This one is really amazing trick to organize all utensils over a same place in the kitchen. Hope i'll bought this appliance as soon as possible.

For the microwave, I'd get a GE Advantium, which has a drop-down door and is 30"w to match the oven below (I'd bet the wall cutout opening could be widened easily to the same width as the oven cutout below). These also can be used as a second regular oven, a warming drawer, or a high-speed cooker that can make crispy, textured food that doesn't taste like it came from a microwave even though it's almost as fast. There are 240 volt/30 amp versions that do the last function particularly well, as well as 120 volt/15/amp models that will allow you to use the existing electric connection the microwave you have now is using. The 120v model is available in a 27" wide version too; the insides are the same dimensions.

Ikea sells a less expensive version of the Kitchenaid/Jenn-Air you saw. It's just a plain microwave, no convection or browning element, but it's the same basic design, especially on the inside, and alot less expensive. These are 24" wide but are shipped with two 3" wide filler panels for the left and right sides so they can 27" or 30" openings. All three are made by Whirlpool.

I'd go with Electrolux for the oven - the Icon if you can afford it but the standard ones are nice too. The GE that has separate upper and lower ovens in a same space as a single oven is intriguing too - I like how easy it is to reach items in the small top oven without having to open a big door, and the controls are cleverly on the door itself which allows the inside oven cavity to go right up to the top, without the usual fixed control panel taking up the top 8" of the oven. You may get a good deal on these now because the current model is being discontinued.

This post was edited by lee676 on Fri, Nov 8, 13 at 15:19