> simply not conducive to modern living [...] kitchens closed off from the rest of the house I still cannot understand that trend, to be honest. Cooking genera

> simply not conducive to modern living [...] kitchens closed off from the rest of the house I still cannot understand that trend, to be honest. Cooking generates smells, sometimes greasy fumes, and especially in summer unwanted heat, and I don't see why I need to purposely dump all those throughout the rest of the house.