Another kitchen appliance question, regarding stove
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Another Question for Try_Hard regarding GE induction cooktop
Comments (3)Cata3: Mine are very dark grey. It looks exactly like the GE photos and the picture in my other post (see link below.) Try_Hard Here is a link that might be useful: Try_Hard's appliances, one year later...See MoreYet Another Small Appliance, Tiny Kitchen Thread
Comments (15)I would also avoid a range and go with a separate cooktop and oven for several reasons. First, the oven: I would get a good 24"/60cm electric oven - the Gaggenau is my favorite because of its side-opening door (no reaching over or around the usual drop-down door to insert or remove your food) and its efficient use of space - very little devoted to the control panel, most used for the oven cavity. And its height is short enough to fit a 6" drawer above it - great storage for cooking utensils, especially if your cooktop is directly above it (you'll need to choose a cooktop that's thin, and whose installation instructions don't say it requires lots of space below it). Several other brands are the same size if you need something less expensive, although I don't know of any with a side-opening door. But rather than a 24" cooktop, I would get a 2-burner 12" or 15" cooktop for a small apartment. Think about it - do you ever use more than two at once? (If one is used for a water kettle, install an instant-hot water dispenser and you can free up that burner). Many good ones are available in this size, both electric and gas. If you're worried you may occasionally need a third burner, keep an inexpensive portable electric burner (or double burner) in one of your cabinets - these are cheap and they work reasonably well. The rest of the time, enjoy the extra 12" of countertop space! Another space saver - use an undermount sink (which shaves off 4 to 5" of width already) about 21" x 17" and mount it "sideways" so it's nearly the full length of the countertop front to back, but only the smaller dimension in width. This will yield the same space as a traditional 25"w x 22"l kitchen sink, but turned 90 degrees from typical. That won't leave any room for a faucet behind it, so either use a wall-mount faucet (preferable) or mount a single-hole faucet near one of the rear corners. Drain in the rear corner is best - it won't get covered up by the first dinner plate you put in the sink, plus the disposer beneath it also moves to the back corner of your cabinet, where it doesn't get in the way. A drain centered front to back, but off to one side is second best; avoid drains in the center. In any case, this arrangement buys considerable extra countertop width without reducing the usable space in the sink....See Moreanother appliance placement question
Comments (8)Silestone is very heavy and will break if not properly supported. A DW is not designed to have any weight resting on it at all. It's designed to be pulled in and out of an alcove in your cabinetry, and this alcove is usually created by having a sink cabinet on one side and another type of cabinet on the other side. When you don't have that other cabinet on the side of the DW, your countertop doesn't have any place to be supported. That's why you order a DW end panel to go between your DW and range. It will support the weight of your countertop on that edge. Your countertop fabricator will still want to attach blocking to the rear of your wall behind your DW to support your countertop at the rear. A regular 24" cabinet will support the countertop at both sides as well as the front and rear. In a situation where the counter goes across a DW, the front remains unsupported for the 24" of space that it goes over your DW, and is a potential "weak spot" in your countertop that you should avoid adding any additional heavy weight on to. And no, Silestone is not glued to your existing countertops. Your existing countertops are removed and the 3 cm Silestone is attached directly to the top of your cabinets, and that's why it's very important to determine whether or not they are level and plumb, because the stone will have to be shimmed if it's not, and if it's substantially out of whack, sometimes large spaces can result. If you are in a market that uses 2 cm Silestone instead of the 3 cm, then a plywood subtop is used over your cabinets before installing the Silestone. Your old countertops still have to be removed, and proper support at all points has to be engineered, including a DW side panel of at least 3/4" solid wood....See MoreFeedback regarding GE Monogram appliances?
Comments (35)Hi team, I have to share my very unfortunate experience with a brand new GE Monogram appliances and the customer service. The communication to their technicians - and the technicians themselves - have been brutal. An installment in our new kitchen in April 2023, it was only by mid- October I turned the oven on self clean mode for the top, then the bottom that the oven then completely turned off. Never worked again after switching breakers on, nothing. The lower oven is still locked and won’t open. Since that day, we have had three cancellations - pushed out weeks at a time, phone calls with GE reps with misinformation about parts being ordered and when the tech shows up they say those are the wrong parts. Then parts not being ordered at all for the job the day the appointment comes. Technicians cancelling day of around 3:30PM EST TWICE on separate days. A cancellation for an on-site cancelled day of because it’s a two tech job and one tech doesn’t show up. And still no parts ordered in the system and another date pushed out to Dec 7th. I am so confused on the communication that GE has in place to make this an easier process. The name and brand of GE I thought carried weight and I’ve never purchased them before, and I can confidently say I never will again. I thought when we over purchased this luxury line item we would be getting white glove service and experience. Gwyneth Paltrow better take a good look at her contract and rip that up ASAP. It’s all false advertising, I was having a great time until now. I couldn’t be more disappointed and all I want to do is be cooking in my kitchen and having my family over these holiday seasons, and I can’t. GE Monogram has taken those first memories away from me and my family. I have the monogram microwave and range (which also had problems recently too with the gas flicker going off while not on!)....See More
dedtired
4 years ago
always1stepbehind
4 years agoi have a lot to think about...do I want to pain cabinets...if so what color...then of course what color counters/backslash...i Only have 2ft of counter space on each side of the stove and same on other side where my sink is...depending on colors of cabinets, counties, appliances will it all look choppy etc...I’ve been looking at pics to get ideas of might look good.
always1stepbehind
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4 years agoJoaniepoanie
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
petalique
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoeld6161
3 years agoeld6161
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoOne wipe does the fridge, stove and microwave trim as well as the sink faucet.
I think stainless has come a long way. My appliances are all Bosch.
Bunny, up north, I have a Kitchen Aid stove. The top is black and doesn’t show the scratches as much as a stainless top would.
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