Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not
so great) words of knowledge:
> We have done rough in and ready to select a kitchen. This is all new
> constuction.
>
> I have looked at KraftMaid at 10,000., Kemper at 10,000. and
> Aristocraft at 5,000. We are trying to look at apples for apples,
> i.e. identical cabinet configuration.
>
> What do you believe would make a good cabinet installation?
>
>

Stay away from particle board and composition board. They are going to
warp, sag and/or delaminate in a couple of years.

You want a solid wood cabinet. I mean everything - sides, top, doors,
shelves, etc. A very good, less pricey alternative is 5 ply (or more
plys ) plywood with a 1/16" (or more ) solid wood veneer on all the
surfaces including the edges. Stay away from the paper/plastic veneer
no matter what they tell you.

The solid wood (or solid wood veneer ) will allow you to use
conventional cleaning products and, if you ever decide to change the
appearance of the cabinets, wood is relatively easy to strip and refinish.