Well, a Sub-Zero refrigerator just might be the answer to some people's dreams. "It's like a piece of jewelry, really," Sub-Zero CEO Jim Bakke said of the appliance's handle.

We recently tested a batch of new built-in refrigerators, those behemoth, often panel-clad refrigerators that cost between $6,000 and $9,000.

Like we said at the top, Sub-Zero is one of, if not the biggest name in high-end refrigerators. So anyone who visits your kitchen is going to know you spent top dollar on the appliance.

In 1986, my refrigerator probably cost somewhere around $3,000, a lot of money back then. To buy a similar-style Sub-Zero replacement now, I was looking at something north of $10,000.