You probably wash your hands as much as you can, socially distance yourself from large gatherings at the wake of the current Covid-19 outbreak. And one of the things we also can do to improve our odds of beating Covid-19 or any disease is to maximize our health now. Both exercises and food we eat can help us achieve our health goals. And how we cook our fresh food we just got from grocery stores to guarantee the great tastes and retain most of nutrients are one of our main concerns. So today, we are going to talk about new cooking technologies that might promote health benefits.
Tag: kitchen appliances
Dacor Kitchen Theater Irvine Grand Opening
We were invited to Dacor home Theater Irvine grand opening last week. Dacor offers high-end kitchen appliances and is the leader in stylish and innovative products including ranges, refrigerators, and wall ovens. Founded in 1965 by Stanley M. Joseph, the company had been continuously owned and operated by three generations of the Joseph family until it was sold to Samsung in August 2016. The company’s headquarters and 325,000 square-foot manufacturing facility are based in City of Industry, California. It distributes its products throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, selling directly to over 1,300 dealer showrooms.
Irvine’s showroom is Dacor’s second Kitchen Theater. The first one is located in Chicago.
Irvine’s Kitchen Theatre is located at The Boardwalk.
There was a big crowd for Dacor’s IRVINE SHOWROOM GRAND OPENING.
Dacor has collaborated with different brands in its showroom in Irvine
Inside Dacor’s transitional line of ref:
Dacor has partnered with Zip Hydrotap.
Dacor’s famous wine station. The first automated, temperature controlled, four-bottle wine dispensing and preservation system for the home. Choose the right wine and just the right amount —a taste, half glass or full glass—with the touch of a finger. Maintains the freshness of your favorite wine selections for up to 60 days without the loss of flavor or natural aroma.
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New Dacor wine columns.
3 independent cooling zones allow you to simultaneously maintain temperature from 39° to 64° in the section you need: red wine, white wine and campaign.
Dacor’s fully integrated, full sized wine column easily holds up to 100 bottles of wine in three independently cooled zones, perfectly stored behind a triple layer of glass filled with argon gas to protect your wine collection from UV and IR rays. With a sleek design, the wine cellar comes panel-ready for graphite, stainless steel, or custom panels, with the option for a handle-free, push-to-open door. The column has four humidity sensors (one each per zone and one outside) to perfectly control the humidity level between 50%-80%, while Dacor’s own Precise Cooling Technology keeps temperature fluctuations within ±.3°F. Receive notifications and real-time status of your collection through the IQ Connect WIFI system and SmartThings app.
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Dacor’s transitional line offers Dacor Color Match.
Dacor’s top-notch design.
The above is Dacor’s 42″ Four-Door French Door
Blends perfectly with surrounding cabinetry thanks to counter height vertical bottom freezer doors. The FreshZone Plus compartment is the most flexible way to make more freezer or refrigerator space whenever you need it. With revolutionary innovations like seamless 3DLighting, stunning stainless steel-wrapped interiors and Dual Icemakers with Cocktail Ice, Dacor brings beauty and performance to life like never before.
So, what is your favorite color? Ours is navy blue + gold.
Artist Devon Walz demonstrated the concept of Dacor Color Match through her art.
A great artwork by artist Alex Turco:
And we did a good time.
Happy Wednesday
12 Ideas to Spice Up All-White Kitchens
Do you think white-on-white-on-white kitchens are out of date after the trend has stayed strong so many years. The answer is no. As matter of the fact, all-white kitchen style is getting evolved through years thanks to new tile designs, innovative grout products, advanced digital printing technologies, large-format porcelain slabs, design-oriented appliances, jewel-like light fixtures, adorable bar stools …etc. today we are going to talk about 12 ways to spice up a all-white kitchen in the year of 2020.
1. Bring in wood materials to warm up a minimalism white kitchen.
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2. Glam up a all-white kitchen with upscale pro-appliances.
