I just use Google, although permanently in Incognito mode + clearing everything after I close the browser. It's not the whole privacy thing that annoys me. I've long given up on that concept online. What I hate is that it remembers every little thing you do and won't leave you alone. Just because I'm curious about the temperature in Chicago doesn't mean I want to be fed content about Chicago until the day I die. Incognito + cleared cache at least keeps it from doing that. Search-wise, I've never had an issue with it.
I have also moved to Kagi from my prior options. Being able to weight and block/pin domains is a huge feature. Especially when a lot of my searches are specific or often looking for a result from the same site. Even without that, though, I find myself encountering far less spammy results and often getting what I want faster.