Best quality RTA cabinets brand?

So many cabinet makers are using MDF or HDF or some version of fiberboard. I hate it. There was one advertising "solid wood framing, No MDF" and it was on referring to the face frames... the boxes were ply which is fine and the doors where MDF.

How DIY are you? Building boxes for cabinets is super easy and you can buy the doors premade and have some solid cabinets. If you don't have a jointer and planer then doing the face frames would be really expensive buying finished hardwood.

Not RTA, but we used ProCraft from Lowes and have been happy with them.

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I want quality stuff, no particle board and preferably all solid wood. I'm looking for stuff that will last and won't force me to do this all over again in 10 years.

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Where are you located? In South LA there are tons and tons of custom cabinet shops that can build them for you. It’s always been difficult for me to understand going outside of this process, particularly if you have specific desires for quality. If you were okay with particle board and wanting cheap, then RTA may make a lot more sense.

As mentioned, building boxes and frames is super easy. Even without a jointer/planer, you can use S4S material and not spend a fortune. If you’re okay with MDF doors or are into the shaker/recessed panel, you can just have a shop build them for you.

I built most of my cabinets myself and just had a shop run the doors and drawer fronts.

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If you were okay with particle board and wanting cheap, then RTA may make a lot more sense.

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I haven’t seen a single RTA company that uses particle board in the research I’ve done so far. My current cabinets were built by the owner of a very reputable cabinet shop in Ascension Parish before I bought the house and he used particle board for the shelves. They’re less than ten years old now and are already falling apart. Total disaster.