Dining areas large enough to accommodate twelve. They are dream kitchens intended to sooth the late-century fear that the family is coming unglued. And an entire set of design fashions has emerged to make this possible. The key notion here is professional. Homeowners who have never seen a restaurant kitchen, much less tried to cook in one, can now construct a cooking environment that would rival that of any highfalutin' New York or San Francisco restaurant.
Equipment requires technique.
Notch up to the next level and ego begins to kick in. I was curious to get the facts behind the dangerous lore I had heard about high BTUs stoves. I was set upon by a slick, bejeweled salesman who, in the end, was very helpful. A flame of 15,000 BTUs is going to heat up a pan to around 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. With the door closed, the infrared broiler will hit 1500 degrees.