I don’t understand the whole obsession with two ovens! And I’m from Germany and take baking very seriously! But I have never needed more thann one oven (I do have convection, so can put several items at once in there). I feel like people get this impression that is is a must have without thinking about what they actually need or use in real live.
Like everything else, I think it comes down to how we use our kitchens. We use our oven a lot, but I don’t think two would be justified. However, I have clients that definitely need a second oven of some sort. Sometimes it is big families, sometimes it is for ease, sometimes it is for value. As long as there is an appropriate reason for it, then I think it is fine. If it’s ‘just because’, then a conversation should be had.
In our remodel, we really needed to optimize which appliances to get and where to place. Not only did we consider what you mentioned in the video, but also chose to stick with standard sizes to make it easier to replace the appliances when needed down the road. We also made a list of needs (like improved ventilation) vs wants (ex: appliance garage). This helped us come up with creative ways to get some of our wants and all of our needs.
I can’t fit a tall pantry cabinet into my single wall kitchen. I know for a wall cabinet the easiest solution is to just put things like canned goods and boxes of cereal on shelves but for a base cabinet would it be better to install some kind of organizing system into a bank of drawers or have a base cabinet with doors and pull out shelves (I’m guessing the pullout shelves would make viewing and accessing the contents easier since the sides would be lower than for a drawer)?
Agree, agree, agree. It seems like sometimes purchase decisions are understood with only part of our brain, but w/o understanding the full (ripple) implications of a choice- for instance: that a tall wall oven cabinet + a cooktop can take up a total width of 60+/- inches of prime countertop space; or, how much it will cost to move or add a 220/240 outlet; or that kitchen counters are normally not as deep as a standard fridge surround, unless it’s customized.
That point about electrical is important! I didn’t want to over complicate the video with mechanicals, but you got the nail on the head- that along can add a fair bit to the budget.
@@hsdesignstudio Indeed! For now we have only one oven (the very big one), but I'm really looking forward to when we can reconfigure the kitchen to fit in a second, small oven.
Here's an interesting video from This Old House on the history of designing kitchens. It also has a fascinating segment on how they mine underground marble for countertops. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7p2RZLWMHeo.html
