Comments on: A Kitchen Odyssey: What Needs to Be Done

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By: Susan Brady

Susan Brady — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:53:06 +0000

Good info Idelle.
and stop lusting Janis. Really, I think the best gas cooktop would be dark gray or stainless steel, with little or no removable parts. The more parts to take off, the more gunk to get in and around. The good thing is that there is a huge range of choices out there, of which I had no idea, and many are commercial hybrids, which for a cook like me sound mighty good.

By: Janis Mara

Janis Mara — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:13:53 +0000

Wow, these are great tips. I never, never would have realized the drawbacks to that beautiful stovetop with the white burners! Have lusted after one ever since the first time I saw one.

By: Idelle

Idelle — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:51:47 +0000

…my tile is dark brown, easy to clean. I’ve had to regrout some and replace tiles over a 30 year period. A lip on the tile would have been nice, but there isn’t one.

By: Idelle

Idelle — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:49:02 +0000

Wow! You use your kitchen as much as my husband and I do!
I just replaced my broken two oven Thermado with another 27″ wide one….they also make it 30″. I found a fantastic price online at Carlson’s in Santa Monica.
My sink is a compromise…one fairly samll with a disposal (but I compost a lot) and a wider sink on the right.
MyMaytag disnwasher is okay, but when it breaks, I’d like something quieter. I have a microwave/fan over the gas cooktop. The cooktop from Sears is several years old, but the best one I’ve had….the stainless steel is easy to clean. I have a small Jenn-Air downdraft electric grill in a ceter tiled island that also has a drop-in 2 burner unit.
If I were looking for an electric cooktop, I’d probably look for one with a glass top and maybe a magnetic burner.
Rather than a freezer, if I were you, I’d get a second refrigerator. I have a sie by side in the kitchen, but a freezer top in the pantry….that way I can store wide pots.
I like your idea of taking out the glass and doing seating on the other side.