There should be so many more subs on this channel.🤔 I think it’s one of the best kitchen channels on TH-cam! QUESTION: Can you do a video on window coverings for the kitchen? Everything from the traditional to the film type that DOES NOT collect dust and grim or is very easy to keep clean..? I’m disabled and I have very minimal energy and balance so I’m always looking for “simple” everything! Thank you if you happen to read this.❤🤗🎉
Who knew you had this video?! I love that you've thought of almost every question I come across while designing my new kitchen in my small home. Love this. Thank you!
My kitchen plan for aging in place includes a 30-inch gas cooktop with a warming drawer and two stainless storage drawers below, 15-inch wide landing zones on either side, and a built-in 30-inch-wide single electric convection oven offset to one end of the galley set about 12 inches higher than the range oven would be, a raised countertop above the oven for the toaster, toaster oven, and can opener (no coffee, thank you), and a cabinet from 18 inches above the raised countertop to the ceiling, another stainless storage drawer below the oven, and cabinets from 18 inches above the countertops to the ceiling with the OTR Chef Mike ducted to the outside.
Great info. I'm team undecided at this point. My preference would be an induction cooktop and wall ovens for accessibility, but not sure I can give up the counter space.
Love the colours of the range cooker, but will have a small kitchen, a tall husband who loves tech and we don't need so much cooking capability, so we're team stand alone :) Thanks for all your kitchen info!
Hi, Enjoying the practical advice on your channel. I prefer built ovens and a separate hob. One disadvantage of ranges you didn't mention is cleaning. What happens with spills that go down the gap between the range and cabinets?!
great video -- can we get a video about sinks ? top/flush/under mount, pros/cons of various materials, faucet kinds, location (island or not), add-ons (hot water), etc.
Hi, a built in oven with separate hob would take up more space than a standard range oven although I always prefer the built in look. Many of my customers who have lived with a range now opt for a built in for all the reasons that you mentioned and the quote " We are not getting any younger" is also heard frequently!
Haha I feel like I've heard that line a few times too! 😊 I'd say a built under oven (single or double) with a 4 burner hob on top (=60cm wide) takes up less space than a 90cm range cooker. Albeit not an equal comparison for capacity but you have the options with the built-in setup to go smaller compared to the 'smaller' 90cm range cooker. Which is helpful for small kitchens. If you separate the ovens/hob and put them in a tall cabinet, then yes it can take up more space but you usually gain a more functional drawer pack under the hob. It's all a balancing act isn't it!?
Team built-in every day. My mother has a double oven under a hob, and had some rather nice Le Crueset casseroles. Eventually they became too heavy to lift in and out of the oven (even when empty!) - even I found them a little difficult when full! Well I now have some rather nice casserole dishes and thanks to waist and eye level ovens, I hope to be able to use them for many years to come. One other advantage with separate units such as the ones I have, (hob, full size oven and compact oven/microwave), is that should one fail, you only have to replace the single unit, or in my case where I wanted to upgrade one of them, I didn't have to replace all of them as I would have if they had been in a single unit. P. S. All three of my units are too powerful for a 13amp plug (not sure that any pyrolytic oven is), and while I was able to run the hob and an oven off the old cooker supply, I had to add an additional feed (and fuse box circuit breaker) for one of the ovens. Although just over 10 years old, I was able to find a Bosch oven/microwave which is a more than acceptable compliment to the Siemens oven I retained (and I am considered to be very much on the fussy side) - at least I can turn the blue display off while not in use, as it didn't sit comfortably for me with the far less detailed red display on the Siemens!
Bosch and Siemens are part of the same company - Neff too. Could explain why they can sometimes compliment each other well? (I sold white goods for about 5 years and you pick up all sorts of information!)
@Rolan Quite, my mother moved into a place that already had a Bosch slimline dishwasher, but the racks had been rather abused and were rusting through the cracks in the plastic coating. They were so expensive to replace that she decided to keep them a little longer and then replace the whole machine. Meanwhile, my Siemens slimline dishwasher of a similar age broke, and you should have seen just how much they wanted just to look at it! In the end, it made more sense to scrap and replace mine, but use the drawers which, apart from their shade of grey, were identical to replace her rusting ones.
