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Thermador’s Pro Grand Steam 48-inch range offers seven distinct cooking options — steaming, convection baking, burner cooking, simmering, grilling, griddle cooking and warming — with a combination Steam & Convection Oven, a large-capacity convection oven, a six-burner gas cooktop featuring the exclusive Star® Burners, and a fully integrated warming drawer in the all-in-one package. Additionally, it houses Thermador’s cooking exclusives, such as the ExtraLow® simmering technology, and a power Star Burner with 22,000 BTU.
“Judging from the recent success of the built-in Steam & Convection Oven, we believe the market is ready for another game-changing concept with the new Pro Grand Steam Range. Our new professional range empowers home cooks to achieve their best and experience the absolute finest in cooking, whether it’s healthy steam cooking, baking in the large-capacity convection oven, precise simmering on the Star Burners, or just keeping the family meal warm.” said Zach Elkin, director of the Thermador brand.
The new 48-inch Pro Grand Steam Range features:
The Thermador Pro Grand Steam Range offers seven distinct cooking options with four integrated appliances: a full-function combination Steam & Convection Oven; a large-capacity Convection Oven; a six-burner Gas Cooktop and electric grill/griddle option with ProCoat™titanium surface; and [...]
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If you own a 30-inch wide bottom freezer refrigerator from Liebherr, you may have the model with door that can accidentally detach. Check your refrigerator for the model number which should be on a label located behind the bottom drawer on the left interior side of the single door refrigerator.
The recall initiated in March, includes the following models – C 1600, C 1601, CI 1600, CI 1601, C 1650, C 1651, CI 1650, CI 1651, CI 1700. Liebherr received 10 reports of doors detaching with no injuries reported. Total 5,702 30″ bottom freezer refrigerators was sold. See all recall details here.
Summit Appliances has the industry first 20-inch wide undercounter refrigerator for tight spaces. The new refrigeration series consists of well over 300 models and variations, developed to satisfy any taste and kitchen design. Popular for their series of 24-inch wide compact refrigerators, Summit has unveiled this widely requested smaller size with the same customization options for matching built-in refrigerators and freezers as well as refrigerator-freezers, making it easier for big city residents to renovate with small appliances.
All of Summit new undercounter refrigerators and freezers accept a wide array of customizations, including frames and integrated frames for custom panels, stainless steel or diamond plate doors, black or white cabinets, glass doors, and various professional handle choices.
Located in New York City, Summit Appliance is familiar with the urban market. “Customers do not want to sacrifice design just because they have a smaller living space,” says Paul Storch, president of Summit. “This new 20-inch wide series introduces large possibilities for designing in limited space.”
Also available are medical-grade refrigerators and freezers in this size, and commercially [...]
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I meant to formally introduce/announce this fantastic project before now, but at this moment, I want to enlist your help in making a decision on the interior of an inspiring house that I am working on. First, a bit about the project…
Leslie Hoffman, Executive Director of Earth Pledge is taking innovative green building and reuse philosophies to a new level with her current project, and personal residence, a modern beach house on bucolic Shelter Island, nestled between the twin forks of eastern Long Island. The project, named GimmeShelter, brings together a team of passionate green building professionals, led by Leslie’s decades long commitment to sustainable living. The products used in this home represent the latest green technology, information on which Leslie is particularly eager to share in an effort to inform and educate. The GimmeShelter project introduces a new dimension of community to a single residential home, supporting new thinking in indoor/outdoor living. I will talk much more about this project in the coming weeks and months. I’m thrilled and honored to be a part of this project. It’s pretty awesome.
I went [...]
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The freestanding and very sharp looking compact refrigerator freezer, Teka NF1 400 comes with fingerprint-proof stainless steel doors and offers antibacterial system, no frost operation. ‘A’ energy rating and 385 liter capacity. Thanks to the compact size, and front and rear wheels, this freestanding refrigerator freezer is quite mobile and can be easily moved around as needed. Main benefits and features include auto defrost, 3 adjustable glass shelves, 2 temperature controlled drawers for longer storage of perishable foods between 0°C and 3°C, 2 transparent vegetable drawers with temperature and humidity ideal for fruits and vegetables, 2 independent, sliding chrome wine racks, 4 door bins in refrigerator and 2 in freezer compartments, air filter to maintain clean air inside, ice tray and reversible doors. Fridge net capacity is 295 liters, freezer net capacity is 90 liters. Measuring just 169H x 70W x 68D cm, Teka freestanding compact refrigerator freezer sells for approximately € 700.
