Kosher kitchen plumbing questions
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Kosher Kitchen Cookware
Comments (12)I sympathise. I fell in love with induction and have since been replacing my cookware with induction-capable stuff. It's been quite a challenge to find three different looks that meet my other needs. But when they don't have to attract magnets, there are plenty of choices with different appearances. Some even come in several colors (but unless the lids are color coded to match the pots it's safer to stick with lines that use different size lids). I don't see how anyone else can tell you what you need, because we each cook differently. Start with identifying what you need for your favorite recipes. If you've got the room for more, you may be able to try other sizes inexpensively by buying cookware sets -- but only if they include the sizes your really need. On the subject of whether nonstick, I consider it a necessity for dairy frying pans, useful for pareve, but if I had to choose only one, I'd go with uncoated for meat. Similar preferences for pots, but not as strong, but no doubt others have different preferences. You used the term "quality cookware." What exactly do you mean? Expensive? Consumer Reports tested many brands of cookware and they found that all the lines fell between mid-way in the "good" range through the top of the "very good" range. And even though the sets varied widely in price, price did not predict performance even in this fairly narrow range of quality. However, many cooks have strong preferences, most likely because some lines work better for certain cooking styles. So decide just what features say "quality" to you and look for them. In consideration for the personal part of that equation, it's safer to stick to lines you can examine up close and personal. You might be able to buy yourself more time to make your bigger decisions if you kosher your current cookware. Uncoated all-metal pots can easily be koshered (but you may wish to consult your rabbi if they have non-metal handles). If you can come up with a way to distinguish them them, you can even use some pieces for meat and some for dairy, and switch them (with rekoshering) until you are sure which pieces you need to buy. You may even be able to use some of your Passover cookware and rekosher it before the holiday (I did that with some of my favorite pots for years -- it also saves on storage space)....See MoreQuestion for those who keep a kosher kitchen
Comments (6)I keep a strictly kosher home and am also a kitchen designer specializing in kosher kitchens. Before we remodeled I had a single sink with 2 grids and dishpans in order to keep dairy and meat items completely separate. Almost all of my clients put "2 sinks" very high on their wish list. Right now I am designing a kitchen with 3 sinks -- the third one is for veggies and baking, activities that are neither milk nor meat. Someone who keeps strictly kosher can get by with one oven but needs to either: cover dairy items if the oven is used primarily for meat dishes (or vice versa), clean the oven between milk and meat (or run self-clean), or keep a separate toaster oven for dairy. In designing kosher kitchens with space constraints I sometimes spec a convection microhood above the range or a 2-oven range such as the Maytag Gemini. Refrigerators are different in that in Jewish law the rules for milk and meat mishaps are much more stringent for hot items than cold ones. What has become a problem with fridges is digital readouts, computerized sensors, etc. -- something like the problems with ovens. The misnamed Sabbath mode on ovens only became necessary when computerized circuit boards made things like the auto shutoff standard. Separate sinks, 2 dishwashers, and 2 ranges or ovens (and sometimes a third oven for baking) are not necessities, but they make keeping kosher much easier and free up time for other mitzvahs....See MorePlumbing costs in remodel question
Comments (8)Any time you move plumbing you incur a greater cost than modifying it in it's current location. How expensive the costs are will depend on where the home main drain is located in relation to the new plumbing, which plumbing materials are used in the home (copper vs. CPVC vs. PEX), local requirements and permitting costs. Not to mention nasty discoveries below ground or behind walls that need to be figured into the contingincies. Moving the plumbing can cost anywhere from 5K up, depending on those factors listed above. I do know of a couple who'se plumbing bill was 35K for their remodel, and that did not even include replumbing the entire house. It did include replacing a septic system that was discovered to be failing. Additions by themselves are also pretty darn expensive, with kitchen additions running in the 100-150K very easily for even a moderately appointed addition....See MorePlumbing question related to kitchen remodel
Comments (12)In order to gain access to the blind corner, do you mean to create an opening in the wall and punch into the existing corner cab? I don't see how you need to mess with the sink cabinet, unless you want to have doors accessing all cabinets along that peninsula. Here's what we did to make better use of the corner cabinet space (it's also accessible from other side; we store trays in there now) We had a local crafstman build this shelf insert and cut into the cabinet & peninsula skin (old photo: tiling/painting complete now)...See Moreloves2cook4six
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