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I have a tip for temporary kitchens during reno...

16 years ago

this isn't going to work for all of you but it might and it's one of those no-brainer things that we almost didn't think to do.

In my kitchen when we were removing our appliances we brought our stove into the cellar then Dh simply pulled the wire for the stove down through the kitchen floor and re-hooked up the stove in the basement.

voila. I can now cook meals. In the cellar yes...but I can cook.

And the other thing we did - we previously had a portable dishwasher (you know one of those that you wheel over to the sink?) so we brought that down to the basement too and now at night I hook it up to the laundry sink and we can use it there.

so not only can I cook, but I don't have to do dishes by hand.

Pretty cool eh???

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plllog

16 years ago

Cool. You can cook and do dishes. Sounds great! But what's a cellar? (VVVBG)

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teched
16 years ago
My stove is DEAD, so that's not gonna work for me. But I have utility sink in my basement that isn't being used. Wonder if I can hook up my DW there? Great idea.
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pecanpie
16 years ago
What a great idea. I never minded cooking in the basement (had a portable induction unit that was fast and fun!) but doing pans in the laundry sink made my back sore and put me in a foul mood.

We had a small portable oven from WalMart online, but it was not well insulated and threw off way too much heat for the area. A regular stove would not do that- I'm filing that into away for 'next time'!
fnzzy
Original Author
16 years ago
hahha...cellar - am I letting my New England show???

I realize many don't have basements or cellars but for those who do.....

and it isn't all bad using my old sink because in doing so that's how I discovered it was soapstone.
Buehl
16 years ago
Darn! I should have kept our range a little longer!!!!! (We donated it to our church & they just picked it up yesterday!!!) Oh well....I hope this helps others.
plllog
16 years ago
Buffettgirl, in that you have one, yes, your NE shows :) I just couldn't help laughing, say I who wishes there were at least a crawlspace under the house :) (I was able to get rid of the knockdown texture, but am stuck with the slab and the romex. The house is made well and insulated, but built a bit on the cheap :) ) I'm afraid when the time comes it's going to be the old fridge and MW, with Mr. Induction, in the entry hall, and the dishes in the powder room (eeew!).

But that doesn't mean that I'm not glad for you! Your set-up sounds great, and after all you all have that white stuff in your yards to deal with while I have roses :) (Very confused ones which started blooming as soon as they were cut back.)
sail_away
16 years ago
We actually have a small kitchen in the basement, complete with an apartment size range and small refrigerator/freezer. No dishwasher, though. Oh well, that's what one-dish meals and paper plates were invented for.

In your situation, I'm not sure I would have thought to pull the wire down from the kitchen for the range in the basement, but DH probably would have. It sounds like you have one of the most luxurious temporary kitchens I've heard of.
fnzzy
Original Author
16 years ago
luxurious?? hmm, not sure I'd call it that. I compete with the spiders and the cat box......

but I do have our spare fridge down there (read...beer fridge) and since that's right next to the stove, then I'm generally happy. HAAHAHAHA

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