Countertop oven - limited space
Jeremy Slotchiver
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Comments (12)Shannon_WI I'm not worried about appliance usage or storage as I don't own a coffee maker and the mixer is always stored away. I have a huge counter top with no uppers that will be used for most prep. The current ceiling is very dropped and the contractor has already looked at what we can do to raise it - that is where I get the 2-3 inch drop for electrical work and lighting. There is no other way to run an electrical line through the concrete ceiling. I am, however, afraid you may be right that the 15 1/2 inches is too low but I really don't want to spend a fortune on cabinets I don't really like just over a couple of inches. I hope someone can help me think way outside the box to make something work. I find the 18 inch rule to actually have the cabinets hung too high (currently mine are at 17 inches and I think they are a bit high) What is the lowest you recommend I go?...See MoreKitchen layout - wall oven, rangetop size, counter space, sink, trash?
Comments (14)I attached the entire floor plan here. I have also made 3 more alternatives per everyone’s suggestions. Please keep giving me your valuable advices!. I will try to answer each question. But first and foremost, I want to thank everyone who is reading my post and trying to help me with my questions. I am so grateful for you all! 1. To Diana Bier Interiors, LLC : I am not a designer, I wish I was though😉 We have worked with an architect firm for quite some time for the entire house renovation. We have tried everything to make the best out of the limited space for the kitchen and a powder room (a must for us) on the 2nd floor. Finally, we came up with this general idea. I would love to hear from our Houzz community. BTW, venting the range hood is not an issue per our contractor. My main concerns are those 6 questions listed in my first post. 2. To Lisa Dipiro : the reason for 36” walkway to the right side of the island: there is really not much traffic going on as all action is taking place on the other side of the island. So, we chose to give more space to the island. As for the fridge, we are using Sub-zero and its doors can be opened 90 degree, so no space needed for that part of the wall. Would you think this still works (walkway)? . 3. To clt3 : we cooked one turkey in the past 25 years. So, we decided to go with XXL Miele Combi-steam oven (24”W x 24”H) which can fit a 15 -20 lb bird if we really want to cook another turkey in the next 25 years. Heard that the combi-steam oven is amazing:) 4. To mama goose_gw zn6OH : wow, amazing mind. Shrinking the island, moving the peninsular to give a full counter around the corner wall! Should I try to put the wall ovens against that wall? I did a few more drawings. Your thoughts? Agree with no bar sink and a 30” range top. 5. To dan1888 and mama goose_gw zn6OH : great thinking! We have tried to turn the island by 90 degree again and again in the past. But the distance btw the range and island is at 5 to 6ft, even if the main counter row is deepened. We are afraid 5-6ft is too wide. I am only 5’2” and plays the main chief in the house currently. 6. To live_wire_oak : love your philosophy. Yes we wanted to have EVERYTHING in this small kitchen don't we? We will have to give up something here in this space, you are right. 7. To Buehl l: many details I left out at the first post. My bad. Please see the entire floor plan. The walls are pretty much fixed. The “+/-“s or “?”s are due to uncertainties as the entire house is to be rebuilt. We are a family of two, just myself and the hubby. But I am a mother who is longing for her grown up children to come back home on weekends or one day perhaps with their wives and my grandchildren too. Food prep/cooking, entertaining is all in our plans when we retire. I do not like people watching me to cook. The husband wants to learn baking when he retires but that may never happen as he loves his job too much. Thanks for all the links on kitchen design! Very helpful....See MoreHow to protect counter/back splash from toaster oven’s heat?
Comments (11)>>>"What do you do to protect the countertop, backsplash and underside of the wall cabinet from the heat?""<< Read the owner's guide/manual and observe the directions for spacing. The exterior casing can get hot enough to burn bare skin but that heat falls off pretty radically with a modicum of spacing. You protect countertop and walls by not removing the feet from the bottom or the stand-offs from the back, (Would it have even occurred to you to do that?) The manual/user guide will advise keeping several of inches of space between the oven's top and the bottom of the cabinets above it. So don't shoehorn the oven into a tight shelf space and try to run it there. After all, they are called countertop ovens because they are meant to be used on countertops with a bit of space around them. Now, FWIW regarding glass cutting boards --- I've used a glass cutting board under my toasters and toaster ovens for years. Never singed or discolored formica counterptops nor the wooden countertop that my current countertop oven currently sits on. I use the glass because it is easier to clean than the wood not because I'm fearful of igniting or melting the countertops. In the interests of science --- and maybe for another appliance-geek merit badge :>) --- I cranked my countetop oven to 450°F for an hour with a temperature probe under the center of the glass board under my largish countertop oven. Temperature rise under the center of the glass was from room temperature to about 100°F. That was the extent of the heat transfer to a combustible (wood) surface. Hardly a combustion risk, eh?...See MoreRecommended minimum counter space next to wall oven/microwave stack?
Comments (14)What is next to the 24". As others have posted, much depends on the floor plan. What would you be giving up if you enlarged the space? I have a small kitchen and so I don't have much free counter space in total but one learns to work with the limitations of the kitchen. It also depends on how far away other counter space would be since you could move items from one place to another as necessary and the landing spot adjacent to the oven is really only critical for taking out stuff directly from the oven as generally you can move it from there if you need to free up the space....See Morejesslake
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