6 Tips On How To Design A Safe Kitchen

Kitchen and bathroom are the two most dangerous places in the home.

When decorating the kitchen, in addition to choosing a set of beautiful and practical kithen unit, we should also pay attention to potential safety problems, such as flames generated during cooking, gas leakage and other safety problems.

1. Don't put the cookhob cabinet beside the curtain or the door.

Sparks splashed during cooking or curtains blown up by the wind that opens the windows are easy to cause fires.

The cookhob cabinet should not be placed near the door, and it is easy to accidentally touch it when going in and out.

2. Keep the distance between heated appliances such as stoves and ovens and refrigerators or freezers.

If the refrigerator, cooker and oven must be placed on the same wall, please make sure they are separated by cabinets. Make sure that the stove and oven cabinet are well ventilated to eliminate heat.

Otherwise, refrigerator is easy heated that have to continuous refrigeration to keep efficacy, which not only increases the power consumption but also easily leads to the damage.

3. Keep the refrigerator away from the corner.

In order to facilitate cleaning and taking things, sometimes the refrigerator door needs to be opened more than 90 degrees, so it is best to avoid placing the refrigerator in a corner.

4. Keep the stove away from the sink at least 24 inches apart.

This is to minimize the water splashing into the hot oil, causing oil spray splashing and causing fire.

5. Prepare a fire blanket in the kitchen.

You can always have a fire blanket in the kitchen. If you accidentally catch fire, you can quickly cover it on the flame to retard oxygen and prevent the fire from spreading.

6. Reasonable installation of kitchen lighting.

For example, a chandelier should be installed above the kitchen island to provide focused lighting, so that the operation can be clearer. But make sure the chandelier is hung at a level that is unlikely to hit your head.