What should you include in your kitchen?

Today’s kitchens contain so much more than the traditional set-up of cabinets, worktops, and appliances.

You can now choose to include islands, larders, smart appliances, and innovative storage features.

Multifunctional kitchen islands

You may think you need a large kitchen to incorporate an island, but it’s all about placement and scale. A kitchen island can offer useful working space that doubles as a dining area.

Kitchen islands help make the most of the space you have available as they can incorporate a functional item such as a sink or hob. They also provide additional storage underneath with the inclusion of shelves or a wine rack.

Deep drawers and pull-out units

Who doesn’t want more storage space? Storage is a ‘must have’ in any kitchen and deep drawers and pull-out units provide functional and practical space.

You can access items at the back of a cabinet easily with a pull-out unit or rotational shelf. Pull-out shelves are ideal for storing small appliances such as coffee makers if you want to free up space on your worktop.

Deep kitchen drawers offer additional storage and can accommodate a range of internal fittings to help you stay organised. Recycling drawers are the latest kitchen trend and enable you to easily divide household recycling and keep it out of sight. As a result, you lose all of those bins that clutter up the kitchen floor.

Traditional larders and pantries

Old-fashioned pantries and larders are making a comeback. And like many of the latest storage solutions, they help with organisation.

As food is stored in one location rather than spread around different cabinets, you can see when you’re running low on something.

Walk-in larders and pantries are currently featuring heavily in larger kitchens. But for most households, a simple built-in larder is sufficient to store general foodstuff.

The beauty of a larder is that it allows you to make the most of your kitchen cabinets to house glasses, crockery and cook wear.

Time-saving appliances

There are now a host of innovative kitchen appliances that make life easier.

The Quooker boiling-water tap will change the way you prepare drinks and assist with food preparation. You can blanch vegetables using boiling water on tap.

Not only can you have a 3-in-1 tap that provides hot, cold and boiling water, with the addition of a Quooker CUBE, you’ll also enjoy filtered chilled and sparkling water – all from the same tap.

Nowadays, a fridge is so much more than just a refrigerator. The Samsung range of family Hub fridge/freezers come with 21.5-inch screens. The hub acts as smart tv and giant tablet filled with apps, turning your fridge into an entertainment provider.

You can use the apps for games, but more importantly, they include calendar, shopping list and family board apps that will help your household to stay organised.

A massive time-saving appliance is an oven that cleans itself. Pyrolytic ovens offer a deeper clean than most self-cleaning options. The pyrolytic self-cleaning feature heats to a high temperature, reducing food residue to ash. You simply wipe away the remaining ash without needing to use chemical cleaners.

What would you include in your kitchen?

German Kitchen Store provides high-quality German kitchens at trade prices with an easy online ordering system.

The beauty of our ordering system is its simplicity. Choose the range and door style/colour – the process is easy. Carcasses, accessories and appliance package options are clearly displayed, allowing you to build a kitchen that’s designed to your specifications.

Our customer service team is on hand to help with any questions or queries regarding your order and delivery.

Call us on 01525 851 642 or email hello@germankitchenstore.co.uk