As the heart of your home, your kitchen deserves to look lovely and pristine while keeping up with your culinary adventures. Smeg is an industry-leading brand with state-of-the-art features, limited edition designs, and out-of-this-world performance that can offer the best on the market in kitchen appliances for homeowners with an eye for design. Furnish your kitchen with small and large appliances in pastel colors, unique retro design collaborations with Disney, Fiat 500, Divina Cucina, and even Dolce&Gabbana. Explore your culinary talent with True European convection ovens, large grill ranges bridge zone cooktops, retro designed refrigerators, and four-slot toasters for quick meals and easy storage in your kitchen. So, take a look at our guide where we break down who Smeg is as an appliance brand, answer some FAQs, and reveal some top Smeg appliances from our store!
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Shop SmegStarting with a passion and a vision, Vittorio Bertazzoni, Sr. founded Smeg appliances in 1948, and the Bertazzoni family has continued to help their brand grow into what it is today. Revolutionizing the residential kitchen forever with functional performance levels, superior energy efficiency, and stylish flair, it’s no wonder Smeg is an award-winning brand in design. Turning ordinary kitchens into a pièce de résistance, this premium brand prides itself on combining stunning vintage appliances, advanced features, and environmentally sound designs for the ultimate level of convenience, cooking flexibility, and food storage in your kitchen.
Who is Smeg for?
Smeg offers genuinely iconic appliance designs for multiple aesthetic collections that appeal to a buyer’s love for vintage and grandeur. Smeg is truly an excellent choice for shoppers with small families, single-person households, ’50s era enthusiasts, eco-friendly homeowners, or buyers with refined taste in aesthetically appealing appliances with high-end price points. For instance, Smeg refrigerators can cost anywhere from $1,259 to $10,00 while Smeg ranges are priced between $1,999 and $10,000.
Smeg is a popular appliance brand and is considered one of the best manufacturers on the market for its design and emphasis on sustainability. Its catalog consists of home appliances with exceptional style, functionality, usability, outstanding performance, and cutting-edge technology.
Large Smeg Appliances
As you search for new appliances for your kitchen, Smeg won’t disappoint in capability while adding some flash and flair to your culinary space.
Refrigeration
The Smeg refrigerator reviews are in, and shoppers love the combination refrigerators and freezers for keeping their food items cool, crisp, and fresh, as well as the stunning and diverse Classic, Portofino, Retro-style, and Universal aesthetic collections. Aside from their stylish designs, small families and single-person households will enjoy the 20.7 cu. ft. French door refrigerator from the Classic line with an adaptable compartment and a LCD touch display that offers energy efficiency mode, multizone, fast cooling, and fast freezing function. And although Retro Style collection offers smaller models with a range of capacities from 1.3 cu. ft., 9.9 cu. ft., and 18.0 cu. ft. Enjoy refrigeration features like a double-zone temperature controls, multi-flow cooling system, or a life plus drawer that acts as a special zone to keep your perishable foods (meats and fish) fresh and cool at an ideal 28.4–37.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
Smeg Cooking Appliances
Cook faster, healthier, and with flair using Smeg kitchen appliances from its distinct Classic, Mixed, Portofino, Victoria, and Linea collections with a price as low as $499 for a microwave and as high as $10,000 for a range Complete your European-inspired kitchen with a unified look of products that evoke the feeling of being in a countryside village in Italy and cooking in a small kitchen filled with familial love. Whether you are cooking with a Smeg microwave or Smeg stove or baking with a Smeg oven or Smeg range, these “made in Italy” products perfectly combine design, performance, and attention to detail. Smeg goes above and beyond to offer users functions they can’t live without like Wi-Fi connectivity or Active Ion systems, programs that optimize cooking for the best presentation, and high-energy efficiency, all wrapped in a nostalgia-inducing design.
Ranges
Culinary experts will have their pick of chef-inspired ranges designed by Smeg’s top designers that cover all over your range preferences from aesthetics and size to cooking option and configurations. Smeg ranges has something for everyone offering gas, dual-fuel, and induction ranges of all sizes (24”, 30”, 36”, and 48”) with prices as high as $10,000 for a Victoria line dual-fuel range with thermos-ventilation and as low as$1,999 for a Professional Style stainless steel gas range. For home chefs looking for a more modern style, Classic. Mixed, and Portofino ranges would fit the chic appearance of your kitchen more while providing you with five cook zones, large grills, convection cooking, and a pizza function. Those looking for a more vintage look, will enjoy the gas ranges of the Victoria line with a traditional style, a grated cooktop, a 4.4 cu. ft. oven capacity, True European convection cooking and a defrost mode for those nights you nights you forgot to thaw out dinner.
Microwaves
Each with there own diverse design to fit every user’s individual aesthetic, Smeg microwaves offer cooking methods like a microwave with a grill or a combi microwave, depending on how you like to heat your leftovers or cook your veggies. Whether you prefer built-in or countertop you can enjoy multiple styles like Classica, Coloniale, Cortina, Selezione and more to fit your kitchen. Enjoy microwave functions like defrost, microwave + grill, defrost by weight, or just solely use the grill element to cook small portions of sausages and bacon for a hearty breakfast or brunch.
Smeg Dishwashers
Smeg offers its users a wide range of pre-finished dishwashers, easy out-of-the-box installation, and panel-ready models capable of being fitted with custom doors or they can choose from a wide variety of styles to transform your dishwasher into the focal point of your space. Smeg dishwashers are designed with fully sealed stainless-steel tubs, FlexiFit sliding hinges to keep your door panel from touching your cabinetry, and a planetarium wash system that ensure 360-degree wash coverage with an innovative double motion of the spray arm. Plus, Smeg dishwashers are installed with Flexi-Duo cutlery baskets for the most optimal clean that continues to make the manufacturer an industry leader in washing technology, now and in the future.
