Kitchen Appliances [Back to Top]

• Alfresco Grills (Commerce, CA): open-air kitchens, including refrigeration, burners and grills
• CookTek (Chicago, IL): energy-efficient induction cooktops that use electromagnetic energy to heat metallic cookware, while leaving the glass-ceramic stovetop cool. Available from Instawares Restaurant Supplies & Equipment
• Dacor (Diamond Bar, CA): a full line of kitchen appliances, including ranges, wall ovens, outdoor grills, "microwave in a drawer", and ... built-in coffee makers that grind the beans, froth the milk, and brew a perfect cup of coffee! All made in USA.
• Dynamic Cooking Systems (DCS) (Huntington Beach, CA): manufacturer of high-end cooktops, ranges, and ovens. DCS was acquired in 2005 by New Zealand-based Fisher & Paykel
• FiveStar (Cleveland, TN): professional ranges, cooktops, and hoods
• Prizer-Painter Stove Works (Reading, PA): makers of BlueStar TM ranges, cooktops, charbroilers, and wall ovens. Restaurant-quality appliances for the home, in 190 color options (!), hand-constructed in their Reading, PA plant. Check the dealer locator for where to buy.
• Sub-Zero Freezer Co. (Madison, WI): Sub-Zero brand built-in and undercounter refrigeration, Wolf gas/electric dual fuel ranges, and much more, manufactured in Fitchburg, WI
• U-Line (Milwaukee, WI): makers of under-counter refrigerators, icemakers, and wine storage appliances. All products assembled in Milwaukee using domestic and foreign parts.
• Viking Range Corp. (Greenwood, MS): manufacturing premium, restaurant-grade kitchen appliances for the home, including ranges, cooktops, ovens, refrigerators, and outdoor gas grills. Click on "Where to Buy" to find a dealer.

Viking Ranges and Cooktops


BlueStar


U-Line Undercounter Appliances

Laundry Appliances [Back to Top]

• Fisher & Paykel : this New Zealand-based company moved production of its SmartDrive washers and SmartLoad dryers to Clyde, OH in 2005. The Clyde facility also produces motors for Whirlpool. (Read about Fisher & Paykel in the USA )
• Kenmore -brand appliances: at least some models are made in USA. Available from Sears and KMart. (SEARS is a retailer, not a manufacturer, so Kenmore washers and dryers are manufactured by many different companies, including Amana, Frigidaire, GE, Jenn-Air, LG, and Whirlpool. Enquire about the origin of the model you are interested in.)
• Staber Washing Machines (Groveport, OH): energy efficient top loading tumble action washers, for residential or commercial use. These unique washers have a six-sided inner tub that rotates inside a stationary half of an eight-sided outer tub. The washers use much less water, detergent, and energy than traditional top loading washers. Each load is larger because there is no agitator taking up space. Because of their energy efficiency, these washers also are suited for homes using solar power. The website has informative video and photographs that explain how the washer works.
• Speed Queen (Ripon, WI): best known for coin-operated laundry equipment, Speed Queen has brought its reputation for quality and durability into the home market. All Speed Queen brand laundry equipment is manufactured in Ripon, Wisconsin by Alliance Laundry Systems. Check the site's dealer locator.
• Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, MI): 10 manufacturing facilities in U.S., making clothes washers (Clyde, OH), topmount refrigerators (Evansville, IN), dishwashers (Findlay, OH), side-by-side refrigerators, counter-depth refrigerators, trash compactors, ice makers (Fort Smith, AR), built-in ranges, cooktop ranges, built-in microwaves, warming drawers (Oxford, MS), freestanding ranges (Tulsa, OK)
  
  Whirlpool's acquisition of Maytag Corp., finalized on March 31, 2006, has led to integration of operations of the two companies.
• Maytag Corp. (Newton, IA): On March 31, 2006, this U.S. manufacturer of washers, dryers, refrigerators, and dishwashers became a subsidiary of Whirlpool. Whirlpool will continue to market Maytag Corp. brandnames, including Maytag, Amana, Magic Chef , and Jenn-Air .

Small Appliances [Back to Top]

• Blendtec (Orem, UT): high-powered blenders that make smoothies, ice cream, bread, fresh juice...apparently just about anything! (I think Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor would love one!)
• Bunn Home Coffee Makers,but some imported so check origin, at Target.com's Gift Finder
• Omega Juicers (Harrisburg, PA) are now made in Korea.
• KitchenAid, a brand of Whirlpool Corp.: makes Stand Mixers and Blenders at its Greenville, OH facility. Coffee grinders made in India and assembled in Greenville. Other products imported. Stand mixers, blenders, and coffee mills available from Chef's Catalog (keyword "KitchenAid USA")
• Vita-Mix : (Cleveland, OH): originally focused on the commercial blender market, Vita-Mix also makes high-end blenders for household use, designed to juice whole fruits and vegetables, grind grains, mix and knead bread, and even make hot soups using "friction cooking" (5000 Models are made in USA, 5200 series made in Sweden)
• BroilKing Corp. (Winsted, CT): professional quality warming trays, electric griddles, and buffet servers, available from Chef's Catalog (keyword "Broilking USA") and JCPenney
• NESCO/American Harvest (Two Rivers, WI): food dehydrators, coffee makers, and camp cookware made in USA (Other products imported)
• LASKO oscillating, and tabletop fans (box fans made in China, check origin), available from Do It Best
• Jiffy Steamer (Union City, TN): travel, home, and professional steamers for removing wrinkles from clothing, draperies, and tableclothes.

Vacuum Cleaners [Back to Top]

• Metro Vac (Suffern, NY): specialty handheld and floor vacuums, including DataVac for computer keyboards, pet grooming vacuums, as well as car and floor care. Their motto is "Deliberately Made Better in the USA"
• Rainbow Vacuum Cleaners (Cadillac, MI): vacuum cleaners that use a water filtration reservoir to trap dust, dirt, and allergens. (No comment on the "home demo" sales approach)
• Tacony Corp. (St. Louis, MO): in 2000, Tacony brought production of Riccar and Simplicity upright vacuums from Taiwan to the U.S. at a new facility in St. James, MO. (Cannister vacuums are imported.) Find a Simplicity or Riccar retailer at SimplicityVac.com or Riccar.com
• Hoover (Canton, OH): over the past few years, a growing number of Hoover models have been made in Mexico. With Whirlpool's decision to sell Hoover to a Chinese company (Chicago Tribune, December 8, 2006), the fate of the Canton, OH facility is in question.
• " Oreck.com features America's new favorite vacuum cleaner, the Oreck XL. " : Oreck manufactures upright and cannister vacuums manufactured in Long Beach, MS. (Other products imported.)
• Shop-Vac (Williamsport, PA): upright and portable wet/dry vacuum cleaners for industrial, commercial or home use; available from BuyAmerican.com, Lowe's, Ace Hardware and many other home improvement stores

Metro Vac

Shop-Vac