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What exactly is a closed kitchen? One with doors completely shutting it off from the rest of the home? That seems to be exceptionally rare in the US. So much so

by least 3y ago

What exactly is a closed kitchen? One with doors completely shutting it off from the rest of the home? That seems to be exceptionally rare in the US. So much so I don't think I've ever been into any home that that was the case. There's of course ones with and without walls that partition it off from the rest of the living space, but I can't remember the last time i saw a door on one. Even when I lived in Germany, while the kitchen was a separate room, it had a big opening that went into a small hallway and right next to it was a dining room. In none of these scenarios would I think you'd ever magically block off the smell of cooking. I walk by some houses and I can certainly smell what they're cooking, so it's not like even the entirely closed off house is going to prevent that. I think your issue is actually a ventilation one. You don't dissipate the smell of something by letting it fester in a closed off space. You open a window (like you said) or find an apartment that has a range hood, vented or not.

MichaelRo 3y ago
>> What exactly is a closed kitchen? One with doors completely shutting it off from the rest of the home? Precisely. My apartment has 55 square meters in all and was pretty expensive as is. My cousin who lives in Paris in a 30 meters (yes, 30 square meters!) apartment was thinking to move to an 80 square meters apartment and was asked €1,000,000 for it (one million, yes, ridiculous but these are the prices). And his 30 meters is close to half a million! So space in major cities is very expensive. Thus having a closed kitchen effectively gains another room, I have one bedroom and a retractable couch in the living room. Because the kitchen is separated by actual walls, I have sort of a two-bedroom apartment. Two people can sleep in different rooms and it's possible to go into the kitchen or prepare food without bothering them. That becomes especially important when one has kids. I love how you love your open space kitchens, I dare you do that with kids in a 50 square meters apartment! On the other hand gipsy lifestyle is a thing, extended family of 15 in a tent around the fire, gotta love that.

by least 3y ago

MichaelRo 3y ago

>> What exactly is a closed kitchen? One with doors completely shutting it off from the rest of the home? Precisely. My apartment has 55 square meters in all and was pretty expensive as is. My cousin who lives in Paris in a 30 meters (yes, 30 square meters!) apartment was thinking to move to an 80 square meters apartment and was asked €1,000,000 for it (one million, yes, ridiculous but these are the prices). And his 30 meters is close to half a million! So space in major cities is very expensive. Thus having a closed kitchen effectively gains another room, I have one bedroom and a retractable couch in the living room. Because the kitchen is separated by actual walls, I have sort of a two-bedroom apartment. Two people can sleep in different rooms and it's possible to go into the kitchen or prepare food without bothering them. That becomes especially important when one has kids. I love how you love your open space kitchens, I dare you do that with kids in a 50 square meters apartment! On the other hand gipsy lifestyle is a thing, extended family of 15 in a tent around the fire, gotta love that.