"kitchen appliances" news and stories

Hey, we here at Slashfood know you can cook if all you have is fire and knives, but we still like to drool over cool new futuristic kitchen toys. MSN has listed a few fairly new things to equip your kitchen of the future, from cabinet finishes to major appliances.

• Refrigerators - go modular with columnar pieces that can be placed anywhere, they have French-style doors, and they now have luxurious water features like filling up water and rotating faucets in the door.
• Water - filtered water on tap, and a water faucet installed over the range to fill your pot on the stove-top instead of at the sink.
• Microwave ovens - in an under-the-counter drawer to save valuable counter-top space.
• Decor - countertops go retro with classic Boomerang laminate diner-style tops. Protect walls with a decorative tile backsplash
• Cabinetry - make maximum use of cabinet space with swing out doors that really swing out. Instead of wood or glass, it's steel-tone cabinetry, or maybe recessed panel cabinetry to create more space
• Sinks - have better designs to accommodate large pots and pans with either a low profile if the sink is divided, or heck, just take the divider out completely and make it own big bowl.
• For cooking - you need a restaurant-style griddle, an induction cooking top, and a convection oven.
• Other stuff - since the kitchen is the hub of all activity, you can answer the door while you're cooking with a door entry system.