Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing kitchen requirements

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

> 2) Refrigerator- we went with a largish two door commercial.

 The wide doors and
> higher up shelving make reaching in to get things much, much easier than a
> residential refrigerator and stuff doesn't get lost in the back.  Two
> residential refrigerators side-by-side may hold the same amount, but now
> you're talking close to the same cost of a commercial, more floor square
> footage and they are still harder to use.  But the main reason we went with
> commercial is durability.  Residential units simply don't stand up as well.
> Since cost is a major consideration, you could look into a used commercial.
> There are lots of restaurant supply warehouses with used equipment.

You can get a residential fridge that has the freezer on the bottom. I don't
think durability is an issue. Most will last 15-20 years. We also like
having the ice maker for ice water in the summer. It's hot here. We also use
the freezer for certain things we like to keep on hand, like veggie burgers
and wheat-free bread. We have many people on special diets and have just one
or two things in the freezer for them.

another 2 cents.

-- 
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California
tamgoddess [at] attbi.com

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