Microwave in the pantry
mrspete
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Comments (7)Clearance appropriate for the MW is important. We have a good sized countertop one in our temporary house here. There is no dedicated circuit. It has moved around the kitchen to a couple of different spots. If yours is small and won't be installed like that before an inspection, just do it. Oh, and I've never been in any office with a MW that had a dedicated circuit either. That code reminds me of the code for Make Up Air (MUA). I'm sure it's code for a reason, but it doesn't really make sense in a lot of places to follow it. MUA is code where I live, but not enforced....See MoreMicrowave in narrow Pantry: Thoughts? Pics?
Comments (12)I had a similar issue but resolved it by putting a standard size micro in a very small pantry that is located in the hallway outside my kitchen. (The pantry is actually a converted hall closet, the size of which is only 32" (w) x 24" (d) 108" (h).) Although I haven't yet finished configuring and building this pantry, I've got a temporary shelf system in there for the time being and the MW is already set-up and installed. There's no question that there are times I regret not having access to more of the shelf space in that pantry that the MW is now hogging. OTOH, I am so absolutely thrilled that it's out of sight and out of the way of my kitchen "essentials" that I have learned to live with this arrangement rather happily. It probably makes a difference that I don't use my MW every day -- although I use do use it fairly frequently. But, again, given that my kitchen space isn't all that big in the first place, I really don't find it to be a terrible inconvenience to walk 8 steps from the stove or sink area or 5 steps from the fridge to get to the MW in the pantry....See MoreVenting for Microwave in Pantry
Comments (11)Yes, I do live in a year round warm/dry climate (we run heat less than 10 days per year and AC about 30 days per year) and garage is kept clean. The pantry is divided into two sections vertically and the microwave is planned to sit on the bottom shelf of the top section. Microwave would only be operated when the pantry door is open (no kids in house). Most food will be in the lower section so I'm probably more worried about damaging the cabinet than damaging the food in the pantry. Unfortunately the house only has one small coat closet on the ground floor so if the microwave were to go there the vacuum which is used much more frequently would need to go into the garage. We decided to try a CSO above the oven so maybe if that proves unreliable we'll replace it with a speed oven/microwave long term. Thanks for the reply -- I'll try a few things....See MoreMicrowave in pantry?
Comments (10)Assuming you're talking about a walk-in/step-in, or reach-in pantry and not talking about pantry cabinets...be sure you have adequate ventilation as -- for removal of heat and moisture. Pantries should be dark, cool, and dry for food storage. MWs introduce heat and moisture. Just leaving the door open may or may not work, it depends on where the MW is located within the Pantry. If it's in front of the door, that may work fine. But, leave the door to the MW open for a while to let the heat and moisture dissipate...ditto the Pantry door (even longer). I wouldn't store any foods above it that may be sensitive to heat or moisture (e.g., pasta in just cardboard boxes)...move those items to elsewhere in the Pantry. You say "adequate air ventilation"...what are you planning? Regarding sizing...as mentioned above, you need a shelf deep enough to hold the MW with several inches behind it for air circulation. Ditto the width...width of MW + several inches. Landing space was also mentioned above....See Morelocaleater
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