Kitchen Island with or without Hob for cooking
Amanda
8 years ago
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Sink beside hob or on Island?thoughts please!
Comments (3)Hi Dub M, Your kitchen looks great! We would suggest putting the sink on the back wall. The reasoning for this would be a clear island is very useful and also the hob run looks big enough to have both hob and sink. As you mentioned above if you are a keen baker the island is a great spot for this kind of work. Also when guest come over a clear island is a great place to serve from. Islands tend to be very social area so this is why a lot of clients like to keep them clear. There are pros and cons to everything, you must decide what works best for you. If you feel you'll get more use with the island being clear then that is the way to go. Please keep us up to date on your progress, The team at Modus Kitchens....See MoreHob - island or side?
Comments (9)I design day in, day out, and like to keep in touch with my clients after our kitchen projects are completed, so receive lots of useful feedback. As a designer (as well as being a mum & wife) there are several points you raise which are eternal talking points when it comes to kitchen design. Always go for a hob in the island, if at all possible from a services point of view, and ideally, go for a sleek, easy to clean induction which can double up as worktop when not in use, rather than a gas model. Sinks seem constantly to have water, splashes, and at least a few dirty mugs around them (despite our dishwashers) whereas hobs tend only to be in use once a day, so a hob is a much 'cleaner' option. Don't let an extractor stop you from creating a feature with pendant lighting. With an integrated ceiling extractor over a hob, there is no reason to skip feature pendants to zone your island seating. Think carefully about the position of your island seating - this seating will probably be the best used in the house! You have loads of space to have a fantastic deep island with seating opposite but far enough away from the hob, which will then allow a view of your garden out of those wide sliding glass doors. Good luck, hope all goes well for you :-)...See MoreKitchen island hob and sink
Comments (9)The other luxury of doing it the way I did is you can have a double sink, as well as gas and induction hobs. Amazing for a keen cook (like me!). Seating on the other side of the island means that people are naturally drawn there to sit and have a drink and chat/help whilst I cook, rather than being in the cooking area. Dishwasher is on "my" side of the island, to the left of the sink for easy loading - and again having the door down means I block off access to that end, so am not bothered whilst loading. Effectively I've zoned off a cook's area. There's also a cook's fridge on that side of the island, so that I don't have to go anywhere once I am in my zone...ovens are also there, so I feel pretty self contained wven when the kitchen is full of people....See MoreAnyone got an induction hob and cook with cast iron on it?
Comments (15)Ah Carolina that's the first time I've read someone saying they miss gas! High pitched noise would annoy the hell out of me. And we will have a flush ceiling extractor (Westin stratus) which apparently works slightly better with gas. Hmmm. What make is yours? OnePlan, I know my flaws, I am lazy so would either skip the j cloth (risky) or leave it on the hob all the time to avoid getting it in and out of a drawer each time (not pretty). I was expecting replies saying it's not a problem! Maybe gas is best for us after all. Just feels a bit... unmodern??...See MoreAmanda
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