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Bob helps Kevin install Kitchen Aid Oven and Kohler Pro cook center.

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Cook Center Installation

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" This is a warming up this and it's -- heavy. Solid stainless steel. I'll push do you have to pull the court. System in the -- yeah not going to stick my head opener. So this is made back. Kitchen -- and not too many people specify an appliance like this and yet when you're putting together a dinner party. Or when you just have weekend activity going on it's nice to have this is electric right that's correct electric warming oven that you can. Keep stuff warm in until the dinner party gets underway us. Thanks for those two groups. And even in the kitchen is now an enormous slightly this. It fits in nicely right under the cooktop now you've got what six burners had. Furnace 15000 -- music -- cast iron that's good what's this round thing on top of a simmer -- act. Acts as a buffer between the burner and the pots that's a very good idea. You have to worry about burning plastic handles on a pot. We're really scorching a pot if you're using something on that big plan and of course on the left we've got a pair of ovens and again -- like the contrast of the stainless steel appliance with. The mahogany finish on these cabinets which are actually cherry wood. When you contrast stainless with a rich tone of wood like that it's very elegant. And these designs are almost retro to the early microwaves of twenty years ago to think -- death it all works. Very well with the the granite that was chosen et cetera. Now here's the latest from Kohler right this programs on the pro cooks dinner which is -- that'll help you make. -- stuff and an electric heating element and it's -- you can just fill up the pasta pot right there."

" And put the pot itself has the strainer and."

" And it's got two other -- you can steam. -- that when you can steam your veggies. -- thoughts on the -- chop everything right there. Boy this is really neat innovation isn't it it is because one of the things it just drains itself you know you have to. All the colander out and worry about scores and so it also yet you don't have to worry about accidents and also cuts down on maintenance which have to watch that's pretty impressive. All chrome to. Heavy -- Very nice."

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