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SPECIAL REPORT
Bodie Kelay, Managing Director of Küppersbusch Sales UK, looks at the latest appliance and lifestyle trends for 2022.
Kitchen trends
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he kitchen has always been the hub of the home, with open plan schemes remaining a firm favourite as a place to entertain and come together as a family. Today’s consumers want to create a professional style kitchen with the latest appliance technology taking centre stage. They are increasingly more tech savvy, looking to social media for design inspiration, while taking more time to do their research and test drive appliances before they buy. Form and function combined, modern families want to be able to create healthy meals, reduce food waste, minimise energy usage and have access to state of the art stylish innovations. The rise of the pro kitchen has continued to gain momentum because of the pandemic, as people have had more time at home to prepare meals from scratch, experiment with different dishes and learn new techniques. As a result, there is a growing interest in the culinary trend for steam and sous vide cooking, this is easily re-created within the home with the latest generation of steam ovens and vacuum drawers, an opportunity for consumers to achieve restaurant quality food at the touch of a button. This type of flexible cooking is great for busy modern lifestyles, meals can be prepared quickly with oil and marinades in a vacuum bag, added to a vacuum drawer to extract the air and then placed in the steam oven on a sous vide programme. Ideal for reducing food waste, raw or cooked ingredients can be placed in
vacuum bags and sealed ready for steaming or storing food fresher for longer in the fridge or freezer.
Keen cooks Cooking up a storm is a popular British pastime, keen cooks continue to be inspired by famous chefs and popular TV shows, in turn generating a demand for greater functionality. Küppersbusch launched its first oven in 1875 and since then has gone on to develop the latest innovations to make life easier. Designed for hassle free maintenance and well suited to today’s open plan living, all Küppersbusch ovens feature cutting edge Ökotherm technology. The catalyst converter sits around the heating element and fan, ensuring the oven is kept clean even during the cooking process, whilst no odours and grease escape into the kitchen and food moisture is preserved. In addition, the latest energy saving tech provides optimum air circulation and heat distribution inside the oven for perfect cooking on multiple levels without flavour transfer.
Feature walls As a premium German appliance manufacturer, we have also seen more emphasis on ‘feature’ walls, showcasing a full mix of appliance versatility, often including a single oven, combi-steamer oven, combination microwave, coffee maker and warming drawer for the ultimate statement design.
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