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From: edelson@mhuxi.UUCP (edelson)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: DREAM KITCHEN
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 12:34:45 EDT
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> 	3) Does a self cleaning oven make a difference?

It sure does.  We have had one (electric, although you can now get
them with gas) and its a pleasure to clean it up.  Just set the clock,
push the button, and go to sleep.  Turn the kitchen ventilator on low,
because the fumes from burning off the gunk vents into the room.  But
its much better than getting in there with caustic chemicals etc.  You may
still have to do a little with chemicals in areas which are not heated 
by the clean cycle (such as door edges etc).
Also, do not confuse self-clean with 'continuous clean'.  The latter has
an oven coating like a no-stick frypan which lets you wipe the grease off
easily, but the coatings deteriorate with time.
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> 	4) Where would one put a trash compacter? Is a
> 	compacter a novelty or is it really nice to have?

Dont know about trash compactors, but seriously consider a garbage disposal
unit, if allowed by your local code.  Especially with a large family,
it eliminates all the wet garbage (potato peels, apple cores, leftover veggies,
and the like) from the trash, so it does not stink up the place until the
garbage man comes.  With kids especially, spend a couple of bucks more
and get the batch type, which cannot be turned unless the safety cover
is in place.
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More hints, learned when we redid our kitchen a couple of years ago:
1.  If you're into  microwaving, install a cabinet so that it can be
placed at eye level instead of on the counter top.
2.  Consider a counter top cabinet for small electrical appliances which
you dont use every day -- like the mixer, blender, food processor.
Install electric outlets inside the cabinet so the things are continuously
plugged in ready for use.  When you want to use it, open the door, pull
the appliance out onto the counter, and go; when done, push it back in,
close the door and its out of sight.  Keeps the kitchen neat looking.
3.  You may not need it now, but as you grow older you will appreciate
every bit of light you can get.  Avoid dark wood cabinets, which are going
out of style anyway.  We did our in all white formica, with oak trim.
We would have liked a full luminous ceiling, but settled for a large
fluorescent fixture.  
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