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3. A touch of gold to add warmth and elevate a white space with a chic modern feel.
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4. Have a cluster of modernized pendants spreading out in the kitchen ceiling to create a fun moment.
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KBIS 2020 Daily
KBIS 2020 officially started yesterday in Las Vegas. Here are the trends we found interesting from Instagram.
Trend 1Classic Blue is huge.
- Classic Blue in Appliances
2. Classic Blue in kitchen cabinets.
3. Classic Blue in vanities.
Trend 2: Vintage and fashion.
More to come and please stay tuned with us.
KHK Designs Gift Guide Black Friday Deal
Hi, guys, hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with family yesterday. we had a fabulous holiday celebration and we were kind of non-stop busy for the whole day and will post our holiday table setting very soon. By the way, today and tomorrow is Amazon’s two Black-Friday event, we just updated our Gift Guides 2019 Part II this morning, and you can click here to see the updated version. And you can click here to see our updated version for Smart Home
Here is our favorites for today’s deal from well-designed Nest candles to real Christmas tree, wreath and plants:
NEST Fragrances Classic Candle- Pumpkin Chai , 8.1 oz – NEST01PC002
Real Fresh-Cut Christmas Tree | Fraser Fir | 6ft.- 6.5ft.
NEST Fragrances Classic Candle- Blue Garden, 8.1 oz
NEST Fragrances Classic Candle- Hearth, 8.1 oz
NEST Fragrances Classic Candle- Holiday , 8.1 oz (NEST01HL)
Farm Fresh Holiday Wreath Decorated with Pine Cones and a Bow, 22 Inch
Fresh-Cut Table Top Christmas Tree | Black Hills Spruce “Sno-Tip” | 3ft.- 4ft. W/Stand
Fresh-Cut Table Top Christmas Tree | Black Hills Spruce | 3ft.- 4ft. W/Stand
Preserved Boxwood Cone Topiary Original Natural Boxwood Christmas Decor Plant(Cone Topiary, 17 inch)
Kate Spade New York Deco Dot Black Tea Kettle
Fortessa Arezzo 18/10 Stainless Steel Flatware, 5 Piece Place Setting, Service for 1, Brushed Gold
LSA International Metallic Polka Tumbler (4 Pack), 14.1 fl. oz., Assorted
Amazon Smart Plug bundle with Mr Beams Globe G40 Bulbs (100 feet) – White
Echo Dot (3rd Gen) – Smart speaker with Alexa – Charcoal
Save on Smart Home Black Friday Deals 2019
End Date: Dec 01, 2019 at 04:00 PM PST
Type: Deals & Special Offers
Save on Black Friday Deals 2019
Save on Smart Home Black Friday Deals 2019
End Date: Dec 01, 2019 at 04:00 PM PST
Type: Deals & Special Offers
Save on Smart Home Black Friday Deals
End Date: Dec 01, 2019 at 04:00 PM PST
Type: Deals & Special Offers
Save on Smart Home Black Friday Deals
End Date: Dec 01, 2019 at 04:00 PM PST
Type: Deals & Special Offers
Save on Smart Home Black Friday Deals
End Date: Dec 01, 2019 at 04:00 PM PST
Type: Deals & Special Offers
Orolay Women’s Thickened Down Jacket Green M
Happy ThanksGiving and Happy Shopping
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Cool Technologies from KBIS2019 Series 1–Sous Vide cooking
It has been 2 weeks since the closing of KBIS 2019. There are just so much information we got from the show and it does take time to digest everything. Meanwhile, I read some articles about trends from the KBIS show. Yes, there is a sea of info out there. I think that may be a good approach if I just share some cool technologies and ideas that really blew me away in a series and really go deep on each topic rather than writing kind of general for everything.