Small Smeg Appliances
Smeg designs and manufactures multiple small appliances ranging from kettles and toasters to stand mixers and coffee machines more than capable of making your modern home shine as the new icons of your cooking space. On busy mornings small Smeg appliances can help you make breakfast on the go with freshly brewed coffee from the fully automatic coffee machine for you and a warm toaster pastry from the four-slot toaster for your kids. When it comes to Smeg’s small appliances, shoppers can browse our limited selection of stand mixer attachments and other accessories to turn their kitchens into nostalgic icons.
Small Appliances
- Coffee grinders
- Hand blenders
- Toasters
- Hand mixers
- Blenders
- Coffee machines
- Milk frothers
- Citrus juicers
- Kettles
- Stand mixers
Pros & Cons of Smeg Appliances
As brilliant as Smeg appliances are with its original designs, pastel colors, and features like the Planetarium wash system and True European convection, Smeg also has its advantages and disadvantages.
Pros
Limited edition designs
Unique and hard-to-find aesthetics add charm and exclusivity.
Functional
Appliances offer practical performance for daily needs.
Easy to use
User-friendly controls make operation simple and intuitive.
Quiet operation for refrigerators
Refrigerators run with minimal noise, perfect for open spaces.
Energy efficient
Helps save on electricity bills while reducing environmental impact.
Cons
High price points
Premium pricing may not fit every budget.
No automatic ice maker in refrigerators
Users must manually make ice, which can be inconvenient.
Too small for large families
Limited capacity may not meet the needs of bigger households.
Small appliances aren’t as sturdy
Compact models may lack the durability of larger counterparts.
Our Top Picks
Now, let's take a closer look at some of our favorite Smeg appliances.
Best Smeg Refrigerator: Smeg ’50s Retro Style 18.0 Cu. Ft. Pastel Green Bottom Freezer Refrigerator (FAB38URPG)
Travel back in time with this pastel green Smeg refrigerator with an 18.0 cu. ft. capacity. This retro fridge is a classic, offering a multi-flow cooling system, no-frost technology, and multiple storage bins for your fresh and frozen food items. Equipped with a Life Plus zone drawer, your perishable foods will stay fresh and chilled in a cool 28–37-degree environment, so your ingredients are meal-prep-ready whenever you are. And with its smaller size, this gorgeous Retro Style fridge can make for an excellent spare refrigerator to treat and impress your party guests in your entertainment space.
Best Smeg Cooktop: Smeg 30” Black Induction Cooktop (SIMU530B)
Cook like a pro on this Smeg cooktop designed with four “full power” cook zones ranging from 1,200–4,000W to slow cook some of your favorite family recipes. You’ll have all the power in your fingertips with a simple touch of the slider touch controls to shift between the simmer and melting functions of this induction cooktop. And if you have a long-shaped pan or pot, use the bridge zone for an extended cooking area that can support and even cook your meal. But best of all, is the safety features like child safety lock, automatic safety cut-out, residual heat indicator, and accidental start-up protection to keep you and your family safe from cooking mishaps for your little ones.
Best Smeg Oven: Smeg 30” Stainless Steel Classic Electric Multifunction Oven (SOU330X1)
Enjoy making dessert and meals with this multi-function Smeg oven from the classic design collection. Baking and cooking will be a breeze as you use one of the 10 cooking modes like pizza, dehydrate intensive broil, defrost, and bread proving for the bread makers in the family. And with the help of the true European double convection oven, you’re guaranteed the best cooking results for your meals that’ll send your guests’ senses on a culinary journey. Best of all, whether you are a culinary maestro using the dehydrate function to make all types of beef, deer, or poultry jerky or a parent on the go making homemade pizza with the family, this Classica oven can upgrade your culinary experience to greater heights.
Are you still unsure if Smeg appliances are for you? Still have some unanswered questions? Whether you want to know more about the history and manufacturing of Smeg or if you’re just curious about the noise levels of Smeg appliances, we have the answers you are looking for.
Smeg FAQ
Smeg appliances are designed and manufactured in four factories located in Northern Italy — specifically, Guastalla in Emilia Romagna.
No, Smeg fridges are relatively quiet, operating at a decibel level no louder than 38 dB(A). But if your Smeg retro fridge is making an unusual or deafening sound, consider calling one of our service technicians to take a look.
Founded by Vittorio Bertazzoni, Smeg has continuously been owned and operated by the Bertazzoni family for three generations to this day.
If you live in the Pleasant Hill area, come visit us at Friedmans! We have a wide selection of Smeg appliances to explore both in person and online.
Why Trust Friedmans Appliance?
Established in 1922, Friedmans Appliance has been the most trusted name in the Bay Area for over 100 years. What started as a small appliance store in Oakland has expanded to include every appliance you need for your home. Our commitment to value, inspiration, and character has only grown, creating an unbeatable reputation for top-notch appliances. At Friedmans, we strive to give our customers the best of the best, including our selection of top appliance brands and our exceptional customer service. Speaking of which, we offer a 100-day price guarantee on all our products — the longest in the industry!
Our wide selection of appliances is just one of the reasons we’re the best Bay Area appliance store. We carry refrigerators in every style, every cooking appliance to show off your chef skills, and every dish care and laundry appliance you need for cleanup.
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