Excessive costs for the kitchen?!

By the way, I've had the Elica Tesla Switch in operation for two weeks now. Installation is doable, even though it's not made for Ikea kitchens. I had to do quite a bit of sawing in the 80cm cabinet. I really appreciate my oscillating blade for that. The ventilation is also a bit complicated; I don't even know if it would work with the standard plinth height of 8-11cm. With my 15cm it works pretty well. Originally, I wanted to use self-purchased ventilation pipes to direct the recirculated air not directly at the stove but around the corner by the tall cabinets, but I changed my mind. First, I didn't feel like crawling on the floor anymore, and second, I even find it quite pleasant to have my feet cooled. In winter, I might think differently about that. The ventilation works quite well; the vapors are nicely sucked into the exhaust, but odors still spread in the room and there are grease splatters on and next to the hob. Whether steam is also sucked away remains to be seen; it would first have to accumulate somewhere else. The touch control takes some getting used to and, as expected, doesn't work with wet fingers. You also have to get used to touching longer; the delay is quite long (probably to prevent false inputs). The connected cooking zone also works; so far, I've only used normal pans, and one pan alone is enough for that. The overflow protection is a bit annoying. There is apparently a moisture sensor that switches off the entire cooktop if liquid flows onto it (e.g., boiling over pasta water). Basically, yes, it's sensible and practical, but the sensor is a bit sensitive. So freshly wiped cooktop also has to be dried off, otherwise, it refuses to work. Otherwise, it does what it’s supposed to do and does it well, but my enthusiasm is still limited.

If you then obtain the appliances yourself but use a kitchen studio for the furniture, assembly, and installation, you should always demonstrably communicate the planned appliances to the studio so that the furniture and assembly fit properly later. I’m just saying, for example, necessary plinth heights, etc., for dishwashers.

By the way, I've had the Elica Tesla Switch in operation for two weeks now. Installation works, even though it’s not made for IKEA kitchens. I still had to saw quite a bit in the 80cm cabinet. That’s when I appreciate my oscillating blade. The ventilation is a bit complicated too, I don’t even know if it would work with the standard plinth height of 8-11cm. With my 15cm it works pretty well. Originally, I wanted to use self-bought ventilation pipes to lead the recirculation not directly at the stove but around the corner near the tall cabinets, but I changed my mind. First, I didn’t feel like crawling on the floor anymore, second, I even find it quite pleasant to have my feet cooled. In winter, I might think differently. The ventilation works quite well, so the vapors are nicely sucked into the exhaust, but odors still spread in the room and grease splatters on and beside the cooktop. Whether steam is also extracted remains to be seen; it would have to accumulate somewhere else first. Touch control takes some getting used to and, as expected, doesn’t work with wet fingers. You also have to get used to having to “touch” longer—the delay is quite long (probably to prevent false inputs). The linked cooking zone works too, but so far, I’ve only used normal pans; one alone is enough for that. The overflow protection is a bit annoying. Apparently, there’s a moisture sensor that shuts off the entire cooktop when liquid flows on it (e.g., boiling over pasta water). Actually, that’s sensible and practical, but the sensor is a bit sensitive. So a freshly wiped cooktop also needs to be rubbed dry, otherwise it refuses to work. Otherwise, it does what it’s supposed to do and does it well, but my enthusiasm is still limited.

We don’t have it in operation yet. The installation is done by the cabinet maker (recirculation) and the stonemason (flush installation), so I’m out of it :cool: So far, we’ve only cooked on the cheapest glass-ceramic tops. I assume we’ll be enthusiastic about this one, even if it wasn’t our first choice :)

Did you plan the oven cabinet in 80 or 90? Send the technical drawing of the Elica to the kitchen installer if you haven't done so already. This will make the installation much easier.

Great, now he's smarter and knows whether the 17k€ works. Second side mirror and panoramic roof are still missing…

Depending on workplaces and included devices, it is market standard or even inexpensive. I have the feeling that, apart from special offer and display kitchens, a kitchen today "must" cost at least 15,000 EUR. For me, that would always be too much. But it depends on the requirements.