So, today , I will share one take-away— Series 1 from KBIS2019—Signature Kitchen suite‘s new feature for the residential range cooking—Sous Vide. First of all, from what I learned, this built-in Sous Vide feature might just be exclusive to Signature Kitchen suite Duo 48″ by now. And I am sure that other brands will catch up soon. Second, if you are just like me, never heard Sous Vide before, don’t worry. We are going to learn this new way of cooking together here.
Ok, well, the words of Sous Vide, not surprisingly is a French term for “under vacuum”. Sous Vide is a method of cooking in which food is placed in a plastic pouch or a glass jar and cooked in a water bath for longer than normal cooking times at an accurately regulated temperature. The temperature is much lower than normally used for cooking, typically around 55 to 60 °C (131 to 140 °F) for meat, higher for vegetables. The intent is to cook the item evenly, ensuring that the inside is properly cooked without overcooking the outside, and to retain moisture” —quote from Wikipedia
Simply put, sous Vide is to cook your vacummed and sealed food in a water bath with a precisely controlled and lower than regular temperature(the lower temperature can retain nutrients better). You might already experience the evenly cooked and juicy steak from one of Michelin-rated restaurants and wander why ? Yes, this is the result of Sous Vide cooking —their secret weapon to guarantee that the food will NEVER be over-cooked. Of course, Sous Vide is not a new concept for commercial cooking and of course they have all sorts of gauges to make it happen. But now, Signature Kitchen suite just introduced this cool way of cooking to residential cooking .
So how does Signature Kitchen Suite built-in Sous vide work?
There are 4 steps:
STEP 1
Fill your water bin to the recommended level and set your temperature and time to your desired doneness.
Step 2:
Season according to the recipe and seal your food in a high-grade bag with the vacuum sealer we’ve provided as a gift-with-purchase with your product registration.
Step 3:
Place the bag into the water bath and cook according to your desired time and temperature. Don’t worry, it’s nearly impossible to overcook food with sous vide.
STEP 4
Remove from the bag and finish on both sides with a quick sear on a cast iron skillet on our Ultra-HighTMheat gas burners, or on your gift-with-purchase induction grill plate over the dual-zone induction burners.
Here is the video that you can learn the importance of Sous vide:
https://www.signaturekitchensuite.com/us/our-story/sous-vide#sous-vide-steak
By the way, Signature Kitchen Suite won Best of KBIS – Kitchen Gold for the 48-inch Dual-Fuel Pro Range with Built-in Sous Vide! And here is the big party they hosted on the show:
A Kitchen Event
When we just came back KBIS a week ago, we were really blown away by some of the innovations in the show. After all, the kitchen is the fastest growing sections among the whole home improvement industry. We always see some of the coolest things in kitchen from pro cooking appliances, range hoods, to refrigerators, faucets, countertop, smart technologies, lightings, etc… Although I am still working on the blog of KBIS 2019 (hope soon I can publish it), we were invited to a local trade kitchen showroom industry event several days ago, and actually were able to see some newer trends and technologies in the showroom that resonate what we saw from KBIS2019. This kitchen showroom is not that big but quite modern, neat and sleek even with a luxury walk-in closet and some cool technologies. Ladies, who doesn’t love a stylish, open and airy walk-in closet with a lot of bells and whistles?!!! And last but not the least, we had professional chefs working in the kitchen and making some yummy gourmet foods. Here are some of our wonderful moments from this beautiful night!
Here are some cool things in the kitchen area:
Well, after being through all of those above kitchen experiences, I think everyone just cannot wait to create a pretty live-in kitchen for ourselves or host a family/friends get-tother event soon in the already-pretty kitchens. After all, it is a life style!
Ok, let’s continue our beautiful evening by walking to the rear of the showroom. Wow, here is the large walk-in closet:
5 Under-rated Appliances You Should incorporate into Your Kitchen
If you are thinking how to make your kitchen more efficient, more supportive for healthy eating and more fun for entertaining, here are 5 underrated appliances you definitely should consider to incorporate in your kitchen project: click here for detail
