ideal kitchen

On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:53:06 -0600, "Storrmmee"
wrote:


Those people must behave like a bull in a china shop. I cook with
cast iron and have lots of nice crystal and glass. Haven't lost
anything yet. Maybe it's because I have a bar mat next to the sink.
In any case, my nice things have been safe and I love my granite.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:49:06 -0600, "Pete C."
wrote:


Thanks, Pete! I have an LG phone that I'm happy with, but no other
experience with that brand. LG has refrigerators that fit my size
requirement and they seem to be well priced, so I'll give it careful
consideration when the time comes to replace the one I have currently.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:30:46 -0600, "Storrmmee"
wrote:


You'd need a sledge hammer to chip granite and as far as breaking
dishes, it's no worse than any other surface.



--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
In article , [email protected]
says...

Mine has brushed stainless steel countertops and splashbacks, deep
drawers (wonderful), no cupboards above the height of countertop, a
walk-in pantry, a ss sink big enough to take the largest roasting and
baking tins (lying flat), a filter-tap for drinking water.
The working area has a U-shape of sink cooker and counter tops so that
cleaning, prep and cooking are all within three steps.. I hate running
around kitchens with a huge empty central space. The 4th side is an L
to a sitting space with a big old sofa, and table and chairs for eating

Janet
 
Janet wrote:

If you're painting them it might take an extra day. In the kitchen we
refreshed, we stripped and refinished with a tinted poly, still showing
the original natural wood, but changing the tone a bit. Also note that
there are dryer additives you can add to many finishes that will
significantly reduce the drying time.


I have both laminate and granite here and I definitely notice the
difference in noise and hardness.


I have a roughly 3' square section of granite, with the rest of the
counters laminate, and I find that to be optimal.


You can get a powerful range hood, not in stainless, and with regular
lighting which will be functionally equivalent. If you need a showcase
kitchen that is your choice, but the extra expense does not get you
extra performance.


Since I favor function over cosmetics, I've never needed to search for
an entire kitchen worth of appliances.


My current house came with a Kenmore Elite dual fuel range (made in
Canada, if I recall by Maytag) with 5 LP burners (one high output, two
simmer, two normal), a large main convection oven, and smaller non
convection side oven (electric ovens).

This range works quite well, and I've never had any issue with it's
performance. I have run out of oven space on a couple occasions and
spilled over to the oven in my camper, so if I decide to remodel a bit
I'll add a double wall oven (probably GE) to give me 3.5 ovens.


The last time I looked at wall ovens a couple years ago, if I recall GE
and Kenmore Elite had models I liked with good features at sane price
points.


Quite likely. I've used a number of GE ranges and cooktops and I haven't
had any issues, however I'm a cook, not a decorator, so I have had no
issues cooking in everything from crummy bargain basement apartment
kitchens to actual commercial kitchens.

My current kitchen has the Kenmore Elite range that came with the house,
a GE Profile Arctica refrigerator I brought with me, an ordinary GE
dishwasher that came with the house, a Sharp microwave, and a Hobart
mixer (N-50) I brought with me. Clearly I'm not one who cares about
matching appliances.


Nothing wrong with that, not everyone can DIY it all. I'm certainly not
typical since I can DIY damned near anything and do it well, even
painting, which I hate, but still do well.
 
"Pete C." wrote:

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Pete C.,

SWEET (that's a pun) MACHINES!!!

Something NOT designed by committee? How refreshing!

Best,

Andy
 
Janet wrote:

People from those particular cultures are most likely to have visitors
from the same culture. Since shoes off is not the norm in the US, a
great many people would not be comfortable with it and thus avoid
visiting.
 
i invisioned dh putting before dinner crystal on the counter and me
setting/shoving a cast iron skillet into the counter/crystal thinking he had
set it somewhere else,... i wouldn't be careful enough if i could see it,
when you add in don't see it, its a disaster wating to happen, Lee
"Jean B." wrote in message
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On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:03:57 -0600, "Storrmmee"
wrote:

re linoleum:

Have you considered laminate flooring? When we remodeled our kitchen
five years ago, we went with Alloc commercial laminate flooring, in a
stone look. It's sort of like Pergo flooring, but with more choices in
stone-like styles. One of our neighbors went with Alloc in a grey
slate style. Installation was done floating right over the old
linoleum flooring.

Both of us are very happy with the choices. It looks great, and has a
bit of give to it, so it's easy on the legs. Almost five years in, and
it looks like the day it was installed. And it has a 25-year warranty.
(www.alloc.com)

You can see it in this picture, but not very well.

But we do have gel pads in the normal standing areas in front of the
cooktop and sink anyway. Wouldn't be without it, no matter the
flooring choice.

-- Larry
 
Melba's Jammin' wrote:

What don't you like about a properly sized side-by-side? I prefer them,
though I can tolerate a bottom freezer. The top freezer models on the
other hand are the absolute worst and even if you stuffed my bloated
corpse in one, I'd find a way to change it.
 
On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:41:48 +0000 (UTC), [email protected]
(Steve Pope) wrote:


The primary reason for the real estate market collapse is exactly the
same reason as why the entire economy is in dire straights, people
borrow more than they can repay. The reason NYC and SF are less
affected than Yuma and LV is because a far greater proportion of the
poplation are renters... the landlords know better than to over reach
their ability to repay. If the government continues to increase its
debt it will collapse too, some States have already... the best thing
that can happen to CA is that the "big one" strikes, then at least the
Feds will bail out what's left, if there are still Feds.
 
Julie Bove wrote:

Residential ovens are fairly well insulated so they don't set
surrounding cabinetry on fire. If the roast was cold when it went in,
and the cooking time moderately long it probably didn't spend too much
time in the "danger zone" over the typical 9hr "away for the day".
 
On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:56:47 -0500, "Janet"
wrote:

Believe me, I get it. My roaster is stored on such a shelf and it's a
real comedy when I have to put it away or take it down all by myself.
It's balanced on my head and I'm trying to figure out how to move up
or down without dropping it.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:03:57 -0600, "Storrmmee"
wrote:

re linoleum:

Have you considered laminate flooring? When we remodeled our kitchen
five years ago, we went with Alloc commercial laminate flooring, in a
stone look. It's sort of like Pergo flooring, but with more choices in
stone-like styles. One of our neighbors went with Alloc in a grey
slate style. Installation was done floating right over the old
linoleum flooring.

Both of us are very happy with the choices. It looks great, and has a
bit of give to it, so it's easy on the legs. Almost five years in, and
it looks like the day it was installed. And it has a 25-year warranty.
(www.alloc.com)

You can see it in this picture, but not very well.

But we do have gel pads in the normal standing areas in front of the
cooktop and sink anyway. Wouldn't be without it, no matter the
flooring choice.

-- Larry
 
Cheryl wrote:
The only people I know who might wear such shoes are realtors, and
I don't envision them traipsing around in the near future, thank
goodness. Although this reminds me, that the realtor and the
buyer-broker want to see the house.

--
Jean B.
 
sf wrote:
No... Mine is fine. The question is... Is ideal arrangement
negative in a way, because it minimizes movement (and moving about
it a good thing, even if not efficient)?

--
Jean B.
 
sf wrote:
I am very casual. My LR seems to be evolving into something less
casual. We shall see.

The issue with my childhood home (and I loved the house itself) is
that my mother treated it like a museum. It's just the tip of the
iceberg to say that we were not allowed in the formal livingroom
or to use the front stairs.

--
Jean B.
 
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