12 Kitchen Appliances – Trends You’ll Adore
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Kitchen appliances seem like trinkets and charms for the kitchen.They upgrade the feel and look of our kitchens and some how, our cooking skills seem to improve too. Except the focus now is to improve the user experience, that means anything that makes the process of being in the kitchen along with cooking, easier and more fun.
Here are 12 of the latest kitchen appliance trends you will find in many of the newly built homes.
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As our eating patterns change, the kitchen is being used differently too. Some of these are expensive, some you may not like, but this list is handy if you are re-modelling your kitchen or planning to sell your home at some point in the future.
1. Concealed Kitchen Appliances
Camouflaging your kitchen appliances is the first top trend. When you walk into an unfamiliar, new or updated kitchen, chances are you won’t automatically know where the refrigerator is. That goes for the dishwasher and smaller kitchen appliances too.
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Now you have to think about where they might be hiding. Previously they’d would all be in obvious site, like badges of honor according to brand or cost, so you couldn’t miss them. That has all changed.
2. Warming Drawer / Slow Cooker Combinations
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Kitchen appliances are doubling up and multi-tasking as we demand more of them. Warming drawers are right on trend and when you add slow cooker/ warming drawers you get the best of both worlds. This combination can be used as an oven, bread maker, and slow cooker in one integrated space.
KitchenAid has one, and Viking announced the release of a brand new model but there are others coming on to the market all the time.
3. Black Appliances
White and basic stainless steel kitchen appliances have always been the benchmark but the latest hot trend is a kitchen with black appliances.
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For many large companies like KitchenAid and GE, black kitchen product lines have broadened to include dishwashers, refrigerators, ice makers, wall ovens, hoods, wine cellars and beverage refrigerators.
4. Return to Freestanding Kitchen Ranges
For a long time the cooktop/wall oven was the best selling kitchen appliance combination. The trend is returning to the freestanding range.
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5. Convection Ovens
Both super fussy chefs and impatient cooks alike love the exceptional cooking experience you get from convection ovens, which warms food quickly and evenly using additional air circulation. This means you can speed up cooking times by around 25 percent if you cook in a convection oven instead of a conventional oven, giving you more time to do other things.
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Wolf Gourmet makes a countertop convection oven that’s ideal for use even in the smallest of kitchens. It’s also a fantastic addition to spacious gourmet kitchens. No wonder convection ovens are still on the top of the kitchen appliance list. Fast, even cooking is always top of any kitchen lover’s list.
6. Microwave Drawers
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With appliance camouflage being on trend, the microwave drawer is the latest kitchen appliance to follow this trend for new homes and kitchen remodeling projects. With a seamless look, they are quickly overtaking freestanding and built-in microwaves. There are different models, sizes and shapes that can accommodate almost any kitchen.
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7. Steam Ovens
Healthier eating habits are moving deep into the kitchen and while the steam oven is a niche item, installations are on the up.
Consuming organic and local produce foods and steaming them appeals to anyone who is looking for faster, easier and healthier ways to cook fish and vegetables on a regular basis.
Its not a substitute for a conventional oven but an add-on for a select growing niche market.
8. Freezer-on-Bottom Refrigerators
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Refrigerators with the freezer-on-bottom are a huge hit, with sales for this style of refrigerator continuing to rise. There are a lot of different styles with smudge proof finishes being the most sought after.
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9. Counter-Depth Refrigerators
Another trend for refrigerators is the growing interest in counter-depth refrigerators. This streamlined look is a real space-saver, as your fridge sits flush with both kitchen cabinetry and countertops. It helps the flow of your kitchen by freeing up space in the kitchen and making your kitchen feel bigger.
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These come in a variety of configurations including refrigerators with French doors, freezer on the bottom counter-depth refrigerators and side-by-side counter-depth refrigerators.
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10. Wine Refrigerators and Dual-Controlled Wine Coolers
With wine sales are up, so too are sales in wine refrigerators.
Cellars are popular with the affluent but hardly affordable for the average household. All is not lost. You can get your own dash of affluence in your kitchen by installing one of the many great designs of wine refrigerators, that come with lots of storage for wines, beers, sodas and bottled water.
11. Pizza Ovens
Pizza ovens are trending in the main kitchen and also in the outdoor kitchen. They are perfect for those easy family friendly nights where everyone can dig in and make their own pizza with their own choice of toppings.
There are models designed for your countertop and models designed for your gas grill.
12. Smart Appliances
Imagine receiving a text from your oven saying its finished cooking your dinner. Purchase a smart oven wired with text or tweet capabilities and you are good to go.
This won’t suit you if you like to cook old school but if you are building or renovating a home to sell, you should know about this trend.
