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In the lap of luxury at the Vegas appliance show (pictures)

We saw a $10,000 refrigerator, a home pizza oven and other toys for discerning appliance lovers with coin to spare at the Kitchen and Bath Industry show in Las Vegas this week.

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Designer appliances for luxury living at KBIS 2016

Want high-end appliances that would make your neighbors throw a jealous fit? If so, the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas had plenty to offer. Click through to see the new, drool-inducing appliances on display at the show.

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A new line of luxury

LG launched a new brand of luxury appliances. Called Signature, the company kicked off the line with a high-end fridge, oven and dishwasher.

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Signature Built-in Side-by-Side Refrigerator (UPSXB2627S)

The Signature refrigerator costs a whopping $9,800 and is designed to compete with brands such as Viking and Sub-Zero

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Smarter cooling

It's a built-in side-by-side with 25.6 cubic feet of space and app-enabled smarts.

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Signature Electric Slide-in Range (UPSE3024ST)

Along with the fridge, the new Signature line includes this glamorous $5,000 electric slide-in range.

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Heating up the high-end market

A convection oven on the bottom with continuous grates on top and polished stainless everywhere else, the oven certainly looks the part of a luxury appliance.

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Practicality and looks

The oven offers 6.3 cubic feet of space, and the range connects to your Wi-Fi network, letting you check its status from afar. You can also use the app to directly address maintenance issues with the Signature line's dedicated concierge service.

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Signature Kitchen Suite fully-integrated dishwasher (UPDF9904ST)

Rounding out the list of the Signature brand's initial offerings, the 24-inch fully integrated dishwasher also comes with smarts and the line's concierge service.

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Quiet as a mouse

The new dishwasher will run at a whisper-quiet 40 decibels.

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SmartRacks

It offers flexible racks for loading oddly shaped dishes.

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TurboSteam

It also sports steam vents so you don't have to worry about prerinsing.

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Luxury pizza?

Moving on from the Signature line, can a dedicated pizza oven actually make a better pie?

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GE Monogram Pizza Oven

Better pizza is the promise of the $9,900 GE Monogram Pizza Oven, which reaches temps up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 Celsius) in around 30 minutes.

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A properly charred crust

Those high temps allow the oven to create Neapolitan style crust with its traditional crispy char.

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Seven heating elements -- one great-tasting pizza

The results were pretty tasty.

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Electrolux Perfect Steam EFLS617

Electrolux's newest washer and dryer aren't outrageously expensive, but still have luxurious features.

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Cleaning to the max

The $1,100 EFLS617 washer mixes water and soap in a special chamber before the cycle begins. Electrolux claims this allows the machine to achieve new heights in cleaning capability.

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Controlled mechanics

The Electrolux washer also tries to maximize cleaning power by precisely controlling the mechanical movement of the machine.

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Electrolux Perfect Steam dryer EFLS617S

The $1,100 Electrolux Perfect Steam Dryer not only eliminates moisture, but supposedly removes wrinkles and refreshes your clothes by removing 99.9 percent of bacteria.

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Electrolux Expressionist Coffee Maker

Electrolux also showed off the company's $150 thermal coffee maker at KBIS.

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High-tech java

Complete with a water filter, the machine brews a cup of joe with an Advanced Brewing System that aims to extract better aromas and flavors from your beans.

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Delayed start

You can also set the coffee maker to automatically start up to 24 hours in advance.

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Obsidian inside

With a distinctive black interior, LED lighting and sturdy steel drawers, the Jenn-Air Obsidian line of refrigerators is quite stunning.

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Grill like a gaucho

Up your outdoor grilling game with the Gaucho Grill by Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet. For $18,000, this massive machine lets you cook with a wood fire and rotisserie in high Argentinian style.

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Smoking hot robotics

Another wild appliance by Kalamazoo is the Smoker Cabinet, a $12,000 automated smoker that cooks with computerized control.

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An oven speed demon

Billed by Viking as the "fastest oven in the world," the Viking TurboChef wall oven will set you back $12,599.

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Kitchen coffee upgrade

Forget K-Cups -- why not add a built-in espresso and coffee machine to your kitchen wall? The $3,800 Miele CVA 6800 coffee system lets you do just that.

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