More Than Take-Out…Take Home Commercial Kitchen Features for the Serious Home Chef

For homeowners who have answered the call for serving nutritious foods for their family and friends by swapping the take-out lines for home cooked meals, it is time to embellish your kitchen. Serious cooks are drawn to the commercial equipment featured under the bright lights of their neighborhood Bistros. Just look at the appliance advertisements highlighting $7,000 stainless steel Viking stoves spanning over 4 feet long. Architects and designers are answering the calls for these efficient cook and prep areas for today’s serious cooks. Follow these guidelines for a kitchen that can perform and handle your toughest customers – your friends and family.

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Design ideas for serious cooks start with lighting. Task lighting or direct lighting in the form of pendant lights or mini halogen spot lights over prep and serving areas are important. Lighting in the form of cabinet lighting and indirect ceiling lighting offers ambiance after the work is done for open floor plans and eat-in kitchens. Cultured Stone from Eldorado Stone is commonly used in today’s kitchens found surrounding built-in ovens or large hood / range combos. This stone is a beautiful accent used as a contrast to wood cabinetry.

A large prep area, disconnected from the main traffic areas, offset from the sink and stove is also important. Common design ideas for these prep areas are butcher block countertop islands. Another more featured design highlight for this type of prep or serving area is changing the cabinetry stain or door profile for a distinct look separating itself from other parts of the kitchen. Multiple dishwashers and multiple sinks are other important features for high-performance kitchens.

Large oversized stove options are endless. When considering your cooking and baking requirements, make sure to consider convection oven options and 6 burner stoves to provide ample space for completing multiple cooking tasks simultaneously. Venting is very important for the larger stovetops. Make sure your heating contractor is working directly with you during the design process to make sure your hood is properly sized and vented according to local codes. 

Designing the kitchen around the hood is important to consider. Sleek stainless steel free-standing hoods work well with modern kitchens. Traditional ornate kitchen design includes more subtle hints by hiding the hood behind the cabinetry, lessening the overpowering visual impact of large stainless steel hoods.

For the most demanding entertainers and household chefs, home design changes even futher to include mutiple kitchens and serving areas.  Rooftop commercial venting for rotisserie barbeques, custom vine cellars and pizza ovens make your home even more unique.  If your wishlist includes these features, make sure your design / build team is qualified to deliver.

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