Bryan Voltaggio’s home kitchen

The kitchen in Bryan Voltaggios previous home was small. It had an electric oven, bisque-colored appliances and such a dearth of cabinet space that most of his cooking equipment was stored in a free-standing cabinet in another room.

The kitchen in his home today? Well, its much different.

Earlier this year, Voltaggio, 35, moved his family of four to a five-bedroom house just down the road in Frederick. Not surprisingly, the kitchen was one of the main attractions for the chef.

I like that it feels like a professional kitchen environment, says Voltaggio, and we have space to entertain a lot of people.

A spacious, 20-by-20-foot room houses multiple rows of dark wood cabinets, granite countertops, a walk-in pantry, a wet bar, a granite-topped center island and stainless-steel appliances, including the high-tech Samsung refrigerator that Voltaggio and his brother, Michael, can be seen pitching in a recent television commercial.

Adjacent and open to the kitchen is a 21-by-11-foot addition, which the previous owners used as a sunroom. But the Voltaggios consider it an additional dining area. A 77-inch white oak table sits in the center, and a wine refrigerator stands nearby.

With the ample space, Voltaggio now has more than enough room to house all of his favorite kitchen toys, as he calls them, including a Vitamix blender (an investment he highly recommends), a Delonghi espresso machine (a gift from his brother), a Breville toaster oven and, the most recent addition, an Acrobaleno pasta extruder (an extremely fancy pasta maker).

The extra room also makes it easier for him to do something else he loves: cook with his 4-year-old son.

Thatcher likes to cook more than he likes to eat, says Voltaggio. Sometimes Ill come home and there will be carrot peels on the counter. He wont eat the carrots, but hell peel them.

To foster his sons interest in food, Voltaggio includes Thatcher in meal prep.

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Bryan Voltaggio’s home kitchen