appliances for weekend cabin

17 years ago

Hi all. We are working on a weekend cabin/farmhouse that we will use twice a week to once a month depending on the season. We want to create an easy to work in, energy efficient, pleasant kitchen but can't get carried away with "price is no limit" kind of items.

I'll need a frig/freezer, micro, cook top, oven and maybe a dishwasher.

I was thinking for the refrigerator that I would not get a built in or a side by side or ice/water in the door but a standard top or bottom mount freezer kind. The cook top will either be induction or gas (would have to use propane from an outside tank). The oven would be seldom used but should be big enough for cookie sheets.

Any suggestions or ideas?

Thanks

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monaw
17 years ago
Hi Kansaskathy, we also have a cabin (North Carolina mountains) and we opted for the same fridge set up as you...glad we did to. We ended up getting a Whirlpool with no icemaker on the door but one on the inside of the top freezer. It makes a LOT of ice (we use a lot) and we can easily pull the container out to fill glasses. I like it much better than through the door, which always breaks. The fridge is going on 3 years with no problems and cabin is shared with three families.
Oh-
It has a water filter and a place on the inside of the fridge where you can get filtered water. Works well... I think it was close to $500...
I don't have any more tips for you! Good luck! :)
We use our oven a lot. Good for pizza at the cabin!
palimpsest
17 years ago
Top mount freezers are the least expensive, and they are energy efficient which would be good for something that needs to be kept running but is not used daily. A range will be less expensive than a cooktop and separate ovens. You may be able to get away with an 18" wide dishwasher, you won't have to feel guilty about running a large dishwasher when its not full.
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