Top 10 Coolest Kitchen Finds You Can’t Live Without!
Considering remodeling your kitchen? Here are some of the coolest innovations on the market to incorporate into your new space.
A wine station! Who doesn’t need one of these at the end of the day? This wine station by Napa Technology is designed for home use and keeps your wines in pristine condition so you can enjoy a perfect glass every time.
2. Dishwasher Drawers Not a fan of bending and stooping? Dishwasher drawers may be for you. Drawers make the chore of loading and unloading easier than with traditional dishwashers. dishwasher drawers can be stacked one on top of the other, or side by side and can be run independently, so you don’t have to wait until you dirty as many dishes to run a load. Drawers come either in stainless steel or in panel ready options to match your cabinets.
3. Refrigerated Drawers If you have teenagers in your house as I do, then your refrigerator works overtime. Refrigerated drawers can take some of the workload away from your main fridge and can be placed where you need them. Use them in your kitchens prep-area to store vegetables and things you need to prepare meals or fill them with drinks and snacks for a quick grab on the way out the door. Refrigerated drawers can also come in stainless or panel ready.
4. Speed Ovens Ever get home from work and wish you could have dinner ready in a fraction of the time? Speed ovens such as the G.E. Advantium use multiple technologies to cook your food in a fraction of the time. Using heat from a halogen light like a conventional oven, the food is cooked from the outside, while bursts of microwaves decrease the cook times. You can roast a whole chicken to crispy browned perfection on the outside and juicy tenderness on the inside in only about 20 minutes! The Advantium can also be used as a regular microwave if you just want to pop some popcorn. This workhorse does the work of 2 typical kitchen appliances. Fewer appliances equals more cabinet space!
5. Flush Mounted Vent Hoods Some kitchens are meant to have a vent hood as the focal point, others are not. For a clean, more modern look you now have the option to mount a vent hood flush in the ceiling. This is a great option for contemporary spaces, or spaces with low ceilings.
6. Antimicrobial Surfaces These days everyone is looking for ways to decrease the number of germs we come in contact with. Why not incorporate an antimicrobial countertop into your kitchen? Cosentino, the makers of Silestone have partnered with Microban to create countertops that are antimicrobial. You don’t have to be a germaphobe to see the genius behind that idea!
7. Drawers With Peg Systems In today’s custom kitchens we are seeing more and more drawers in base cabinets. Drawers allow you to see everything in the cabinet without having to stoop and crawl to get to what’s in the back. Peg systems such as this one from Rev A Shelf allow you to store dishes and holds them in place so they don’t slide around when you open and close the drawer.
8. Wifi Enabled Appliances Many high-end appliance manufacturers are designing wifi- appliances. Why you ask? Maybe you got to the grocery store and can’t remember if you need to buy eggs. You can easily pull up the app on your phone and have a look inside your fridge with the wifi-enabled camera! Or maybe your oven has not been holding a temperature. You can call the manufacturer who can run a diagnostic to see what’s going on, and order any parts needed all without coming to your home.
9. Under Cabinet Lighting with Outlets and USB This one is less glamorous, but under cabinet lighting strips are now available with outlets and USB ports which allows you to have your beautiful backsplash untarnished by sightly outlets.
10. Galley Sinks Last but not least is The Galley Sink. This is so much more than a sink! With so many accessories available, this sink can be a prep area, clean up are and even a buffet area for entertaining. This sink is a must-have if you have multiple cooks in the kitchen or love to entertain.
