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kitchen layout/ oven near cooktop???

4 years ago

In building our new house I have some reservations about the layout the architect has suggested for the kitchen. Do you think the oven should always be close to the cooktop? Also seems a long way away from any bench space See photo below.

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dreamer
4 years ago
What is this distance from oven to island. 1300mm is a good distance. Usually it would be good to have the oven in the kitchen, proper, it appears that it is in a thoroughfare. Is it a wall oven or underbench oven? Are the cabinets that your cook top is on, against a wall or open to another room. If it is a wall, put your oven next to cooktop on that wall. However if your oven is a wall oven, this will loose counter space, either side of cook top. And is there a reason why you have the angle on the bench top (with sink). Measurements will help to give better ideas.
oklouise
4 years ago
we need to see the adjoining rooms with dimensions to understand the spaces better but i would aim to have the oven near the cooktop so there is a safe space to stand hot baking dishes etc without having to walk across the room
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Kate
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Distance between cooktop and oven would depend on how you cook. If you say star something on stove and want to put it under grill in oven for example for me that would be too far,
. Also if cooking on stove and keeping an eye on grill could be a problem.
Sophie C.
4 years ago
Consider an underbench oven or two (if you had a double oven in plan already. An underbench oven will remove your concerns about distance from bench space. Also as others have pointed out you might be multi tasking in kitchen or start a dish on the stove & then finish off in oven or under grill.

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