Want to build up a gourmet kitchen but are not yet not ready to give up your other interests for the sake of pursuing your culinary ambitions?
Well, one way of achieving the best of both worlds is setting up a smart kitchen.
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Today's smart kitchen is one that has everything a gourmet chef could dream of. At the same time it helps the chef cook up gourmet dishes with minimum efforts.
One way to set up a restaurant quality gourmet kitchen is to have the range of smart appliances. Let's discuss about some of the must haves for your gourmet kitchen.
The essential features of gourmet kitchen appliances
Today's high-end kitchen appliances are characterized by sleek designs, compact sizes, and futuristic finishes that perfectly blend in with your modular modernistic kitchen decor. Today's kitchen appliances boast of "smart" technology, with microprocessors and electronic sensors. This makes your appliances intuitive and multi-tasking; some of them would stock up recipes in their memories, while some others will let you know when you are running out of supply. In a nutshell, they are designed to give users the optimum cooking experience at the expense of minimum human energy. The home appliances are increasingly acquiring commercial style to help the chef stir up restaurant quality dishes at home, while energy saving has become a buzzword in their architecture.
Today's kitchen appliance market has become extremely competitive with their whole range of different products. Let's see what products are necessary for setting up a gourmet kitchen.
You can divide the entire set of kitchen appliances in four broad categories:
Storage appliances such as refrigerators and freezers. Cooking appliances such as ranges, ovens, and cook tops. Near-the-sink appliances such as dishwashers, trash compactors, and disposal units. Portable appliances such as coffee makers, blenders and food processors as well as mixers and toasters.
It is not easy to choose from an impressive list of feature packed smart kitchen appliances. You should keep the following points in mind while choosing your gourmet appliance:
Before you shop, go for a detailed analysis of your actual kitchen needs.
Today's models are generally loaded with features--but go for those features that would support the needs of your family and lifestyle.
Commercial quality cooking appliances are easy to lure the chef inside you--but make sure they not only complement your kitchen style, but also rightly support your level of gourmet expertise.
Today's kitchen appliance industry offers pro-like appliances that match the residential safety and electrical standards. Go for the one that gives you maximum energy efficiency.
In the end here are a few tips to help you make the correct choice:
If you lack good ventilation in your kitchen, then don't go for the commercial ranges; Pro style ranges are better choice for the consumers as they are specially designed for reduced heat output. For more customization in the kitchen layout consider using separate cook tops and wall ovens; they work better for multiple cooks. If you do not entertain at your home regularly, then go for standard 24 inches oven, rather than 27 or 30 inches models. Go for an oven that combines micro, convection and grilling features. If you are a family that runs on multiple schedules, go for a warming drawer, which helps keep the foods warm. Waste Disposal Units and Trash Compactors are must if you want to keep your gourmet kitchen clean and hygienic. But before buying any unit make sure, they are not banned in your area. If the waste disposal charges are high in your locality then, trash compactors, by sizing down the volume of your trashes help you save in the long run. If you consider replacing your old refrigerator, go for a new modular type that ensures easy access to the drawers and other parts of the refrigerator.
Your gourmet kitchen should boast of appliances that help you store, prepare, and cook food - and clean up your kitchen post-cooking with minimum efforts. So while planning your kitchen, choose the appliances accordingly to cover all aspects of your kitchen experience.
