Trying to spread out kitchen but ended up with fridge 16ft from range
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Comments (42)Time for an update. 5 months (to the day) after receiving the NXR, it is finally installed. I ran into issues with cabinets and after exploring all options I could think of, finally gave up and installed the NXR as is. No range hood at this time until a kitchen remodel can be done and that is simply not in the budget anytime soon. The space I had to fit the NXR in is 30 1/8 inches wide. So I was a bit nervous about that. The main problem we ran into was the rear legs digging into the linoleum and stopping rearward progress. The guy helping me had a great idea and we dry soaped a couple of yardsticks, put them under the feet, and slid the range into that tight space. The adjustable feet were not very cooperative. We removed the toe kick and sorta had access to the front feet and no access to the rear feet. We could get one side to adjust, but not the other. The feet would not budge. The mistake we made was sliding the range in place before testing the foot adjustment. So we ended up shimming the left side feet. And finding a level reference was challenging too. I ended up using the oven racks as they seemed to be different from the front lip. I see no signs of any damage to the porcelain. The range was well packed and arrived without incident. I ran the burn in process. That is definitely stinky! And I am amazed at the burner control. From high, there are 3 steps ending in a simmer that looks barely enough to warm your hand. I had to turn off the kitchen lights just to see the flame at simmer. I bought a ChefAlarm and rack clip from Thermoworks to calibrate the oven. I hope to have time to do that soon. Testing oven accuracy Here are some pics of the burners. In the 4 burner shot, the lower left is high, then 1 click down going clockwise until the bottom right is at simmer. So far, I'm quite pleased with the NXR. I just need a new kitchen to go along with it! Edit: one thing I noticed (and it may be entirely normal) is that 30 minutes or so after doing the burn in process for the oven, the top of the oven door and the lip remained too hot to touch. Is that normal?...See MoreTrying to figure out where to put toaster oven in new kitchen...
Comments (10)Something I learned about the placement of a toaster oven under cabinets. They get pretty hot. Not hot enough to damage cabinets, but hot enough that food stored above them, especially bakery goods (like flours) could be damaged. If you use the oven to bake for any length of time, as I like to do for pies and pizzas in the summertime when the toaster oven heats the kitchen so much less than the main oven, it definitely warms the items in the cabinet above. I always pull the oven all the way forward when I use it--which is nearly every day. This helps the heat to dissipate outward instead of upward. Are you sure you want the coffee area so far from the sink? The area to the left of the fridge is OK for the toaster oven, but I would want the coffee area closer to a sink--and the trash, for that matter. An idea: You could design the pantry with three vertical sections: the top for storage just as you have it, the center with an appliance garage with doors that open out and slide back and away for coffee and other small appliances, and the bottom for more storage. I kinda like this idea. (Of course it wouldn't make the coffee area any more convenient to the sink.) Probably the doors would usually be open, but could be closed when you wanted things to look tidy. By the way, I like what you decided to do with the refrigerator, the two flanking cabinets, and the need to limit obstruction of the doorway. This post was edited by Bellsmom on Sat, Aug 23, 14 at 15:33...See Morekitchen plan - too far from fridge to range?
Comments (15)Depends on how you cook but I'd prefer to have the sink close to the fridge so don't mind your distances and DEFINITELY would want the sink near the range - so would not like sailorman's layout. I have 5 feet between sink and stove and a straight shot of counter (prep space) between and it is almost too much - especially when cleaning the stove. (I'm not complaining about the prep space, don't get me wrong ... esp. since prep space is what we craved in our before model). Don't want to have to walk clear across fridge from stove to sink. That said, I like rhome's idea of bringing the stove closer to the sink in the diagonal wall in your layout especially because it will let you vent the stove out the house. That's a good thing. If your pantries are big enough you may very well be able to get away without any uppers. And with some open shelving you may not even feel too much of a pinch. Check out Pirula's and Rococogurl's kitchens in the Finished Kitchens Blog for a couple of instances showing such an implementation. There are others but I don't recall them now....See MoreMy kitchen in my new build ended up being 1 to 2 feet shorter
Comments (39)It was originally supposed to be 14 feet long but somewhere between the design plans and foundation it got messed up. Right now it’s 11’ 2”. I‘ll include a photo of the original house plan. I had it modified slightly to make the kitchen wider and had it flipped. The designer did make the kitchen wider but cut the length. The foundation further cut the length. I should have paid more attention to the final plan but I trusted it was done how I asked. Love and learn I guess....See MoreRelated Professionals
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