Previously, Compact refrigerator freezer by Siemens Compact refrigerator from Smeg Small size refrigerator by Gorenje Compact fridge freezer from Lec Dometic compact refrigerator
With its black reflective doors and chrome handles, the ‘A’ energy rated FRS T20FAM Daewoo refrigerator is both elegant and practical. The side by side refrigerator has water and ice dispenser, and a digital control system with LCD display on the freezer side, and a built-in mini bar with hinged door/shelf on the fridge compartment side. Thus, if you use wine, juice and milk frequently, there is no need to open the main door and inside temperature fluctuations are kept to minimum. Daewoo also equipped this refrigerator with a dual fan convection cooling system, Fuzzy Logic and multi sensing monitoring system that constantly checks the environment to maintain optimal conditions. Both the 174-liter freezer and the 339 liter refrigerator compartments use nano-silver for its antimicrobial properties. Other key benefits include 4-start No Frost freezer with 3 glass shelves, 2 transparent drawers and 5 door bins. Refrigerator section features 4 glass shelves, 3 transparent drawers, 5 door storage bins. Daewoo.
 If you choose wood, you have the choice of solid wood or wood veneer. The latter is cheaper and is less influenced by weather conditions.
The humidity and temperature outside have an effect on your solid wooden kitchen doors, but the biggest influence comes from the changes in temperature and humidity in the kitchen.
Veneer can also give a more uniform look to the fronts (if this is what you want) as the pieces of wood used are cut from a larger piece in thin strips to cover all the doors.
Wood itself is available in all kinds of colors, but it can also be glossed, painted, colour washed or waxed to give it the finish you prefer. Look at the pictures on this site and on the Internet for more ideas and examples.
Cabinet Woods
Pine: Has a casual, rustic look, some graining, color variation and knotholes. It is the softest of cabinet woods, so hinges may need to be tightened periodically as they tend to pull out of the wood after use.
Oak: Has a casual look, a lot of graining and an even color tone when stained. It [...]
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 There are a number of options when choosing a cabinet material, some of the most popular are, wood, laminate, and metal.
Each has its advantages and disadvantages and it is worth spending some time researching the numerous options.
Wood doors are covered in the next section due the the large number of combinations of styles and colors available.
Laminate
Laminate cabinet doors can have endless possibilities in color, texture and shine.
You can go for a soft look with creamy colours and a matt finish, or, if you want to make a real statement, choose Italian-style with glossy fronts and bold colors.
A great advantage of laminate cabinets is that they are virtually maintenance-free. Wood is a natural product and prone to changes in temperature and humidity and needs a lot of care, but laminate only needs to be wiped clean occasionally.
Laminate doors suffer from a lot less wear and tear than laminate countertops and should stay looking good for a long time.
Glass
Large expanses of wood or laminate in a kitchen can look good sometimes but if you want to break up the monotony, glass doors can be [...]
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 The first decision when selecting cabinets is whether to go for stock cabinets, semi-custom, custom units or frameless cabinets.
All have their own advantages and disadvantages.
There are the three basic classifications of cabinet manufacturing: Stock, Semi-Custom & Custom, and this can be further subdivided into Framed and Frameless.
Pricing will vary depending on your layout, the manufacturer, wood, finish, door style and the interior accessories you select.
Stock
Lowest price range
Limited selection of door styles, woods and stain colors. Solid woods and veneers are both used. Wood selection is usually oak, hickory, maple, cherry and MDF doors in white or off-white thermal-foils (see ‘Kitchen Cabinet Terminology’ below).
Usually offers three different grades of construction. Standard consists of particleboard sides and a 4-sided drawer box that is dadoed, stapled and glued. Mid-range upgrades the drawer box to wood with dovetailed joints and usually thicker shelves in the wall cabinets. Best offers all this plus plywood sides instead of particleboard. Hinges used are concealed, drawer glides are an epoxy side-mount. The finish is machine sprayed and sanded (finish quality will vary between various stock lines)
Cabinets are pre-made in standard sizes [...]
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BEFORE KITCHEN PLANReusing kitchen cabinets to create a new kitchen design is both a real challenge and extremely gratifying. I’ve done it, albeit in an experimental way in a previous personal kitchen. In my case, it was an opportunity to try out some design ideas and at the same time hold us over until we were ready for the big remodel down the road. Here is a reader’s question on the topic of reusing kitchen cabinetry:
The choices available when choosing kitchen cabinets can sometimes be overwhelming and it is difficult to know where to start.
Because cabinet doors are the face of the kitchen, it will be very important that you choose a finish you want to look at for quite a number of years.