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Savor the Luxury Kitchen of the Future
Explore how technology beautifully transforms cooking and entertaining with these tips from Dacor
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Imagine a kitchen that not only looks enticing, but also spurs creativity, collaboration and fun — one where you feel equally at home serving 10 as you do two. The latest technology can make this possible, transforming cooking into inspired showmanship and acting as your trusted sous chef. Serve up glamorous innovation in your own home with the help of kitchen appliance company Dacor, and savor the luxury kitchen of the future.
Elevate Your Aesthetic
A luxe kitchen is the sum of its materials and discerning details, and that includes technology. Let your appliances steal the show in unexpected metallic hues, or integrate them into your cabinet run using sleek paneling. This kitchen, for example, pairs graphite steel appliances with slab cabinetry, herringbone wood floors, quartz countertops, brass hardware and elegant millwork. It’s a warmer take on contemporary style, which reigned supreme in Houzz’s 2017 kitchen trends study.
The kitchen isn’t just for cooking, but also for putting on a show — even if it’s just you sauteing veggies with a glass of cabernet. Induction cooktops can dazzle with blue holographic flames, and range knobs can light up in sequence. Try a refined refrigerator with a stainless steel interior and wraparound lighting to display, as well as store, your food. No need to feel flustered if an ambitious guest goes in search of more bubbly.
A luxe kitchen is the sum of its materials and discerning details, and that includes technology. Let your appliances steal the show in unexpected metallic hues, or integrate them into your cabinet run using sleek paneling. This kitchen, for example, pairs graphite steel appliances with slab cabinetry, herringbone wood floors, quartz countertops, brass hardware and elegant millwork. It’s a warmer take on contemporary style, which reigned supreme in Houzz’s 2017 kitchen trends study.
The kitchen isn’t just for cooking, but also for putting on a show — even if it’s just you sauteing veggies with a glass of cabernet. Induction cooktops can dazzle with blue holographic flames, and range knobs can light up in sequence. Try a refined refrigerator with a stainless steel interior and wraparound lighting to display, as well as store, your food. No need to feel flustered if an ambitious guest goes in search of more bubbly.
Enhance Efficiency
Grand old homes had a designated service team to make dinner a breeze. While that tradition has mostly fallen by the wayside, technology is quickly picking up the slack. Use your smartphone to preheat the oven from work and control its temperature while you’re picking up the kids. Cooking pasta instead? New induction cooktops let you boil water 75 percent faster than gas burners do. Try induction flex zones to create a large burner for cooking big portions. And simplify cleanup with a glass or carbon-coated cooktop.
Refrigerators have come a long way too. You’ll never have to spend an hour grocery shopping only to get home and realize you forgot a key ingredient. Dual in-fridge cameras connected to your smartphone let you see exactly what you have at home. Opt for a large-capacity refrigerator to cut down on grocery runs, and keep it just above freezing for optimum food freshness.
Grand old homes had a designated service team to make dinner a breeze. While that tradition has mostly fallen by the wayside, technology is quickly picking up the slack. Use your smartphone to preheat the oven from work and control its temperature while you’re picking up the kids. Cooking pasta instead? New induction cooktops let you boil water 75 percent faster than gas burners do. Try induction flex zones to create a large burner for cooking big portions. And simplify cleanup with a glass or carbon-coated cooktop.
Refrigerators have come a long way too. You’ll never have to spend an hour grocery shopping only to get home and realize you forgot a key ingredient. Dual in-fridge cameras connected to your smartphone let you see exactly what you have at home. Opt for a large-capacity refrigerator to cut down on grocery runs, and keep it just above freezing for optimum food freshness.
Experiment With Ease
Luxury kitchens inspire experimentation and fun, bolstering your culinary confidence with innovative tools. For instance, a range with video-guided recipes and pre-programmed settings lets you impress guests without attending a single cooking class. Balancing heat and time, it takes all the guesswork off your plate. Certain ranges will even learn your tastes, suggesting new recipes based on your previous choices.
Unleash your top-chef ambitions using a range capable of hybrid cooking: convection, searing and steam in the same oven. No longer a fast route to insipid food, cooking with steam produces juicy roasts with a crispy outer layer and fluffy baked goods with golden-brown exteriors. You also can use steam to heat up leftovers so you can enjoy your creations — or a restaurant meal — again without sacrificing taste or texture.
Luxury kitchens inspire experimentation and fun, bolstering your culinary confidence with innovative tools. For instance, a range with video-guided recipes and pre-programmed settings lets you impress guests without attending a single cooking class. Balancing heat and time, it takes all the guesswork off your plate. Certain ranges will even learn your tastes, suggesting new recipes based on your previous choices.
Unleash your top-chef ambitions using a range capable of hybrid cooking: convection, searing and steam in the same oven. No longer a fast route to insipid food, cooking with steam produces juicy roasts with a crispy outer layer and fluffy baked goods with golden-brown exteriors. You also can use steam to heat up leftovers so you can enjoy your creations — or a restaurant meal — again without sacrificing taste or texture.
Spark Connections
An open-concept kitchen with a large island can turn your kitchen into a social hub. Take the idea one step further with elements that spur conversation and collaboration, such as a freezer that makes cocktail ice. The cubes are larger and clearer than regular ice, ideal for guests looking to make their own aperitifs. Stock your bar cart with recipe cards to inspire some spirited fun.
Lean on technology to make sure your soiree goes off without a hitch. If you like cooking with gas, for instance, select a rangetop with an automatic fan that syncs with the burners. (Cooking smells and scented candles don’t mix.) Also consider precise rangetop knobs that won’t budge if they’re accidentally nudged by a dinner guest. With technology as your sous chef, there’s no need to worry about the little things.
Tell us in the Comments: Which kitchen luxuries are you most looking forward to sampling?
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
An open-concept kitchen with a large island can turn your kitchen into a social hub. Take the idea one step further with elements that spur conversation and collaboration, such as a freezer that makes cocktail ice. The cubes are larger and clearer than regular ice, ideal for guests looking to make their own aperitifs. Stock your bar cart with recipe cards to inspire some spirited fun.
Lean on technology to make sure your soiree goes off without a hitch. If you like cooking with gas, for instance, select a rangetop with an automatic fan that syncs with the burners. (Cooking smells and scented candles don’t mix.) Also consider precise rangetop knobs that won’t budge if they’re accidentally nudged by a dinner guest. With technology as your sous chef, there’s no need to worry about the little things.
Tell us in the Comments: Which kitchen luxuries are you most looking forward to sampling?
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
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When I purchased my current induction cooktop, approx. 10 years ago, I was told that at that time most of the European chefs preferred and used induction ranges. This may be at least partly because they are cheaper to operate in Europe where electricity and gas are expensive. I have cooked with both and find induction faster and every bit as maneuverable as gas without the greasy film all over everything.
Yeah yeah - you make it sound like a greasy film is a bad thing. Like I said I haven't had the option for decades. Traditionally commercial has used gas. There are times when electric makes sense when venting is challenging and there is a transition of sorts going on too. Gas will be around for a long time - it is or has been cheap here. Goodness knows its easier to keep induction clean.
There are certain styles of cooking that are just plain gas just as there are some that only lump charcoal will do. On the other hand if the induction will work better for some types of cooking it will be blended in with other styles. Going to be hard to blister eggplant for baba ganoush with induction. A wok benefits from flames up the side and the flame of the gas burner ignites spirits in (French) cooking.
Many grilles have a side burner becasue the grill surface is not good/the best for everything to be cooked. And then there is the classic cigarette vs vaping phenom equivalent for cooking.
I would the opportunity to try cooking with induction.