Owner's Voice Vol.3 K Residence

Heating equipment such as commercial stoves and vacuums

In addition to entertaining guests with home-cooked meals, the wife often invites chefs to cook for her. For this reason, the kitchen is equipped with a number of commercial heating devices, such as a high-heat gas stove, BBQ grill, and steam oven.
The commercial gas stove has nine heat settings, so it can be used for a variety of dishes, from Chinese to delicate Japanese cuisine. The BBQ grill is also covered with lava rock, which is very popular among chefs because it allows the fat from the meat to fall onto the grill and make the meat fluffy.

A professional-grade steam oven and vacuumer (vacuum) are also built in next to the BBQ grill.
I was particular about these two things," he says. The steam oven has a meat sensor (a sensor that measures the temperature at the center of the food), which makes roast beef very tasty. And the Vacuumers are useful for storing soups, raw foods, and other prepared foods in a vacuum. I like them because they are professional and look cool," he says.

PARALLELO Sink" is also very useful, which is essential for efficient cooking

In addition to the gas stove and grill in the back, the K residence also has an induction cooktop by the kitchen sink. How do you use the IH cooktop in your daily cooking?

I use the gas stove for cooking with oil, and the IH for simple cooking such as boiling vegetables, making miso soup, and other simple cooking using hot water. Both heating devices are located near PARALLELO Sink, so it is very easy to work with them," he says.

Because the PARALLELO Sink, which combines a cooking table and sink, is deep, wide, and deep, it is possible to do two things at the same time, such as washing food in the sink while cutting other food, which helps shorten the time needed for cooking. Also, because all cooking operations, such as washing, cutting, and serving, are done in the sink, there is no need to dirty the cooking table.
The sink is deep and large, so there is no splashing when washing dishes. The sink is deep and large, so I'm happy that water doesn't splash when I wash up. I also feel that the worktop can be used more spaciously because I can do various tasks in the sink.

Because the kitchen "reflects" the person who stands in it.

It has been about a year since we started using iNO. We asked him again about the appeal of iNO.

In a word, iNO is a kitchen that makes the person standing in it look beautiful. I really feel this when I see the chef working. Even their hands look clean, and I think, 'This looks great.
That's why I always want to keep it clean," he says.
That's why I always wipe the kitchen clean after use," he says.

As if to prove his point, every inch of the kitchen is spotless. The items that reflect the wife's "love for the kitchen" are tastefully coordinated and eye-catching. For example, a limited edition model of Staub and a roaster.
Most of them are items she uses on a daily basis, but some of them she enjoys as interior decorations. For example, the wine bottle on the far left is my husband's favorite California wine. It is an empty bottle, but I thought the matte black bottle would go well with this room.
The couple both love wine, and the K residence has a magnificent wine cellar in the corner of the living room. Most of the time they drink wine at a restaurant, but on weekends when they don't have plans, the husband sometimes stands in the kitchen, grills meat on the BBQ grill, and enjoys a glass of wine he has chosen to accompany the meal.

Mr. and Mrs. K enjoy both cooking and eating together. They enjoy both cooking and eating together, and the kitchen, which has the capacity to accommodate a professional's cooking style, is a place where they can spend rich and fulfilling time together.

（photo：Kentaro Isibashi / text：Shihoko Tomibe）


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