Where do we put the microwave in the kitchen?

Different alternatives to locate the microwave in the kitchen

Knowing and handling different alternatives when facing the decoration of an empty space, places us in an advanced starting position. A position that will allow us to collaborate in the proper kitchen design to the needs of our family. Who better than us to know what they are?

That is the reason that has led us to contemplate different locations for the microwave. Not all of us use this small appliance in the same way. Some of us use it only to heat milk in the morning. Others, however, have learned to cook with it.

The most popular option today is to place the column built-in microwave above the oven, in an area of ​​vertical cabinets. It's not the only one; If you look at different design and decoration publishing houses, you will find other possibilities. Possibilities that are not always successful; we tell you why.

Place microwave and oven in parallel and gain convenience

In column with the oven

Embedding the microwave in a column of cabinets is one of the most popular alternatives. Also one of the most practical if it is located at the right height. Placing it too high or too low makes it difficult both to visualize its interior and to remove liquids from it, which could cause dangerous accidents if very hot liquids are handled.

In parallel with the oven

If you have a kitchen large enough to have a double column, placing the oven and microwave in parallel is the most practical option. Why? Because you can place both at a comfortable height, solving the problems that its arrangement in column could cause you. Something especially important for those who use it daily.

Create a coffee station in the kitchen

As part of a coffee station

The "coffee stations" have become a trend. You only have to look through a decoration magazine to realize it; they are everywhere. But do not be fooled, it is not difficult to create one. You only have to design a closed space above the counter in which you can place everything you need to prepare a coffee: coffee maker, coffee, microwave to heat the milk, cups, sugar ... and some candy with which you like to accompany it.

The usual thing is to place both the coffee maker and the cookie box on the worktop and then arrange the microwave and the cups on the upper shelves, which can be hung. If you are a coffee lover, enjoying this little corner every day will be a pleasure. And when you don't use it, you can hide it for a cleaner design and a more orderly kitchen.

Placing the microwave in tall cabinets has some drawbacks

In a low closet

Among the alternatives that we are considering today to determine where to place the microwave, we already anticipate that this is not the most comfortable or the cheapest; you will immediately understand why. When one is working in the kitchen, stepping away so someone else can use the microwave is uncomfortable. So only in the case of having a kitchen with a suitable arrangement of cabinets or an island could be a viable alternative.

Viable, although not comfortable. The only way to avoid bending over to visualize the inside of the microwave and take out whatever you are cooking is betting on a drawer microwave, a removable, top-loading microwave. But few brands currently work with them so they are very expensive. If you can afford it, though, it's a great option for place it on the kitchen island.

In a tall closet

If like me you exceed five feet tall by a few centimeters, placing the microwave in a tall cabinet can be catastrophic. Now when there is no other option or it is preferred to prioritize other appliances in the kitchen, this can be a solution. Not all tall cabinets, however, are valid as you will see below.

Put the microwave in an auxiliary furniture and gain storage space

On the counter or in an auxiliary furniture

Microwaves don't always fit or hide. Its small size allows to present them on countertops and shelves, an alternative that many take advantage of to gain storage space in closets. If you are going to place it on a countertop or a solid shelf, however, it will be convenient to do it on legs that raise it slightly so that the heat dissipates.

There are purpose-designed shelves like the one I show you in the picture. Get one if you are going to place it on the countertop or bet on a wire shelf that also allows you to increase the storage space in your kitchen.

Other alternatives to locate the microwave

Microwave locations we don't like

The microwave, even if it is a relatively light appliance, must stand on a safe surface. If we decide to place it on a metal cabinet like the one on the cover, the ideal is to secure it to the wall; especially if you have children or pets that could accidentally tip over the closet.

Another little recommended alternative is to install it over kitchen fires.. The microwave would be exposed to the water vapor and smoke that are produced when cooking, something not entirely recommended. In addition, the electric field of the microwave could cause accidents with the gas used in the kitchen.

And you? Where and how do you have this appliance located in your kitchen? Where is it more practical for you?


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