Powerful cooktops require effective ventilation. 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 [...]
Finding the right size cooktop 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 [...]
One of the last kitchen appliance choices that customers make is often the ventilation system. It is, nevertheless, a very important choice. The reason that the kitchen is the most frequently painted room in a house is because of wall discoloration or grease buildup, often caused by ineffective ventilation. The considerations on choosing your hood [...]
When purchasing any of the modular cooking systems that we’ve covered in our two previous blogs, it’s critical to plan for ventilation. Simply dropping a group of cooking modules into an island and hoping for the best on venting solutions can lead to a disastrous outcome. Work with your appliance expert to determine the size [...]
Modular cooking systems have been around for quite a while, but it seems that there’s always something new to talk about. Bertazzoni has introduced a unique series of segmented cooktops that makes it possible to combine a versatile dual burner cooktop module, with an electric griddle, and a two element induction module. Customers can mix [...]
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 [...]
