Kitchen

A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a commercial establishment. A modern middle-class residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator, and worktops and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a microwave oven, a dishwasher, and other electric appliances.

The main functions of a kitchen are to store, prepare and cook food.
The room or area may also be used for dining, entertaining and laundry.
The design and construction of kitchens is a huge market all over the world.

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