Is it better to have a closed or open kitchen? There is no uniform standard! After all, both closed kitchens and open kitchens have their own pros and cons.
Because Chinese food is mostly frying, cooking and frying, the smell of oil smoke is strong, and the biggest advantage of the closed kitchen is that it has an independent space, which can effectively isolate the oil smoke, so that the living room and dining room are not disturbed by oil smoke and smell. At the same time, the closed kitchen has a good sound insulation effect, which can effectively isolate the noise generated during the cooking process.
The closed kitchen also has the disadvantage of lack of interaction with people, especially families with children, when cooking in the kitchen, they will not take care of the children. Especially in a small kitchen, you can only cook in silence by yourself. And if the kitchen is not equipped with air conditioning, cooking in summer will be very hot.
With the change of eating habits and the influence of the integration of Chinese and Western cultures, open kitchens are gradually favored by everyone in China, especially young people. Since the open kitchen has no partitions, it makes the kitchen more transparent and bright, and has the effect of expanding the space visually. The open kitchen has a social function, which can enhance mutual interaction and communication. While cooking, chat with friends and family members, making cooking life more interesting. If the living room is air-conditioned, it will be cooler to cook. A well-designed open kitchen will become a “beautiful landscape” at home. Usually, open kitchens are matched with bar counters, cabinets, island counters, etc., which are not only practical, but also improve the overall style.
Because there is no partition, the open kitchen is easy to let the smell of oil smoke spread to other spaces. Therefore, the open kitchen has very high requirements for the range hood. Many people are excited about the trendy and innovative open kitchen, but they are afraid of taking action because they are worried that the fumes are too large. Then, consider making a semi-open kitchen. The semi-open kitchen is based on the full opening, and is partitioned by glass or walls. When the oil smoke is large, the partition is closed to form a closed space; when the oil smoke is not large, do not partition it to form an open space.
