Kitchen Design Guide

The Appliance Bermuda Triangle

The Kitchen Designer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:08:58 +0000

Most of us have at least one- you know yours- the appliance you were sure you needed, used once or twice and relegated to the back of a closet. It disappeared into your home’s own appliance Bermuda Triangle.

Tamar Haspel who blogs at starvingofftheland.com writes about her’s and her mother’s appliance mis-purchases.

A Champion juicer is a big, heavy powerful appliance that reduces fruits and vegetables to their constituent parts: juice and sawdust.

A Champion juicer is not inexpensive. These days, they retail for a little over $200. Although other juicers cost less, other juicers do not have the [...]

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Fully integrated dishwasher by ATAG

The Kitchen Designer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:08:57 +0000

The new luxury fully integrated dishwasher, ATAG VA6511NT brings the very latest technology and user-friendly features, delighting its owners and making them wonder, how they ever managed without it. Designed to meet demands of the most discerning buyers, this 60cm dishwasher can be sited either traditionally under a worktop or it can be easily installed at waist height in a tall housing unit by way of a smooth and fast assembly system.

Discreet in situ yet with a [...]

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ATAG QuliMax steam oven

The Kitchen Designer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:08:57 +0000

The ATAG QuliMax is a new multi-functional, combination steam oven, combining sophisticated technology and Dutch design. Steaming used by the Chinese for many centuries is fast becoming the preferred cooking method as it brings many advantages to the table, preserving taste, nutrients, colour and texture with healthier results. In fact, steam ovens are just one of many healthy cooking appliances but certainly the most versatile. The QuliMax combination oven steams, bakes, [...]

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Built-in stainless steel oven

The Kitchen Designer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:08:57 +0000

ATAG OX6211P is built-in stainless steel oven with a side opening reversible door, designed according to tough specs of ATAG Magna Design Line. The electric multifunction turbo oven offers the very best both aesthetics and performance wise. The door opens at a full 180°, so that users can reach into the oven without the interruption that comes from the depth of a drop-down door. The non-tilting, telescopic shelves that pull out [...]

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Neff cooker hoods

The Kitchen Designer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:08:57 +0000

The stylish 90cm wide Neff cooker hoods offer performance, functionality and design to satisfy the most discerning homeowners. The D99W44N0 wall mounted cooker hood can be used in ducted or recirculation mode and comes with simple to use push buttons that operate 3-speed motor with maximum air-blowing performance of 710 m³/h. Winner of 2009 iF Product Design Award, this hood is quiet keeping noise under 56 dBA, has dishwasher-safe metal grease filter, two 20 watt halogen lamps and carbon filter. Price is around £490.

The second of Neff cooker [...]

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Cooker hoods by ATAG

The Kitchen Designer — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:08:06 +0000

New 90cm wide ATAG cooker hoods successfully blend modern aesthetics with quality and advanced technology, bringing additional flexibility and individuality to the kitchen. Designed to reflect the trends and ever fluid design dynamics, these cooker hoods are exceptionally quiet, with noise levels as low as 45 dBA, an important requirement with open plan living. The WS9092EM wall mounted Futura and the ES9092EM island Bloc hoods now come in Graphite Black, one of [...]

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ATAG built-in refrigerator

The Kitchen Designer — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:08:06 +0000

ATAG built-in refrigerator the KD8122AF from MAGNA Design Line is perfectly made for the discerning consumer who aspires to a seamless look for their state-of-the-art kitchen. This 196 litre built-in refrigerator will make an excellent choice for open plan kitchens, creating that clean modern look today consumers are looking for. ATAG KD8122AF promotes the best of all worlds – performance, functionality, effortless good looks, [...]

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Side by side refrigerator from Steel S.p.A.

The Kitchen Designer — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:07:34 +0000

Steel S.p.A. has introduced large, 90cm wide side by side refrigerator to match its popular Genesi and Ascot ranges as well as stainless steel range hoods.

Just like Genesi ranges, the new refrigerators are characterised by bold and contemporary designs. Their style and flair compliment the whole atmosphere of the kitchen and offer matching colours and the latest [...]

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Frigidaire wine cooler

The Kitchen Designer — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:59:03 +0000

Nice looking 66-bottle Frigidaire wine cooler with 11 wire shelves, electronic controls, interior light and reversible 4-layer glass door. Single zone wine cooler maintains temperature between 7°C and 18°C, and humidity above 60%, creating perfect conditions for long term wine storage. External electronic display with clock allows you to manipulate numerous smart features Frigidaire incorporated into this wine cooler, including temperature alarm, open door alarm, drinks chill alarm and holiday mode. Not available in North or South [...]

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Franke hoods, Kubus island or wall hood

The Kitchen Designer — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:59:03 +0000

Swiss-inspired, Italian designed Franke hoods from Kubus Line are made of sleek high-grade brushed stainless steel and available in 5 wall and island models, all but one are 90cm wide. Each Kubus hood comes with 8-speed motor, capable of reaching a suction force of 830 m³/h on intensive setting and an advanced, perimetric ventilation system which not only provides superior performance, but improves overall aesthetics of these Franke hoods.

Touch controls, automatic cut-off timer, continuous 24 hour ventilation option, digital display, filter saturation indicator, [...]

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