Appliance Installation

It's been a bit messy here getting the new appliances installed.  It took a while longer than I thought it would but we had to make a modification with the countertop before the new range could go in place.  We had everything placed over here where the kitchen table usually is and that's how it was for about a week. 

 

I chose a "Induction" range this time.  It has the glass cook top area but the burners are induction so it's much faster than my previous radiant glass cook top unit.  It also offers a convection oven which is quite a bit larger than my old one along with a warming drawer.  Hoping that things will go much smoother in the future for larger dinner prep!

Though my dishwasher wasn't worn out we opted to put in a new one and sell the old one which I have done already as well as the microwave.  We had them take the old range to be recycled. 

 

Dan had to do a DIY to get the new slide in range to fit.  The old range had a wider front and then it narrowed towards the back.  The corian countertop had been customized to fit it but we had to cut the opening wider.  It took a router, dremel and a hand saw to get it all done.

 Because he couldn't get close enough to the back edge with the power tools he hand cut that last little part.

 The wide backsplash/wall piece had to be removed which we didn't expect to have to do because the new microwave was a little larger.  He used a series of small crow bars and screw drivers (to keep the gap) to pop it off.  Thankfully it came off nicely.  He cut it shorter and re-installed it after the new microwave was in place.  Measure twice, cut once!

 This was very heavy and turned into quite a job to get it mounted.   We had a guy set to come and help but due to the severe cold weather he had some plumbing that froze and couldn't make it.  This was not good since I'm not able to help lift a 75 lb. piece like this and hold it up while he installed it.  Through his ingenuity, a series of boards and blocks and a step ladder he got it in there!

The new microwave also offers the convection option so I'm hoping if I need additional baking space when we do larger dinners it will come in handy.

 Isn't my little galley kitchen lovely!  Everything from under the sink and tools spread all over.  😲  Thankfully Dan is capable of doing these things but I think there were a few moments he wished he had someone else doing it!  I am the official gopher...I go for this and go for that when he needs things!

 My other dishwasher was quiet but this one is amazingly quiet.  Now we have to figure out how to get the edge of the cabinet door refinished.  I never noticed how worn it was until we did this appliance swap.

The induction cooking part is really interesting.  I equate it to using gas because you have a very fast heating source and when you turn the burner off it quits immediately like gas.  The only noticeable heat where the burners are is from the pan so it cools off much more quickly than the conventional radiant burners did.  I'm really happy we were able to make this change.  

Thankfully my kitchen is back to normal now!

I clipped this from a newspaper back in 1980 and we've kept it ever since.  It represents us well!