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Space Saver: Fold-Up Gas Burners from Alpes Inox

We saw these very cool flip-up gas ranges over at our sister site Unplggd and had to share them with you. In the right kitchen, these could make all the difference between having no counter space and...

Can You Offer Some Advice on Vintage Gas Ranges?
Good Questions

Q: I'm redesigning my kitchen, and love the look of 1950's era vintage ranges, like Wedgewood or O'Keefe & Merritt. But I'm concerned about how well they cook and how easily they can be cleaned. ...

Help! Should I Buy a Chest or Upright Freezer?

In the next week I will be purchasing a freezer for our new basement store room. I have a problem. I can't decide if I should get a chest or upright freezer. I'm hoping that some reader input can h...

Does Your Fridge Have a Fever? Check Its Temperature!

We received a nasty shock early last week when all our refrigerated food suddenly and mysteriously started spoiling! The culprit ended up being a busted cooling fan, but we learned a lot about fridges...

DIY Oven Maintenance: Adjusting the Temperature Gauge

Given how much oven temperature can fluctuate, it's no wonder that one of our most repeated bits of kitchen advice is "Buy an oven thermometer!" But constantly compensating for an oven that runs hot o...

Survey: Side-by-Side or Top-Bottom Fridge and Freezer?

Both styles are pretty common in rental apartments as well as freshly renovated kitchens. Which do you prefer? We can debate the pros and cons below....

Pros and Cons of the Fisher & Paykel Dish Drawers
Product Reviews

We've been seeing more and more of these dish drawers in small kitchens. Ours came with our apartment, which had recently been renovated, and now that we've been using them for more than a year, we ha...

What Are the Best Countertop or Portable Dishwashers?
Good Questions

Q: I'm in the market for a portable dishwasher and I was wondering if you have any suggestions or can ask the audience? You've featured so many small New York City kitchens, I'm sure I'm not alone in ...

How Do I Adapt My Cooking Style to a Professional Range?
Good Questions

Q: The cornerstone of our tiny kitchen renovation, a 24-inch BlueStar range, was installed last week. Ordinarily a confident home cook, I am embarrassed to admit that I am somewhat overwhelmed by the ...

Have You Ever Tried a Cobb Charcoal Grill?

We showed you what is quite likely the prettiest grill we've ever seen, but we're not done browsing grills this summer. We're currently very interested in the Cobb grill, a tiny yet powerful tabletop ...

How Should We Use This Microwave?

Our household received this microwave to test for The Kitchn's sister site, Unplggd. The thing is, we have never owned a microwave and are at a loss for what to do with it! (Ahh, the effect of growing...

The Element Grill by Fuego
Prodded & Tested Product Reviews

A little while ago we showed you quite possibly the prettiest grill we've ever seen: the Element Grill by Fuego. Its sleek styling and tiny footprint made us wonder if it was the ultimate grill for ...

Survey: Do You Have More than One Freezer?

As we talk about all things chilly and frozen this month, we're wondering how many of you have an extra freezer (maybe one of those big chests in the garage?) to store batches of homemade ice cream, b...

The Coolest Grill We've Ever Seen: The Element by Fuego

When you think of sleek and beautiful design, grills are not the first thing that come to mind. They tend to be bulky, awkward, and monochromatic. So when we heard a rumor of a grill designed by the f...

Rusty Dishwasher? Try Dishwasher Rack Caps

Here's a product for all of you in old tenement kitchens with ancient dishwashers. You know... those old, rusty dishwashers, with spikes of rusted metal creating tetanus hazards and rusty streaks acro...

Apartment Hunting: Gas vs. Electric Stove

We've been hunting for a new apartment, but keep running into a problem: many of the the otherwise great apartments we're finding come with an electric stove in the kitchen. We've been cooking with ga...

Could You Live Without an Oven?

This kitchen corner with dining nook is one of our favorite tiny kitchen spaces from Small Cool 2009. The whole apartment is only 260 square feet! Ann, the owner, made some tradeoffs, though, when she...

Good Question: What Do I Do With a Dehydrator?

Adam is the proud owner of a dehydrator, and he wants some ideas for using it. So, I finally convinced my better half that we had enough room in our kitchen to buy a dehydrator - mostly by concentra...

What Do You Think of Dishwasher Drawers?

There's some evidence to show that dishwashers consumer less water and energy than handwashing dishes, which is good news for those of us who like to leave a party's worth of dishes to the machine. It...

Arctic Air Commercial Refrigerator
Restaurant Appliances in a Home Kitchen

We can't pass up browsing at restaurant supply stores, but the giant scale usually makes those alluring 3-bay sinks and enormous mixers impossible to consider taking home. Not to mention the rewiring ...

Good Food with Evan Kleiman: All About Convection Oven Cooking

When convection ovens were first introduced to the home market, they were heralded as the ultimate time saver: "Perfect roast chicken in a third of the time!" But Evan Kleiman's guest Russ Parsons cau...

Weekend Project: Get to Know Your Broiler!

Do you use your broiler? It wasn't until we started doing all these batches of roasted tomatoes and peppers that we realized how rarely we use ours. Now we're addicted!...

Look! Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Maker

During our tour of Valley View Farm's goats and creamery, we stumbled upon this gem tucked into one of the barns! It's an old-fashioned ice cream maker with some slightly more modern upgrades......

Look! DIY Outdoor Stove

This outdoor stove is known as a rocket stove as it uses twigs instead of logs for fuel. It's also extremely easy to build....

What Temperature Should You Set Your Refrigerator On?

As the days get warmer and we start running air conditioners and paying higher electric bills, it's good to remember ways to keep your kitchen energy efficient. Step one: Setting your refrigerator and...