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which appliances will suit you ovens and microwaves ­ how do you like to cook create a complete cooking solution by combining oven and microwave functionality to match the type of dishes you prepare and how many people you cook for all your needs are met as we have ovens and microwaves for basic flexible or creative cooking for example you can combine an oven with a pastry function and a turbo grill with a microwave that features forced air or complement your forced air oven with a microwave that includes grill and crisp functions ovens can be installed built-in in a high cabinet for a comfortable working height or built-under in a base cabinet all ovens have heat-insulating ventilated oven doors with child-safety lock hoods ­ what s your style and your kitchen size make a design statement or go discrete with a built-in extractor fan installed in a wall cabinet they come in a range of finishes and most can be installed two ways ducted to the outside or in recirculation mode with a charcoal filter remember the larger your kitchen the higher the extraction rate needs to be hobs ­ gas or electric choose a hob that matches your cooking style and the size of meals you re usually cooking pick from cast iron smooth ceramic energy-efficient induction or fast-heating gas models then think about how many burners you need and the type of controls you want ­ manual knobs or lockable touch controls fridges/freezers ­ what s your food shopping like think about your shopping and cooking habits and your family size do you use a lot of frozen food or buy fresh several times a week you can choose between all-in-one models or separate units to get the food storage you need select a built-in fridge freezer that hides behind a matching door front or go freestanding you can also mount the doors on the left or right for easy access dishwashers ­ how much washing-up is there to do each of our dishwashers is integrated with a door to match your new ikea kitchen they all offer several washing programs so they look fantastic and do a great job it s therefore really a question of space ­ the kitchen space available and the number of dishes you need to wash so base your decision on this and find the ideal option all for ikea from whirlpool applicances have a 5-year everyday quality guarantee except lagan find out more on page 97.

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