Comments for The Littlest Kitchen http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:53:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on No More Excuses by wendy http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/no-more-excuses/#comment-231 wendy Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:05:05 +0000 http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/?p=418#comment-231 Lookin' good! Lookin’ good!

]]> Comment on Reality Check by Question Answered « The Littlest Kitchen http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/reality-check/#comment-220 Question Answered « The Littlest Kitchen Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:38:47 +0000 http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/?p=370#comment-220 [...] answer to the question for the architect was…fix it. The intention of the un-broom closet was to lie flush to the wall, not to have a [...] [...] answer to the question for the architect was…fix it. The intention of the un-broom closet was to lie flush to the wall, not to have a [...]

]]> Comment on A Return to the Place That Has No Name by The HD Experience « The Littlest Kitchen http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/a-return-to-the-place-that-has-no-name/#comment-216 The HD Experience « The Littlest Kitchen Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:49:32 +0000 http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/?p=356#comment-216 [...] helpful advice from the HD guys in Manhattan, I just couldn’t bring myself to make a fuss like they suggested. Harassment only ruins another person’s day, which would run someone else’s day, and so [...] [...] helpful advice from the HD guys in Manhattan, I just couldn’t bring myself to make a fuss like they suggested. Harassment only ruins another person’s day, which would run someone else’s day, and so [...]

]]> Comment on Hell Depot by A Return to the Place That Has No Name « The Littlest Kitchen http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/hell-depot/#comment-207 A Return to the Place That Has No Name « The Littlest Kitchen Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:07:12 +0000 http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/?p=198#comment-207 [...] I ordered my sink and strainer from Hell Depot a few months ago, I didn’t realize at the time that it didn’t come with a basket - that [...] [...] I ordered my sink and strainer from Hell Depot a few months ago, I didn’t realize at the time that it didn’t come with a basket - that [...]

]]> Comment on Hell Depot by Kitchen Design New York http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/hell-depot/#comment-188 Kitchen Design New York Fri, 23 May 2008 06:41:26 +0000 http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/?p=198#comment-188 Tell me about it! I asked for help from one of their employees in looking for a particular sink for my kitchen that I saw in a magazine, and the ad said that Home Depot had it, my friend who works in a kitchen design New York company also said the same thing, and I had to wait for an hour and a half just for the employee to check if they had it in stock. She comes back later with a sheepish look on her face and asks me what I wanted her to look for again. I wanted to burn down the place! Tell me about it! I asked for help from one of their employees in looking for a particular sink for my kitchen that I saw in a magazine, and the ad said that Home Depot had it, my friend who works in a kitchen design New York company also said the same thing, and I had to wait for an hour and a half just for the employee to check if they had it in stock. She comes back later with a sheepish look on her face and asks me what I wanted her to look for again. I wanted to burn down the place!

]]> Comment on The Oven Situation by Venson Thomas http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-oven-situation/#comment-178 Venson Thomas Tue, 20 May 2008 14:08:27 +0000 http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/?p=257#comment-178 Hi, What a great story this is! I discovered you quite by accident while looking for -- of all things -- an undercounter oven. My problem is that I need a gas version. I do not have ready access to 220 volts usually needed for electric ovens and have a 220 or 240 volt line brought up would cost as more or more than the oven. Delonghi I suspect is over-priced but has somehow made its way into "niche brand" status like Miele, Bosch, Viking, Electrolux and Smeg. Even if gold-plated, it escapes me how a 24-inch gas range can run as high as $2,000. AJ Madison which carries the wall oven in mention wants over $1,000 for one assured me the gas version can be used undercounter. I plan to contact Ikea to learn if it has gas undercounter or, better yet integrated ovens and cooktops. A consultant at Home Depot told me that "code" is basically nonexistent in New York City and that what Home Depot will or will not do is more due to what it might be held liable for in the end result as regardsw manner of installation. For instance, HD won't install a cooktop less than nine inches away from a window or less than three inches away from a wall. I too have a very limited amount of space for cooking and food prep but can't afford an architect to help me work the problem out. Anyway. best of luck and thank you for the information you've provided. Best, Venson Thomas Hi,

What a great story this is! I discovered you quite by accident while looking for — of all things — an undercounter oven. My problem is that I need a gas version. I do not have ready access to 220 volts usually needed for electric ovens and have a 220 or 240 volt line brought up would cost as more or more than the oven.

