Kitchens

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Universal Design and Kitchens Create a PowerPoint illustrating Universal Design in kitchen planning. The presentation should include:
 * [[image:universal-design-kitchen.jpg width="430" height="321" align="right" caption="Universal Design for Kitchens" link="http://www.hgtvremodels.com/kitchens/universal-design-style-kitchens/pictures/index.html"]]Assignment:**
 * Intro: What is Universal Design? (See the principles on page 115 of the text. Summarize.)
 * Apply Universal Design to Kitchens. (See pages 116-118, the kitchen section and the general interior section.) Show pictures to illustrate the various points.
 * Links
 * [|Lowe's]
 * [|Smart Homes]
 * [|Kitchen Layouts]
 * Use 3-D Home Architect to create a kitchen using Universal Design.

[|Kitchen minimums]

[[image:HowInductionCookingWorks.jpg width="314" height="240" align="right"]]Induction Cooking - Is it for you?
Usually when choosing cookware you are concerned about how well it conducts heat, and how evenly it conducts heat. The normal concerns are to ensure that heat is distributed evenly and efficiently allowing you to cook as quickly and consistently as possible.

Induction cooktops do not generate any heat at all. Rather, they produce a magnetic field just above the glass. As long as the base of the pans you use is ferrous (based on iron) the pans should work. The simplest test is to see if a magnet will stick to the base of your pans. If it sticks, cook away. If not, you need a different set of pans or a different cooktop.

Most stainless steel pans will work on an induction cooktop, but some types of stainless steel will not work at all, while others will heat very slowly. If in doubt about your pans, try the magnet test.

Cast iron cookware should work very well on an induction cooktop. Aluminum pans will not work at all on induction cooktops. Although copper is the best conductot of heat, it is not a ferrous metal and as a general rule, will not work on an induction cooktop. Glass pans will not work at all on induction cookptops.



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