Michael Holigan: Have you ever dreamed of having the dream kitchen? The ultimate kitchen that has plenty of space, every inch designed with a specific purpose in mind? Compared to most, this kitchen is enormous. The owners manage several successful restaurants and love to cook at work and home alike. After spending all day in their restaurant kitchen, they knew exactly what they wanted at home. There are lots of ideas here that you can use with your own kitchen. Well, Russell, this is obviously a very expensive kitchen. Are there certain rules though, you still have to follow, even with a kitchen in this price range?
Russell Buchanan: Sure. One of the most important rules is the, what we call the triangle rule. And thats where you try to organize all of the appliances in such a way that when youre using them you dont have to go very far to access one versus the other. Weve got the six burner cook top her, weve got the sinks here, refrigerator's here, and then the double ovens back here. So weve been able to really sort of maximize the use of our space for our triangle. We do have the space designed as three separate areas. One is the food preparation area, one is the cleanup area, and then the last area is the dining area.
M.H.: Russell, what are some of the trends we can see in this kitchen?
R.B.: This is one of those kitchens that almost has everything, starting with the stainless steel countertops. In this particular application we were able to do an integral stainless steel sink. You can also see special features where we have instant hot water, instant cold water, and we also have a jiffy shelf, which is a pop-up shelf in the cabinetry. And we also have a special feature in the cabinet over here that has large trays that can roll out for oversized bowls.
M.H.: Russell, it looks like you took advantage of every small space even in this kitchen.
R.B.: We literally went through this plan and decided beforehand where every single item was gonna go, down to the knives, forks and spoons, pans, utensils, etc. There are special drawers that take advantage of small leftover spaces. The double ovens that we have here are convection. They are electric. In this application we also have a warming tray down below so after items can be cooked they can be kept warm. Basically all the appliances in this kitchen are top of the line. Weve got the double refrigerators, six burner cook top and a griddle, even the dishwasher is a special dishwasher. Its basically the residential product of a commercial grade line.
Episode 27 1996 - 97 Season
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