Appliances for Your Dream Kitchen

Adapted by Dr. Vivian G. Baglien

Select equipment

to fit the design or period of a kitchen.

Appliance Considerations

• Price.

• Energy costs.

• Features.

• Size.

• Safety.

• Quality.

• Warranty.

Appliance Considerations

• Environmental issues.– Water use.– Energy efficiency.– Disposal of equipment.– Coolants.– Cost– Where installed– Gas or Electric

Water Heaters• Water heaters use more

energy than any other household appliance.

• Gas or electric.• Energy efficiency.• Capacity - at least 50 gallon

for a household of four.• Quick recovery.• Can be leased from gas

company

Refrigerators

• The second biggest user of energy after water heaters.

• Side-by-side style lasts 14 years on average.

• Self-defrosting. • Top or bottom freezer,

side-by-side.• Some are all

refrigerator compartment.

• Costs $700-4000

• Freezers

• 17 year and longer life.

• Frost free

• Can have ice makers

• Costs $200- 2000

.

Freestanding Range

• Includes a cooktop and oven

• Size: 20-40 inches wide (30 inches most common)

• Comes in gas and electric power sources

• Least expensive and most popular styles.

• Costs- $500- 2000

Slide-In Range

• Includes a cooktop and oven• Generally has a storage

drawer at bottom• Provides a more custom look.• Designed to fit 30 inch

openings between cabinets.• Eliminates the back console.• Meets the countertop

Drop-In Range

• Includes cook-top and oven

• Rests atop cabinetry, so no storage drawer.

• Otherwise similar to the slide-in range.

• Often has a pull out drawer beneath that is part of cabinets.

• Costs $1500- 3000

Ranges• Gas.

– More expensive to purchase.

– Quick response.– Is gas available?– Safety issues.– Buy best you can afford.– Excellent cooking control.– Costs $ 1000- 4000

Cooktop

• Convenient for any kitchen design– Can be installed in island or

countertop

• Available in all heat sources.• Size: 20 to 42 inches• From 2 to 6 burners or cooking

elements• Cooking modules available

– Allows you to interchange burners or accessories.

• Costs-$800- 1500+

MICROWAVE OVENS- many styles and prices

Consider easy of cleaning. Rotating tray easy to clean and cooks evenly.

Dishwashers• Typically lasts 13 years.

• Noise level and insulation.

• Number of circulating cleaning arms.

• Variety of cycles.

• Energy used in heating water and drying.

Washers and Dryers

• Capacity.• Cycles.• Quality.• Warranty.• Size • Cost- $1200 + stackable,

Side by Side 500- $1200+

per unit.• Space needed to install• Last 11-14 years or more

Resources used

All About Microwaves, (n.d.) http://www.sysindia.com/kitchen/microwave.html

Cooking.com Buying Guides ,(n.d.) http://www.cooking.com/products/buyingGuides.asp

Food Network – Culinary Q & A, (n.d.) http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_culinary_qa/article/0,1971,FOOD_9796_1789578,00.htmlHow Stuff Works, (n.d.) http://home.howstuffworks.com/food-processor.htm

Kings Kitchens, (n.d.) www.kingskitchens.com/appliances.htm

Sears Cooking Appliance Buying Guide , (n.d.) http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/dpp.do?vertical=Buying+Guides&cat=Cooking&splash=true

Appliances, (n.d.) Idaho State University- Family and Consumer Sciences Department.