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Please join the Thermador culinary expert who will be cooking up some delicious appetizers to satisfy the most discriminating palate, and discussing Thermador’s latest product innovations.

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Date: June 22nd, 2013
Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm
Location: UAKC Studio City
12050 Ventura Boulevard
Studio City ,CA 91604
(818) 755-1111

Introducing the Steam and Convection Oven

Defrost, steam, proof, bake, slow cook and reheat. The Thermador Steam & Convection Oven’s performance and flexibility are unmatched. The oven provides supreme taste, texture and quality. Built with the craftsmanship and performance that define Thermador, you’ll wonder how you ever cooked without the power of steam.

Masterpiece Series Freedom Induction Cooktop

Induction has been the most revolutionary advancement in cooking technology in the last 30 years. Now it‘s time for Thermador to inaugurate a new revolution: the Freedom Induction Cooktop. Our complete Induction Cooktop collection provides the speed and precision of PowerBoost technology and features the largest and most powerful element in its class.

We look forward to seeing you. For all your appliance, and plumbing needs for the kitchen and bath call the at Universal Appliance and Kitchen Center (UAKC).

Two locations to serve you – Calabasas and Studio City:

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Lindsey S.

Los Angeles, CA

I have been a customer of Universal Appliance and Kitchen Center for several years now. I do live in the neighborhood, so convenience is a plus. But besides, Universal being close to my house I must say, that they have a great selection of products of various brands and a very wide range of prices. I did some shop around before I made my final purchases at Universal. Last time I shopped there they competed with two other quotes that I brought from other stores. Among the appliances that I have purchased from them over the period of a couple of years are a washer and dryer, refrigerator, hood, dishwasher, induction cooktop and an amazing Miele vacuum cleaner that I absolutely love and that I got for FREE as a part of a deal! All of my purchased appliances work excellent and I am thankful for the help of the sales people at Universal that helped me make my right choices. I enjoy shopping at this store.

Call or visit today. Universal Appliance and Kitchen Center is your headquarters for new appliances and plumbing fixtures.

Two locations to serve you – Calabasas and Studio City:

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Today's cooktops offer more powerful gas burners and electric elements than ever before. As a result of all that power, it's important to have good ventilation.

Few appliance manufacturers know more about ventilation than Jenn-Air. The founder of Jenn-Air, Louis Jenn, was a ventilation expert long before he entered the appliance business. Jenn-Air introduced the first self-ventilated cooktop in 1961, and recently has introduced an exclusive breakthrough duct-free downdraft.

Locating and installing ductwork for a ventilation system is often problematic. Not any more. Jenn-Air offers an accessory duct-free downdraft kit for its line of JX3™ electric and gas downdraft cooktops. There is no need to run ductwork outside so you can place your cooktop anywhere. You can easily install this cooktop and vent unit in an island over a concrete slab or in a high-rise apartment where there is no place to duct out.

The exclusive *Jenn-Air JX3™ duct-free downdraft accessory kit attaches to the blower on the cooktop's downdraft unit, and has a unique **high airflow particulate air filter (HAPA) that captures smoke, steam, and grease thus eliminating the need for outside venting.

JX3 Duct-Free Kit

The Jenn-Air JX3™ collection of cooktops consists of 6 different models. There is a 30″ center vent four burner gas model, as well as a 36″ five burner model with a 17,000 btu power burner, the most powerful burner in a downdraft cooktop. There are four electric downdraft models. There are two 30″ center vent four electric element downdraft models. They're identical except one has knobs and the other has electronic touch controls. Similarly, there are two 36″ electric cooktops, one with knobs and the other with electronic touch controls.

JED3536 Jenn-Air Electric Cooktop

JGD3536 Jenn-Air Gas Downdraft Cooktop

Other features that you might expect from a luxury brand such as Jenn-Air include continuous heavy-duty cast iron grates on the gas cooktops, and premium high-impact Schott Ceran® ceramic glass on the electric cooktops.

So whether you are:

• installing a new downdraft cooktop and ducting it to the outside
• replacing a downdraft cooktop and connecting to an existing outside vent
• or needing a high performance cooktop, but don't have the ability to connect to outside venting

the Jenn-Air JX3™ downdraft collection is a great choice. For more help getting just the right product for your cooking needs contact the experts at Universal Appliance and Kitchen Center.

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*The Duct-Free Kit is designed to filter the air from the downdraft system and ventilate the conditioned air out into the room through the toe-kick area of the base cabinet. When you order a downdraft cooktop, please note the Jenn-Air® Duct-Free Kit is approved for use with JED3430, JED3536, JED4430, JED4536, JGD3430, and JGD3536 models.

**The Jenn-Air® Duct-Free Kit includes 1 duct-free filter. The filter comes with a pre-installed 6-month Timestrip® sensor, which will be visible after the filter is installed in the filter housing. The replacement filter number is W10177003.

The vast majority of cooktops sold in the U.S. are either 30″ or 36″ in width. However, there has been a very good market over the years for cooktops ranging from 42″ – 48″, with a 45″ width being the most common size in this X-Large cooktop category.

