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.
