I have been house hunting (again) and a lot of people advertise ‘Gourmet kitchen’ .. but they all are not the same. Some have open floor plan and some don’t. The only common thing I noticed was the stainless steal appliances and they all had an island in the middle.
So, what makes a kitchen a gourmet kitchen?
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Lots of work surfaces, usually made of granite. A huge oven (mine weighs 1300 and the floor had to reinforced before it was installed) and a good cook.
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Lots of room and surface really. I have a culinary degree and a small kitchen. I consider mine gourmet because what I added into it, gadgets do not make a gourmet kitchen at all, but others believe the space and areas make the difference.
But I think adding that word means an extra amount of money they can charge.
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I don't think 'gourmet' kitchens necessarilly have anything that a 'normal' kitchen wouldn't.....but generally the standard of fixtures and fittings tend to be of a much better quality and standard.
But if you're not interested in getting a kitchen that will probably outlive you then there's not much point in paying all that extra money for something you'll get bored with eventually.
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The houses I looked at didn't have more spacious kitchens per se but they did have the island thing. The counter tops were better/expensive so were the cabinets.
So, definition of a gourmet kitchen would be; extra space and bigger oven?
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Islands are always great extra space but they tend to get messy fast. i.e. you end up dumping things there that dont need to really be there...example - junk mail, newspapers etc.
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Its a term madeup by estate agents and increases the price of the property.