In an effort to reduce their model lineups, some manufacturers have discontinued 45″ cooktops. This has created a problem for consumers needing to replace their old 45″ cooktop since there is now a very limited selection of cooktops that will fit the hole left when the old cooktop is removed. Here are some suggestions and workarounds if you find yourself in this situation.

Viking RDECU2566BSB

Dacor SMG466

The Viking Range Company does still make a 45″ wide electric cooktop model RDECU2566BSB. Dacor makes a 46″ wide gas cooktop model SGM466, and Miele makes 42 1/2″ wide cooktops in both gas and electric. While these options may or may not provide the perfect fit for your existing cooktop there are some workarounds for you to consider. If you are replacing a 45″ wide cooktop with a 46″ wide cooktop, you may be able to just cut the existing whole a bit wider to accommodate the larger unit. On the other hand, if the replacement cooktop is not quite wide enough to fill the hole, there are companies that make filler kits such as Micro-trim. Also, It might be feasible to just replace the entire countertop. That way you can cut the opening to fit a new cooktop.

Some of these 45″ cooktops were installed in islands and peninsulas and have downdraft ventilation systems. Jenn-Air still makes 45″ downdraft cooktops in both electric and gas.

Jenn-Air JED8345ADB

The electric model JED8345ADB comes with a grill in the left bay, and two open bays that will accept 2 element radiant or coil cartridges, as well as a griddle that will fit over the grill element. The grill may also be removed and replaced with a coil or radiant cartridge to provide a total of 6 electric cooking elements.

Jenn-Air JGD8345ADB

The gas model JGD8345ADB comes complete with a gas grill in the left bay, and fixed gas cartridges in each of the two right bays. The grill is removable and can be replaced with an additional gas cartridge giving the homeowner a total of 6 gas burners. The Jenn-Air center downdraft eliminates the need for an expensive rear downdraft or island hood, and provides effective, economical, and unobtrusive ventilation. This is a great solution if you are replacing a Jenn-Air or other downdraft vented cooktop. If you have a traditional overhead vent system, you would need to reconfigure your ducting and remove the overhead system.

Wolf Cooktops and Modules

Finally, another interesting possibility for replacing a 45″ cooktop would be to combine 3 – 15″ cooking modules or a 30″ cooktop and 1 – 15″ cooking module. Wolf has a good selection of modules and also has trim pieces to make them fit together.

If this all sounds a bit complicated and confusing…well, it can be. It's a good idea to get some expert advice. First, measure your existing cooktop outside dimensions. If you have the old installation instructions with the model number and cutout dimensions that would be helpful also. Then call or visit the experts at UAKC, Universal Appliance and Kitchen Center. They'll be able to recommend the best solutions for your specific situation.

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There’s an old kitchen design principle called the work triangle. Refrigerator, range, and dishwasher make up a triangle and need to be located within a certain proximity of each other. But rules are made to be broken and there is a new trend in kitchen design that has appliances being located in new and sometimes unusual locations.

For example, Sub Zero and other manufacturers now offer undercounter refrigerator and freezer drawers, beverage centers, ice makers, and wine cellars. Families can now use a small refrigerator in a refreshment area so the kids to get cold snacks when they come home from school. Freezers drawers in the pantry area can be used for long term food storage. The entertainment area can feature an ice-maker along with the wine cellar, and dish drawers next to the sink in the wet bar.

Microwave drawers, warming drawers, built-in coffee makers, and duct-free downdraft cooktops also open up new location opportunities. The key is that design should be about how you want to live, and not follow outdated rules.

For new ideas in appliances, visit Universal Appliance and Kitchen Center at 12050 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA. 91604, PH 877 696-2982

1. Glass ceramic cooktops are fast. Back in the ’70s appliance manufacturers introduced smooth cooktops made by Corning. Corning cooktops were very thick and slow to heat. Aided by ribbon elements, today’s ceramic glass cooktops can quickly reach and maintain high temperatures. 
2. Glass ceramic cooktops are easy to clean. As with any surface, it’s best to clean before spills bake on, but if that doesn’t happen clean any hardened food off using a scraper. The surface can then be cleaned with a few drops of cleaner.  Polishes designed for ceramic cooktops are readily available.
3. Glass ceramic cooktops are durable. Laboratory tests show that these surfaces have great mechanical strength and can withstand substantial impacts. Low horizontal conductivity means heat is transferred directly to cooking vessels, and nearby areas remain reasonably cool.

If you have any questions or comments about glass ceramic cooktops feel free to use the comment section below. As always, you can also contact the experienced folks at Universal Appliance and Kitchen Center at 877-696-2982.

Some material above was taken from http://www.us.schott.com/hometech/english/products/ceran/index.html. Schott Glass is a leading manufacturer of Ceran ® ceramic glass. Made in Mainz Germany, Ceran ®  is the choice of many leading major appliance producers. Schott Ceran ®  glass is an eco-friendly product manufactured without the use of arsenic or antimony. It mainly consists of quartz sand that occurs naturally in nearly inexhaustible quantities.