Love your videos! When you mention measurements for various details, would you consider adding the conversion in inches (perhaps as text on the screen) for us silly Americans? Thank you!
i have had a dream to have a falcon 900 classis dual fuel free standing oven. I am 60 November 2025 and my birthday present to myself is this oven. I have a 1930 house still with original features but inside has been done up. I currently have my oven in the middle of the kitchen on its own wall all electric. So i am going to have to chase a gas pipe in the wall behind the oven to feed up into the roof and have the gas run through the roof to my current gas bottle on the side of the house. I will loose some cupboard space but i am trying to design alternative space. My space will have to incorp a decent spice draw. Very excited. My last chance in life to get this ovens i do not plan to move again.
Until the electric grid is 100% reliable 100% of the time, I want at least one combustion-based method of heating food inside the house. I handle most of my baking in a countertop convection toaster oven which can run off a back-up generator when needed, keeps from heating the big oven for a TV dinner or a span of biscuits or corn bread or other small items.
Love your videos but one thing you have not specifically talked about is "The Elephant in the Room" THE REFRIGERATOR.. as an architect they are always a challenge to integrate successfully in any kitchen design.. especially as they are significantly demand more depth and also air sirculation... I am really surprised ones designed for the typical cabinet depth of 24" or 600mm are the expensive exception, not the norm!
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There should be so many more subs on this channel.🤔
I think it’s one of the best kitchen channels on TH-cam!
QUESTION: Can you do a video on window coverings for the kitchen?
Everything from the traditional to the film type that DOES NOT collect dust and grim or is very easy to keep clean..?
I’m disabled and I have very minimal energy and balance so I’m always looking for “simple” everything!
Thank you if you happen to read this.❤🤗🎉
Who knew you had this video?! I love that you've thought of almost every question I come across while designing my new kitchen in my small home. Love this. Thank you!
Thanks! There's even more info on my website 😉 kitchinsider.com/
The attention of detail is 😘* chef kiss, really grateful to have a youtuber like you, thank you very much ☺️
Thank you so much! 😀
Best channel for kitchen advice on YT!
Thanks so much - very helpful!
My kitchen plan for aging in place includes a 30-inch gas cooktop with a warming drawer and two stainless storage drawers below, 15-inch wide landing zones on either side, and a built-in 30-inch-wide single electric convection oven offset to one end of the galley set about 12 inches higher than the range oven would be, a raised countertop above the oven for the toaster, toaster oven, and can opener (no coffee, thank you), and a cabinet from 18 inches above the raised countertop to the ceiling, another stainless storage drawer below the oven, and cabinets from 18 inches above the countertops to the ceiling with the OTR Chef Mike ducted to the outside.
Great info. I'm team undecided at this point. My preference would be an induction cooktop and wall ovens for accessibility, but not sure I can give up the counter space.
Thanks! That would be my preference too but you're absolutely right to keep an eye on that counter space!
Love the colours of the range cooker, but will have a small kitchen, a tall husband who loves tech and we don't need so much cooking capability, so we're team stand alone :) Thanks for all your kitchen info!
Sensible choice! Thanks so much! 😊
Hi, Enjoying the practical advice on your channel. I prefer built ovens and a separate hob. One disadvantage of ranges you didn't mention is cleaning. What happens with spills that go down the gap between the range and cabinets?!
great video -- can we get a video about sinks ? top/flush/under mount, pros/cons of various materials, faucet kinds, location (island or not), add-ons (hot water), etc.
So well explained. I think standard built-in oven I have see are a bit smaller....
To bake turkey won't be possible.
Hi, a built in oven with separate hob would take up more space than a standard range oven although I always prefer the built in look. Many of my customers who have lived with a range now opt for a built in for all the reasons that you mentioned and the quote " We are not getting any younger" is also heard frequently!
Haha I feel like I've heard that line a few times too! 😊
I'd say a built under oven (single or double) with a 4 burner hob on top (=60cm wide) takes up less space than a 90cm range cooker. Albeit not an equal comparison for capacity but you have the options with the built-in setup to go smaller compared to the 'smaller' 90cm range cooker. Which is helpful for small kitchens. If you separate the ovens/hob and put them in a tall cabinet, then yes it can take up more space but you usually gain a more functional drawer pack under the hob. It's all a balancing act isn't it!?
