With
every new kitchen comes the question on kitchen appliances and
where to get them. This article wants to give an overview
on main development in appliances and which once you
really need. First of all lets have a look on which
appliances usually go into a kitchen.
Overview
Oven
and Cook tops - In
former times one appliance, nowadays increasingly separated.
While cook tops get more and more integrated into the
kitchen island top, the oven is moved up from its traditional
place underneath the kitchen top. The latest oven models,
mostly with integrated microwave, fit well at eyes
height into a kitchen cabinet. This
allows more visibility on the cooking goods.
Microwave
- If
possible integrate it into one of the hanging kitchen
cabinets, so it does not use any space of the kitchen
top. The microwave is usually one of the kitchen appliances
that is bought after the kitchen is designed and installed,
leaving it as a separate thing. You really should consider
integrating the microwave into kind
of kitchen designs.
Refrigerators
- Certainly
one of the most often used kitchen appliances in today's
world. Whether you go for a stand alone fridge or you
try to integrate it into the kitchen cabinets design,
allow it enough room on the sides around. Refrigerators
produce a lot of warm air around which needs to flow
freely.
Dishwasher
- Whenever
you plan fitting a dishwasher into the kitchen lineup,
make sure the front panel of the machine is exchangeable.
So even if you do any kitchen
cabinets refacing in
the future, you can use it again.
Garbage
Disposers - When
you plan on your kitchen sinks and the cabinets underneath
as your plumber for the best garbage disposers he recommends.
Get detailed measurements and leave enough room for
it. Don’t forget the
socket for the power supply.
Additional kitchen appliances
Depending
on your needs there are many more appliances you should think about, before planning
your new kitchen. Whether its trash compactors, washing
machines or little appliances like bread cutting machines
or even larger coffee machines. Make sure you make a
detailed drawing where each of these appliances will
go to into your new kitchen otherwise you might find
them all put on top of the kitchen top, occupying a
lot of space.
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