Unfortunately, they're always going to be
appliances you just shouldn't buy, especially new construction.
Everything really bad can be avoided with a bit of planning and some good design.
This is part 3 in the series. We'll
continue to create as long as there are appliances you should never buy.
Having a framework of of what not to do
will bring you closer to a functional and well designed kitchen.
So in this video, you'll learn
the appliances to avoid but also give you some worthy alternatives.
I realize it's much harder to retrofit
some of the already installed bad appliances in poor kitchen designs.
This list will descend into seriousness.
Pay close attention to the end of the video.
Let's get started.
Bespoke seems like a good idea,
I give credit to Samsung for trying.
The Bespoke kitchen for ranges revolves
around all their appliances, but especially the refrigerator.
The stove, microwave and dishwasher
available in navy, tuscan, stainless and black stainless.
Black stainless is easily scratchable,
showing a shiny undercoating, and Tuscan is really brown.
However, their refrigerator is the main attraction
and the focal point of Bespoke.
You have 7 options glass, white, charcoal, gray, morning blue,
clementine pink and sunrise yellow, along with the steel options mentioned above,
plus green.
Here's the problem, refrigerators are never the focal point in good kitchen design.
You centralize the sink, cooking and dishwasher in a good kitchen plan.
Adding 4 trendy colors to one appliance may be a bit much.
Bespoke is more popular for that reason,
Plus the idea of replacing them at $250 per panel, plus installation whenever you
grow tired of a multi color design is a bit misplaced.
Installation is always a problem with any appliance.
You don't want to install panels yourself.
A better idea is to panel your refrigerator with your cabinet fronts and make your
range the focal point for 1 color, not 4.
Many brands are now twin evaporators, so the drier, frozen air stays
in the freezer, while the warmer, more humid air stays in the refrigerator.
You have better temperature management so tastes and odors from your refrigerator
don't end up in your freezer. Think stinky cheese aroma in your ice cream.
You also have less defrosting in your
freezer because warmer air isn't always circulating from the refrigerator.
You can still buy a single evaporator
refrigerator, but the better refrigerators will all have two at the same price.
The architect who built my house five years ago and I became reacquainted.
He has a client waiting for a special wall oven for about 20 months.
Many manufacturers will wait until they
have enough on order, then manufacture the appliance. For a unique appliance,
that could be a big potential problem for your house or project.
Many speed oven combinations have been on order for almost 2 years.
I love this design to a degree.
You can use this blower instead of a big
hood and see through your windows instead of looking at a hood.
Great idea.
However, back in the 1980s, my landlord had a much smaller 410 CFM
bath fan over his range, and the grime around it was palpable.
Flash forward and these hoods are much larger with greater CFM.
Then again, most ranges have way more output as well.
Yet many people are placing them on higher ceilings where the instructions clearly
call for 4ft-7ft off the cooking surface or 10 foot ceilings max.
Interesting solution, but not ideal, so be careful.
A good alternative is a hood 24 inches
in depth with adequate CFM for the way you cook.
Over the range microwaves are my favorite appliance on this list.
They centralize your cooking,
you can even buy them in convection as well for a second oven.
Yet the design hasn't changed much since the 1990s,
but the ranges have.
The depth on the average is about 15-16 inches deep.
While the front burners of a range are well past that at 22-24 inches.
CFM is a bit light at 310 and 350.
For proper venting, buy a better hood of 24
inches with adequate CFM, especially if you cook.
Slide out hoods are another upscale appliance that could have died in the late 1980s.
The thin glass extension does not provide much capture.
You also lose the cabinet as well. Buy a wood hood,
just make sure it's 24 inches deep with the appropriate amount of CFM.
Many of these problems are annoying, but yet manageable.
You can buy a Bespoke refrigerator and love the style, at least initially.
My mom's single evaporator refrigerator always seemed to work,
even though twin evaporator models are better at the same price.
Be careful with the unique special order appliances,
make sure there aren't similar yet more
available options before you order anything truly special.
However, venting is a big issue.
Remember, specifying the right appliances means you're just about half there.
What happens after you purchase?
Installation, service and delivery are in many ways more important.
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