Just want to say thanks to your commenters. ❤ Love reading their insights.
Build in team
Team built-in every day.
My mother has a double oven under a hob, and had some rather nice Le Crueset casseroles. Eventually they became too heavy to lift in and out of the oven (even when empty!) - even I found them a little difficult when full!
Well I now have some rather nice casserole dishes and thanks to waist and eye level ovens, I hope to be able to use them for many years to come.
One other advantage with separate units such as the ones I have, (hob, full size oven and compact oven/microwave), is that should one fail, you only have to replace the single unit, or in my case where I wanted to upgrade one of them, I didn't have to replace all of them as I would have if they had been in a single unit.
P. S. All three of my units are too powerful for a 13amp plug (not sure that any pyrolytic oven is), and while I was able to run the hob and an oven off the old cooker supply, I had to add an additional feed (and fuse box circuit breaker) for one of the ovens.
Although just over 10 years old, I was able to find a Bosch oven/microwave which is a more than acceptable compliment to the Siemens oven I retained (and I am considered to be very much on the fussy side) - at least I can turn the blue display off while not in use, as it didn't sit comfortably for me with the far less detailed red display on the Siemens!
I'm team built-in too! Very good point about only having to replace one unit if something fails. 👍
Bosch and Siemens are part of the same company - Neff too. Could explain why they can sometimes compliment each other well? (I sold white goods for about 5 years and you pick up all sorts of information!)
@Rolan Quite, my mother moved into a place that already had a Bosch slimline dishwasher, but the racks had been rather abused and were rusting through the cracks in the plastic coating. They were so expensive to replace that she decided to keep them a little longer and then replace the whole machine.
Meanwhile, my Siemens slimline dishwasher of a similar age broke, and you should have seen just how much they wanted just to look at it!
In the end, it made more sense to scrap and replace mine, but use the drawers which, apart from their shade of grey, were identical to replace her rusting ones.
Do you recommend steam oven
I need a big oven height level I got a load of roasting today, shame people are chestnuts and salad based these days
Love your videos! When you mention measurements for various details, would you consider adding the conversion in inches (perhaps as text on the screen) for us silly Americans? Thank you!
i have had a dream to have a falcon 900 classis dual fuel free standing oven. I am 60 November 2025 and my birthday present to myself is this oven. I have a 1930 house still with original features but inside has been done up. I currently have my oven in the middle of the kitchen on its own wall all electric. So i am going to have to chase a gas pipe in the wall behind the oven to feed up into the roof and have the gas run through the roof to my current gas bottle on the side of the house. I will loose some cupboard space but i am trying to design alternative space. My space will have to incorp a decent spice draw. Very excited. My last chance in life to get this ovens i do not plan to move again.
Is one more reliable than the other?
What about panel ready? lol
You know me, I'd hide everything behind a panel/door if I could! 😂
Will someone please pay the ransom so Kitchinsider can get back on TH-cam?
I love the idea of a range cooker but the built-in options look more practical and ergonomic. I'm team Built-in.
Agreed! I'm the same 😊
Built ins are safer and the design is more streamlined. Plus you can place the oven in a higher position, useful if you have backache.
Hiya, Michael !
Hiya! 👋
Range every time
Until the electric grid is 100% reliable 100% of the time, I want at least one combustion-based method of heating food inside the house. I handle most of my baking in a countertop convection toaster oven which can run off a back-up generator when needed, keeps from heating the big oven for a TV dinner or a span of biscuits or corn bread or other small items.
If gas was still an option, and I had the budget, Falcon all the way. :)
Nice! I've done a few Falcons over the years. Team Range Cooker then.
Love your videos but one thing you have not specifically talked about is "The Elephant in the Room" THE REFRIGERATOR..
as an architect they are always a challenge to integrate successfully in any kitchen design.. especially as they are significantly demand more depth and also air sirculation... I am really surprised ones designed for the typical cabinet depth of 24" or 600mm are the expensive exception, not the norm!