Stainless steel remains king in choice of kitchen appliances

Published: Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, 9:00p.m. Updated 18 hours ago

Stainless steel appliances continue to gleam in kitchen remodeling despite some common smudges.

Rob Johnson recently finished decorating a multi-story condo in the North Side. He went the stainless route with some reluctance.

I don't even like stainless, he said with a little sigh. I don't like the fingerprints or the cleaning that is required, but I guess I just went with the crowd.

Lawrenceville architect Ben Maguire said he and his wife are redoing their kitchen and will use stainless steel appliances even though they really do not like the look.

Where are you going to go? he said.

Many options exist for kitchen jobs: black, colors, panels that make appliances blend with cabinetry. Every so often, a bold kitchen designer will predict the demise of stainless steel. But for decades, it has been a clear-cut favorite for homeowners who want to proclaim the seriousness of their kitchen design, said Jeff Martin, head of Primrose Homes, a construction firm, and Heart of the Home, a design and cabinetry company. They are headquartered in Cranberry.

It is the status symbol of what you are doing in your kitchen, he said.

Johnson said equipment availability is one of the main reasons for the popularity of stainless. It guided his choice.

I wanted to get a Viking range; and if you want one of those, you just have to go stainless, he said.

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