When did it happen that stainless steel became so chic in kitchens? Maybe it was when food shows told us that we could cook as well as restaurant chefs, therefore our kitchens should look as utilitarian as theirs. So now kitchens around the country are filled with big, hulking stainless steel refrigerators (french-door styles, of course), eight-burner gas ranges (Wolf preferred) and two-drawer dishwashers. Some of the true "gourmet" kitchens even have two dishwashers, his and hers. With that much stainless steel in the kitchen, you'd better hope you don't have a slightly powerful magnet in your pocket.
Once manufacturers realized that homeowners were spending all their time wiping fingerprints off those stainless steel appliances, they came out with surfaces that are stainless-steel-like. They look rubberized and don't reflect the entire kitchen like the real stuff does. Still, the dark surfaces are there, not at all resembling the comfortable kitchens we had growing up.
While white appliances aren't particularly gorgeous -- after all, we are talking appliances here -- at least they sort of blend back into the woodwork. But have you ever noticed when you go into a kitchen filled with stainless steel, that's all you see? That and all of those granite countertops. I'll save them for another post.
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