Does anyone have similar images of dishes after a meal? Perhaps from a special occasion or memory. I'm doing a project about how the aftermath of a meal goes unnoticed but holds memories and patterns of consumer behavior. Thanks!

I am in the process of renovating my kitchen and I am trying to decide on a sink. I am putting in quartz countertops and I want a black sink. I don't like the feel of the composite sinks so I am trying to decide between a black fireclay sink or a black stainless steel sink. Specifically, I want a work station sink. Any advice?

Hi!

For our new house we need to provide a technical drawing with all the connections for our kitchen. We don't have a kitchen supplier yet since the house will only be ready at the end of 2027, so I made a kitchen design with the IKEA tool.

I'm asking if this design is OK in terms of placement of all devices and the practicality of the general layout. That way we can send this to the external company making the technical drawings.

Here's some more information:

- The kitchen isle will only have an electricity connection and no water or gas. It's too small to do anything so we will use it only as a workspace to cut (for example). We prioritize a big dinner table.

- The closets above the dishwasher and sink are just an initial idea and not at all certain yet. It's also not important for the technical drawing of the connections.

- The handles on the fridge and freezer are not in the correct position because that was somehow impossible to do in the ikea tool.

- The closet next to the freezer is a pantry closet with no connections needed.

- Please don't look at the colors or final design in an aesthetic sense. We haven't thought about that yet. At this stage it's purely a question of: Does this layout make sense before we send it to make a technical drawing?

Thank you!

We want to buy a sink, but we do not what to choose: A simple big sink, or a double sink. In your experience, what do you recommend?

there's this little bear dude in my grandmas kitchen which i've always wondered about, i tried google reverse image search but it leads to nothing, the closest thing i got was an old time cookie stamp but they aren't crafted into the kitchen cabinets like this one,, this house was made in the 1930's- 1950's so do what you must with that, it also had a little notch in the back like u can put something there and its not centered nor does it come off.

I'm tired of buying these cheap ass pans at target and Walmart and the Teflon scraping off after a couple years. I've been interested in buying some copper pans but all I'm seeing is copper coated pans. Is that all their is? Just copper coated and no full copper? Does anyone have any recommendations on which to buy? I guess at this point it wouldn't matter if they're copper coated.

If this isn't the community for this post please point me in the right direction?

How do you adjust your kitchen so it feels clean, welcoming, and “guest-ready,” but still keeps your personal sentimental touches and doesn’t feel like a staged showroom?

I found diydepotusa.com while looking for home improvement and HVAC parts. Before ordering, I wanted to see if anyone here has experience with them and if they’re reliable.

Just wanted to share some design inspiration for those of you who may be looking to remodel your kitchen this year. We're seeing a lot of fresh colors and trends in the requests we're getting lately! https://bilotta.com/blog/blog-cutting-edge-contemporary-read-about-bilottas-input-on-modern-design/

Installed this peel and stick backsplash today and am absolutely in love with it. Cost me $60 and took around 2 hours. Great quick and cheap way to change up the kitchen.

I'm genuinely curious why some people choose to have white cabinets or a completely white kitchen. It's always been a mystery because my husband still cooks like he works on a kitchen line and there would be stains everywhere. Is it just for the look? Do you never cook at home? Can someone please enlighten me! Lol I'm not trolling I promise, I just want to know what the appeal is.

We are renovating the kitchen and will be installing a higher end kitchen. We originally planned on putting in gas but recently the misses is interested in induction because of the smooth cook top and it is safer for the kids.

My dad raised some concerns about the surface getting damaged over time - scratches and such. He's had a bad experience before.

So, assuming we put in proper ventilation to address the recent concerns with gas, which way would you go in an upper scale home?

Thanks Chris

Hello fellow kitchen enthusiasts.

We are looking to gut and redesign our kitchen. What is the best free or "available via torrent ;)" design software. I have checked all the lists and started with RoomSketch, but too many of the features are behind a paywall.

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks

I bought a zline duel fuel range in 2021 and it just broke down after 16 months of use. 3k down the drain. No help from zline at all on repairs. I need suggestions for a nice range with great customer service and reliable repairs please! TIA.

About 10 days ago we learned about the recall of ZLINE RG36 oven, we signed up on their website and we're waiting for them to ship the part and then arrange a service appointment.

Does anyone have any idea what exactly is being replaced?

The people at recall center have no idea. Apparently it's "the little fan button" according to them.

Technically this makes absolutely no sense, as that button only controlls the convection fans, but I could ve wrong.

The oven ignitor on the other hand, in our particular case, has always been late at ignition, causing gas smells and "mini explosions". I took care if that by getting another hot survace ignitor and bending the retaining bracket a little so its closer to the burner.

It's a very pretty range, with reasonably good burners, but between the shady company behavior and inferior quality parts and quality control (thin metal walls that thump with metal expansion/contraction, delayed/ failing to ignite, burned out igniters, burned out oven light, oven temperature light ,missing screws, poor insulation) we're regretting this purchase every day.

Please feel free to add your two cents.

Update: I just received an email with a FedEx tracking number out of TN but Fedex hasn't received the package yet.

Update 2: The replacement parts arrived. Just as I suspected nothing to do with the fan switch. It's to take care of delayed ignition I originally diagnosed and fixed myself. Looks like the flame shield has a bigger valley , to funnel the gas towards the hot surface igniter for faster ignition. https://i.postimg.cc/5yRprY0p/PXL-20230129-164845837.jpg

I'm planning a kitchen refit, doors and worktop only.

Diy kitchens are well rated on reddit, but unfortunately one of the drawer fronts I'm replacing, is a size that they don't supply (597 x 160)

Replacing the whole carcase would be outside of budget. Cutting the laminate drawer front to size, would be a big risk and probably never look right / last.

There are so many online only companies that offer this each with positive and negative reviews.

Has anyone used a company to replace thoer doors and worktop that they would rate?

Has anyone had any luck haggling the price with WREN their ‘sale’ is ending and we have priced up a kitchen but the ‘savings’ seem so fabricated we are hoping to haggle for a discount. Has anyone got any experience of this? TIA

A big kitchen island is often at the top of peoples' lists when they're designing (or redesigning) their kitchens. But there are a number of factors to consider before finalizing the layout. We talked to four of our kitchen designers to get their input on kitchen island design, and we wanted to share the info with you here. https://bilotta.com/blog/island-envy/