Kitchenette

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Kitchenette is a small cooking area, which usually has a refrigerator and a microwave, but may have other appliances. In some motel and hotel rooms, small apartments, college dormitories, or office buildings, a kitchenette usually consists of a small refrigerator, a microwave oven or hotplate, and, less frequently, a sink. New York City building code defines a kitchenette as a kitchen of less than 7.4 m2 (80 ft2).

History[edit | edit source]

The concept of a kitchenette has been around since before the 1900s. In the United States, it evolved from the "efficiency" kitchen units in apartments and small houses in the 1930s and 1940s to the fully equipped kitchens of larger houses in the 1960s and 1970s.

Design and features[edit | edit source]

A kitchenette includes small appliances and a limited number of cabinets. Sometimes, a kitchenette also includes a small dishwasher. A kitchenette is also different from a kitchen in that it’s much smaller and compact, and it often includes a sink and storage for small kitchen items.

In popular culture[edit | edit source]

Kitchenettes have been a staple of many studio apartments in the US for decades. They are a common feature in many hotel and motel guest rooms and often appear in small private offices and small apartments.

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