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The 1950s miracle kitchen of the future

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Re: The 1950s miracle kitchen of the future

#11

Post by DoreenMichele »

"whether you're tiny, typical or tall."

I love the alliteration here in place of short, average, tall.

Dad is proud of this letter, the one that told him he was too innovative, even for the most Jetsons-like of dream kitchens.

I think that's a cool thing to be proud of. I also wish we would kind of go in the opposite direction and find solutions that work well for most people while being simpler and having fewer moving parts, a la modern faucet design that handles both hot and cold with one handle.

Re: The 1950s miracle kitchen of the future

#13

Post by userbinator »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #11

"whether you're tiny, typical or tall." I love the alliteration here in place of short, average, tall. Dad is proud of this letter, the one that told him he was too innovative, even for the most Jetsons-like of dream kitchens. I think that's a cool thing to be proud of. I also wish we would kind of go in the opposite direction and find solutions that work well for most people while being simpler and having fewer movi…

modern faucet design that handles both hot and cold with one handle.

That's "modern" as in "late 40s"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_M._Moen

Re: The 1950s miracle kitchen of the future

#14

Post by bombcar »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #11

"whether you're tiny, typical or tall." I love the alliteration here in place of short, average, tall. Dad is proud of this letter, the one that told him he was too innovative, even for the most Jetsons-like of dream kitchens. I think that's a cool thing to be proud of. I also wish we would kind of go in the opposite direction and find solutions that work well for most people while being simpler and having fewer movi…

Arguably the single faucet design has positives and negatives - it is easier to use (if designed right) but it also has a much more complicated "cartridge" vs a simple rubber washer.

Re: The 1950s miracle kitchen of the future

#15

Post by bombcar »

FinnKuhn wrote: post #10
c22 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I put our counters on motorized standing desk hardware. My wife's ideal height and my own are no where near compatible so now we can just hit our individual preset button. Plumbing the sink was the trickiest part.

This sounds a really need idea, I can't really imagine how this would look/work in reality though, especially when you are cooking together

I surmise it'd look like a slow-motion version of an equalizer light diagram!

(It practicality each would likely pick the appropriate counter to set to a height).

Re: The 1950s miracle kitchen of the future

#16

Post by bombcar »

bxparks wrote: post #7

This Miracle Kitchen would be my Kitchen-from-Hell. Every unnecessary moving part is something that needs to be maintained, and is something that will eventually break and will need to be repaired or replaced. When I moved into my current house, I found many screws holding the hinges of the kitchen cabinet doors were loose and needed to be tightened. One hinge had become completely disconnected because its screws had…

You see a lot of this in home design - because the people who pay for it often have moved on by the time it begins failing (or it's cheaper to install).

Cabinet hinges come in "non-adjustable" varieties which are much more durable and can support significantly more weight, but they're also harder to install.

As for a moving sink you could have it be like a commercial sink "behind the scenes" - just dump straight into a sump (usually called a "floor sink"): https://www.webstaurantstore.com/regency-22-16-gauge-stainle...

People likely don't want that, however, even if you could make the entire kitchen flood proof.

Re: The 1950s miracle kitchen of the future

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Post by [deleted] »

userbinator wrote: post #13
DoreenMichele wrote: post #11

"whether you're tiny, typical or tall." I love the alliteration here in place of short, average, tall. Dad is proud of this letter, the one that told him he was too innovative, even for the most Jetsons-like of dream kitchens. I think that's a cool thing to be proud of. I also wish we would kind of go in the opposite direction and find solutions that work well for most people while being simpler and having fewer movi…

modern faucet design that handles both hot and cold with one handle. That's "modern" as in "late 40s"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_M._Moen

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Re: The 1950s miracle kitchen of the future

#18

Post by reportingsjr »

c22 wrote: post #6
bombcar wrote: post #4

It’s interesting to me that most people, even when renovating their kitchen in a home they never intend to sell, don’t bother adjusting the counter heights to that most compatible with the user. Multiple heights are appearing in more designs now.

I put our counters on motorized standing desk hardware. My wife's ideal height and my own are no where near compatible so now we can just hit our individual preset button. Plumbing the sink was the trickiest part.

Whoa, can you provide pictures/video of this? Getting this to look nice would be a lot of work!

Re: The 1950s miracle kitchen of the future

#19

Post by graftak »

aaron695 wrote: post #5

I would say a big reason air fryers have become so successful is you don't have to bend down like an oven to use or clean. Air fryers are a good example of a post-internet kitchen change. There's nothing obviously logical about air fryers in a lot of houses. I'll use mine over my far more advanced, self cleaning oven whenever I can. Looking after your back is also big in this kitchen, which is interesting. But in the…

Where I’m from most people have built-in ovens where the bottom is just above counter top height, making it way more convenient to deal with.

The vogue thing now is to even have dishwashers in high cabinets so they can be placed at a more ergonomic height.

Re: The 1950s miracle kitchen of the future

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Post by pinot »

c22 wrote: post #6
bombcar wrote: post #4

It’s interesting to me that most people, even when renovating their kitchen in a home they never intend to sell, don’t bother adjusting the counter heights to that most compatible with the user. Multiple heights are appearing in more designs now.

I put our counters on motorized standing desk hardware. My wife's ideal height and my own are no where near compatible so now we can just hit our individual preset button. Plumbing the sink was the trickiest part.

I need to see this
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