Appliance Mistakes to Avoid: 3 BIG MISTAKES When Designing a New Kitchen 

I'm glad you mentioned not having your microwave at or above face level. Those over-the-stove microwaves can be especially hazardous to older folks.

Thanks! These are some real, practical, common sense suggestions.

This is my recommendation, how to install a dishwasher: Install it halfway to the countertop, so that the lower drawer is below and the upper drawer is above the countertop. The benefit is, that you will not have to bend down to load/unload the dishwasher. This is a proven way tondo it right. Your back will thank you, because you use the dishwasher relatively often. Underneath the dishwasher is a good space for a normal drawer to store anything you don’t need that often.

Great advice as always. Really useful.

I would definitely recommend two sinks if you have the space and especially if you have an island the prep sink gives you a space to always drain your pasta, wash your veggies, fill your pots etc the main sink.. is always full of dirty dishes 😂

I have been designing, building, and installing kitchens for 20 years. The most important triangle in a kitchen is the garbage/compost, sink, dishwasher.

People buy double and triple ovens for RESALE value too.

While the sink is important, ventilation should be the next consideration before any range or cooktop.

I know several people that don't cook, don't even like to cook, but they just had to have everything "top of the line" in their kitchen. And no, they don't have a private chef either lol

This advice was identical to the information we received from our designer and contractor.

Picture it. Sicily, 1939... No, how about a galley 129 inches by 93, doors at either end. six feet of windows on the south side, ideal location for the sink, dishwasher to the right of the sink and a seat tp the right of the dishwasher, that section of countertop supported by a hidden skeleton frame to allow a place to sit at the counter. Aisle a bit less than 48 inches and a straight wall on the north side. narrow door (28 inches) asymmetrically placed at the east end opens into the breakfast room, 32-inch door at the west end. The asymmetric door placement limits me to a full-depth fridge against the north wall at the east end. 30-inch convection wall oven at the west end under a raised countertop (setting the oven under a 48-inch-high countertop makes a lot of difference to an old geezer) with a gas cooktop between the fridge and the oven....

Interesting. With modern families tending to be smaller, dishwashers become ever more irrelevant. With a family of say 3, why would you need a dishwasher, and if you did insist how often would it be used? I'm amazed that you pay so little attention to where the fridge is! In our kitchen the three most often used appliances by far are: the fridge, the kettle and the microwave - yet you almost ignore all three! I learned that the stove, the sink and the fridge need to be in a triangle, all within 2-3 steps from each other. The kettle (ie coffee/tea-making station) and microwave could be slightly out of the main traffic area of the triangle. Also, the stove needs to be flanked on each side by wide uncluttered working surfaces, as these are used a lot and continuously. In the UK one also has to consider that 2 more appliances have to be accommodated in the kitchen - the washing machine and the tumble dryer! Hence the invention of one of the worst appliances ever - the front-loading washing machine/tumble dryer combo! These are diabolical, and the source of more frustration, disruption and cost than all other appliances combined. Unfortunately, with UK kitchen space at an absolute premium, there is often no alternative. Some intelligent designers cleverly add a pantry space in some homes, and this is a great place to include a "laundry" with a tumble dryer and top-loading washing machine! This, however, is not the case in most older homes, where a tumble dryer is a rarity. Most drying is done in the airing room where the boiler is often accommodated. Clearly, the type of lifestyle you keep referring to is very different over in the States, where floorspace in homes is at a completely different level. Over in Europe, things are very different!

This guy hates duel fuel ovens. Cmon bro electric ovens cook roasts great. Better than gas! Moisture is better for baking not roasts