Delonghi I suspect is over-priced but has somehow made its way into “niche brand” status like Miele, Bosch, Viking, Electrolux and Smeg. Even if gold-plated, it escapes me how a 24-inch gas range can run as high as $2,000.

AJ Madison which carries the wall oven in mention wants over $1,000 for one assured me the gas version can be used undercounter. I plan to contact Ikea to learn if it has gas undercounter or, better yet integrated ovens and cooktops. A consultant at Home Depot told me that “code” is basically nonexistent in New York City and that what Home Depot will or will not do is more due to what it might be held liable for in the end result as regardsw manner of installation. For instance, HD won’t install a cooktop less than nine inches away from a window or less than three inches away from a wall.

I too have a very limited amount of space for cooking and food prep but can’t afford an architect to help me work the problem out. Anyway. best of luck and thank you for the information you’ve provided.

Best,

Venson Thomas

]]> Comment on Sad by Taco Salvation « The Littlest Kitchen http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/sad/#comment-172 Taco Salvation « The Littlest Kitchen Mon, 19 May 2008 14:11:17 +0000 http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/?p=274#comment-172 [...] The loser bean salad worked out not so much as a salad, but as a perfect spicy filling to vegetarian tacos.  Slices of avocado for creaminess and radish for crunch, all the flavors complement each other wrapped in an earthy corn tortilla. Not having a stove has made reheating the tortilla a challenge in that aside from being warm, they have to be pliant enough to fold up.  Microwaving turns them into cardboard.  Wrapped in foil in the toaster oven didn’t make them flexible enough.  Neither was wrapping them in a tea towel afterwards to steam it.  Brushing with a little oil made them more like tortilla chips.  Maybe it’s the tortillas.  These fancy handmade tortillas from Urban Rustic have big corn flavor, but are thick and brittle.  Or maybe I just need a stove. [...] [...] The loser bean salad worked out not so much as a salad, but as a perfect spicy filling to vegetarian tacos.  Slices of avocado for creaminess and radish for crunch, all the flavors complement each other wrapped in an earthy corn tortilla. Not having a stove has made reheating the tortilla a challenge in that aside from being warm, they have to be pliant enough to fold up.  Microwaving turns them into cardboard.  Wrapped in foil in the toaster oven didn’t make them flexible enough.  Neither was wrapping them in a tea towel afterwards to steam it.  Brushing with a little oil made them more like tortilla chips.  Maybe it’s the tortillas.  These fancy handmade tortillas from Urban Rustic have big corn flavor, but are thick and brittle.  Or maybe I just need a stove. [...]

]]> Comment on Top 10 Sandwiches by Homemade Bahn-Mi « The Littlest Kitchen http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/top-10-sandwiches/#comment-169 Homemade Bahn-Mi « The Littlest Kitchen Fri, 09 May 2008 11:01:02 +0000 http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/?p=236#comment-169 [...] the disparate elements in my fridge, I had almost all the ingredients for a bahn-mi, one of my favorite sandwiches ever.  A crusty roll, roast beef, cilantro, pickled carrots, hot sauce, and mayonnaise, have been [...] [...] the disparate elements in my fridge, I had almost all the ingredients for a bahn-mi, one of my favorite sandwiches ever.  A crusty roll, roast beef, cilantro, pickled carrots, hot sauce, and mayonnaise, have been [...]

]]> Comment on The Electric Problem by A Plan of Action « The Littlest Kitchen http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/the-electric-problem/#comment-164 A Plan of Action « The Littlest Kitchen Thu, 08 May 2008 12:21:39 +0000 http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/?p=267#comment-164 [...] been done since my electrical epiphany, but I am on a course of improvement.  The book case is only attached to the wall by way of two [...] [...] been done since my electrical epiphany, but I am on a course of improvement.  The book case is only attached to the wall by way of two [...]

]]> Comment on The Un-Broom Broom Closet by 450 ft. of Ikea « The Littlest Kitchen http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/the-un-broom-broom-closet/#comment-156 450 ft. of Ikea « The Littlest Kitchen Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:05:55 +0000 http://thelittlestkitchen.wordpress.com/?p=232#comment-156 [...] nailed into a piece of MDF that hugs the refrigerator, reminding me of my future panel for the un-broom closet, not bothersome at all. A nice layout, but where is all the food and cookware and dishes supposed [...] [...] nailed into a piece of MDF that hugs the refrigerator, reminding me of my future panel for the un-broom closet, not bothersome at all. A nice layout, but where is all the food and cookware and dishes supposed [...]

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