Transcript Slide 1
Appliances for Your Dream
Kitchen
Adapted by Dr. Vivian G. Baglien
Select
equipment
to fit the
design or
period of
a kitchen.
Appliance Considerations
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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
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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 OVENSmany styles and prices
Consider easy of cleaning. Rotating
tray easy to clean and cooks evenly.
Dishwashers
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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
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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_9
796_1789578,00.html
How 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=Coo
king&splash=true
Appliances, (n.d.) Idaho State University- Family and Consumer Sciences Department.