• Maytag MET8885XS, $1,700
• Maytag MET8885XS, $1,700

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Induction

• GE PHB920SFSS, $2,200
• Kenmore 95073, $1,530

Gas

• KitchenAid KDRS505XSS, $2,500

Pro-Style

• KitchenAid KDRS407VSS, $4,000
• KitchenAid KDRU763VSS, $6,000

Washers

About a third of our washing machine selections are American-made. No dryers produced in the U.S. make the cut in our existing Ratings.

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Front-Loader

• Maytag Maxima MHW5100DW, $950
• Maytag Maxima MHW8100DC, $1,300

HE Top-Loader

• Whirlpool Cabrio WTW8500DW, $1,000

Conventional Top-Loader

• GE GTWN5650FWS, $650
• Whirlpool WTW4850BW, $580

Freezers

About half of our recommended freezers are produced in the U.S., including both vertical and chest configurations.

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Self-Defrost Vertical

• Frigidaire FFFH20F2QW, $750
• Frigidaire FFFH17F4QT, $800
• Maytag MZF34X16DW, $550

Manual-Defrost Vertical

• Frigidaire FFFU17M1QW, $700

Manual-defrost Chest freezer

• Amana AZC31T15DW, $550
• Frigidaire FFCH16M5QW, $590

Small Appliances

American-made small appliances are tough to come by. Indeed, no recommended coffeemaker, toaster, or food processor is made here. However, the blender and mixer choices below are top-rated.

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Stand Mixers

• KitchenAid Artisan KSM150PS[W.W.], $300
• KitchenAid Classic (250 watt) K45SS[WH], $200
• KitchenAid Professional 6500 Design Collection, $550

Blenders

• Blendtec Designer 725, $650
• Vitamix Professional Series 750, $650
• Waring Xtreme MX1000R, $350

Gas Grills

A broad range of gas grills are made in China. However, all Vermont Castings grills are manufactured in central Vermont, and Weber’s Summit and Genesis traces are made in Palatine, Ill.

• Weber Genesis S-330, $970
• Vermont Castings Signature Collection VCS325SSP, $1,300

In The End…

From an item perspective, appliances were not more stylish, and features drove (even if they needed repair more).  There are excellent companies from every part of the planet, much like the auto industry.

With the relaunch of KitchenAid and Jenn-Air and Sub-Zero and Wolf and many others, it’s very easy to buy a decent American-made appliance.