6 Worst Appliances for Your Money — and What To Buy Instead

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You also want to be sure youre avoiding some appliances that arent good buys.

Heres a look at six of the worst appliances for your money and what to buy instead.

When it comes to refrigerators, you may want to avoid the Electrolux Wave-Touch EW23BC87SS.

Instead, you may want to check out theLG LRFDS3016S French-door refrigerator, which performed well in CR tests.

According to CR, you may not want to add the Maytag Commercial MVWP576KW to your collection.

While it washes quickly and gently, this one also received a poor rating for its cleaning performance.

With that in mind, CR suggests you stay away from theViking 5 Series VGR5304BSS Pro-Style Range.

So whats a better choice?

You might be better off with the Hamilton Beach Professional All-Metal 63240.

CR said it performs like models that cost much more.

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CR suggests you avoid the 3 Squares Soup3rb 7-cup Cook & Blend.

In fact, tests showed this blender lacks performance when pureeing raw ingredients into soups and offers subpar durability.

Instead, check out the Costway Professional Countertop 8-in-1 Smoothie Soup Blender.

This one performed better and offered great durability.

Lets round out our list with microwaves.

CR suggests you avoid the Commercial Chef CHM14110B6C, which tests showed heated slowly and unevenly.

In addition, CR reported the controls arent intuitive.

Check out the LG MSWN1590L for a better option.

According to CR, it heats evenly and quickly and offers stellar performance for defrosting.