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GD it the good ole Merican made brands just are not what they used to be...It is so sad...They have all been sold off and now the name recognition is being traded upon. I really do not want to get started on this economically or politically.

Maybe you should look at some used commercial equipment? Especially for the stove .Here you might get a good unit by a used to make good stuff mfg. Even if you had to recondition?

Also I would get a commercial grade Range hood. Something that will suck you up if you are not bolted to the floor. If you are WOK cooking that is something that is necessary. For WOK cooking you need about 22K Btu..

On the Refer I probably would stick with new.

Also I would not go with something with a lot of bells and whistles. Keep it simple as there is less to go wrong. Also how often do you use all the whistles?