Cohousing-L Mailing List: Which appliances useful in your Common House Kitchen?

[Susana Michaelis (susana]

Hi everyone,

I volunteered to ask other Cohousing Communities which appliances you 
found to be most useful in the Common House kitchen.

At a minimum I gather that we need one stove, one fridge, one 
dishwasher. How many washers and dryers, if about 6-10 households use them?
Any recommended brands?

Do you use household appliances, commercial, heavy duty or other?
Are your washer/dryers coin operated?
Some people think we need 2 stoves, maybe a deep freeze or even 2 
fridges. Realistically, how often are these appliances used?

When responding, it would be helpful to know how often a meal is cooked 
in the Common House kitchen.
We don't want to have excess appliances in order to cook a Christmas 
dinner!

Thanks for your feedback!
Susana Michaelis
www.pacificgardens.ca