When it comes to customizing your living space many people might have prioritized the bedroom or the living room as these are some of the rooms you will spend the most time in at home. The reality though is that the kitchen might be just as important for many others. After all, it is where you will cook every single meal and eat at home, and having a convenient and beautiful space to cook in is very important. So, let’s see how you can turn your bland and average kitchen into the kitchen of your dreams. Sometimes all it takes is creativity and know-how.
Appliances
While aesthetics is very important when designing your kitchen there is nothing more important than the appliances you will use to cook. Thankfully nowadays there is a lot of variety when it comes to appliances both in functionality as well as style. If you are old-fashioned, you might have an oven and a microwave at the very least. The reality though is that nowadays many other appliances have become staples of a modern kitchen. If you want to have as many facilities as possible you need to acquire an air fryer and a blender at the very least. A small grill oven is also definitely a great addition to your appliance collection since it grants you another small oven in which you can cook different things. With this mix of appliances, you can cook a full meal that is multiple courses in the span of the time it would take you to make a single meal in the oven.
Style and functionality
When you think about your dream kitchen it’s important to consider that many materials that can be used to decorate your kitchen can be less practical than others. There is a reason why many countertops are made from marble and not wood. The reason is obvious it is simply because it is much easier to wash out food residue on a flat and non-absorbent surface. This is why if you are planning to remake your kitchen you should also consider that for example floors should be made from tile for a very similar reason as to why countertops should be made out of non-absorbent materials. In the same train of thought you should avoid pale colours as they are more prone to being dirty especially for example white kitchen tiles which will require you to clean your floors almost daily.
Tools and utensils
While appliances and decorating your kitchen are ideal to bring your dream kitchen to life the reality is that while you need to choose the colour of your drawers it’s even more important to choose what goes in them. A good cook needs great knives and MAC knives are our choice for this. Many people underestimate the importance of having a variety of knives that will allow you to fillet fish or cut bread for example. This is why if you are a cook looking to build your dream kitchen you need to find yourself a good set of Japanese knives that will allow you to cut through any type of food with the necessary sharpness without dulling your stronger knives that are made to deal with meat for example. If you follow any type of celebrity chef or well-known Michelin chef, you will see that they swear by their knives.
Cast Iron
If you want your kitchen to be well equipped, you need to make sure that you replace some of your cheap pens and cookware with a good cast iron cookware set. One of the greatest benefits of using cast iron of course is that it is a naturally nonstick surface that is extremely sturdy which means that it will not degrade over time and will not rust. This is ideal if you are somebody who cooks every day. Cooking food and cast iron is also a great way to make sure that you always eat warm meals since it holds warm very well and will be able to diffuse heat in the food it contains for a long time. One thing you must know if you are intent on cooking with cast iron cookware is that you cannot simply wash it with any soap. Generally, what you want is to make sure that your cast iron cookware acquires a certain seasoning. For this, you should avoid soap that contains lye which can potentially strip the seasoning off your cast iron and damage the metal.
All of this might sound very expensive or at the very least a lot of work, but the reality is that your dream kitchen is not that far away if you are willing to invest time and effort into making it happen. It is about understanding your needs and making sure that your kitchen fulfills both aesthetic and functional check boxes that are on your list.
