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New Kitchen Tools Kitchen Design

The kitchen offers a home cook tremendous cookware, will lead to higher adoption of While most traditional home kitchen solutions are favour of cooking comfort and Instagram-worthy
opportunities for self-expression and creative cast iron cookware (44%). With comfort designed around the needs of a serious cook, the aesthetics. Despite these perceived changes, our
exploration, in which cooking gadgets and and convenience becoming a priority, perception of cooking has evolved from being a experts felt that higher versatility (66%), higher
tools play a critical role! According to our more consumers will switch from gas- tedious daily drudge, into an occasional leisure, efficiency and functionality (64%), and optimal
experts, Specialist gadgets (49%) and based cooking to alternatives (28%) and often fun activity! This is best reflected in the space utilization (55%) will continue to be the
Tools (36%) that offer greater authenticity, like electrical, induction, kitchen designs of a modern Indian home where primary kitchen design considerations in 2019.
variety, and control will be in top demand microwaves for a cooler, functional efficiency is sometimes overlooked in
in 2019! They also felt that the perceived and more efficient cooking
health benefits of slow cooking, coupled experience.
with growing apprehensions around coated 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100

Higher versatility (multi pupose kitchen that allows cooking, baking and more 66%
Design for efficiency and functionality 64%
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Optimal space utilization 55%
Specialist gadgets (eg. Airfryer, Espresso machine, Soupmaker etc.) 49%
Design for ease of cleanliness and better waste management 36%
Cast Iron cookware 44%
Cool decor (eg. Frames with quirky food
Specialist tools for food processing (eg. Tabletop quotes, food posters and pictures, etc.) 25%
stone mill, Coffee grinder etc.) 36%
Alternatives to gas-based cooking (eg. Induction
stoves, Microwave ovens, Electric cookers, Multi-c... 28%

Waste management/disposal systems 26%
The main objective of a kitchen The new-age kitchen is a modern one with
is increasingly to allow cooking a minimalist design sense and fewer, but more
of more dishes in lesser time. durable gadgetry and cookware/bakeware. It is
Most kitchens are stocked with basic tools that let you perform prep, or In the modern kitchen, optimal a multipurpose one that looks pretty, but with
even create artistic finishes with ease. This year, I personally feel, fancy space utilization increases tons of space utilisation tools (this is where
gadgetry is going to be on a rise, but more as a 'social media' driven productivity, thereby saving time. Ikea comes in) and island counters guests can
trend rather than a genuinely useful one. Yes, convenience is a priority, Design for ease of cleanliness watch their hosts cook. Ankiet Gulabani
but that shouldn't take away from retro tools such as the traditional and better waste management
stone grinders, mortar-pestle, murukku press, Indian masala dabba, will make life efficient.
Chef Varun Inamdar butter churners and the rolling pin, that are embedded in our culinary
heritage. It is time we put them to use and preserve them. The modern day cook loves spending
more time in kitchen and for many,
cooking is catharsis. Appealing visuals
with cool decor and higher versatility
Things like an airfryer offer instant health upgrade will make a dream-come-true kitchen
for you and your family. Things like a fancy coffee for anyone.
maker make you feel good about what you're consuming. Chef Rakhee Vaswani Anindya Sundar Basu
And doing all this without moving a finger to find
out how to do it, but just by asking a Google Home or
an Alexa, this becomes way more convenient.
Sahiba Gursahaney