What should I make for dinner, kids? Kids? What would you like? Would you like noodles? Mac and cheese? Rice and beans? Kids? Please answer me. Dear, do you have an opinion? Would anyone like to express an opinion on what they want to eat for dinner? FINE I’LL JUST TAKE SOME #%$(!#$ FOOD AND SHOVE IT IN THE #%$(!#$ FIRE AND WE’LL JUST EAT WHATEVER FOR DINNER AND YOU’LL LIKE IT
Loveliest comment, by Tacomagic: I saw something similar to this once. My sister and I were lost in a forest and came upon a house made entirely of candy. Turns out this nice old lady lived there and invited us in. She had one of those in the kitchen and it turned out that it wasn’t very safe at all.
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That doesn’t look too safe. I suppose if that hood over it is attached to some one-off chimney that is hiding behind the cabinets it might be, but somehow I doubt it.
Part of me loves the idea of barbequeing indoors, but that part of me also likes the idea of skydiving and thus cannot be trusted.
HOPEFULLY those cabinet doors over the fireplace are just decorative fakes and there’s a substantial chimney there. Otherwise, the first time you try to cook in that thing will probably be the last thing you ever do. Carbon monoxide, anyone?
Grilling in your kitchen WOULD be rather fun.
it looks like the hood matches the stove’s, so yeah I’m prety sure there’s ventilation…
Oh, I did not know that Syliva Platt’s house was for sale.
Plath?
I knew when I wrote it didn’t look right, but couldn’t figure out why. Thanks.
I know that feeling well, Layla
I keep thinking of Hansel and Gretal.
Kids–it’s what’s for dinner.
LOL
Awesome! I love these people! Yes! When I hit the fan switch, I want my kitchen fume hood (uh, I mean, uh, cook-top vent) to backdraft my doggoned *basement furnace* – and that’s exactly what they’ve got going on here, or those black carbon deposits would be all over the upper cabinets. Crack the window, hit the switch, and fire up the hibachi, Hon – we’re makin’ crispy critters for supper, tonight! Woot!
Your caption brought back so many memories, so much nostalgia… *sniffle* sorry, I need a moment. I think I’ll go call my Mom so she can yell at me.
It looks like some kind of chainmail? door in front of it too, which’ll also help, both with ventilation and with stray sparks wanting to pop out onto the floor.
I think this is great! A real BBQ during those long Michigan winters! Looks like its well used too.
So cooking while drunk is decidedly out of the question.
Boy that would be the shortest Fire Marshall investigation of all time.
“Let’s get started here, check for any loose wires, or faulty…uh…never mind, I think we found the source here in the worst kitchen design known to God or man.”
Somewhere in the pantry, Smoky the Bear sits glowering, accusingly.
oooh, and it looks like some stray sparks burnt holes in his ranger hat, too — no wonder he’s mad!
You know, the whole “commercial kitchen appliances” trend is so tired; I was wondering what the “next big thing” everyone on “House Hunters” will be demanding instead of “stainless steel SubZero refrigerators” and “granite countertops.” Now I know. The must-have upscale kitchens of the 2010′s will be “built-in hibachi stations” and “retro-’70s style electric coil ranges.” Maple cabinets optional.
My dad used to cook steaks over a grill in our fireplace. They were fantastic – he would cut off one perfectly done slice at a time- while crouching on the living room floor. This looks a lot easier on the back!
I saw something similar to this once. My sister and I were lost in a forest and came upon a house made entirely of candy. Turns out this nice old lady lived there and invited us in. She had one of those in the kitchen and it turned out that it wasn’t very safe at all.
Sadly this and many other frightening gems are what we’re finding as we search for our new home in SW Michigan. I just keep smiling and saying to my (Long Island) husband, “No dear, really, this is a GREAT area to move to. Honest.”
I really love this site and all of the comments here. Most of the time the posts are insane, but this one is most certainly not. This is essentially a fireplace in the kitchen. If it’s properly ventilated (and we have no reason to think it’s not) then I’d love one! I don’t understand why people think this will burn the house down. Have you ever heard of a gas stove or a wood burning stove right in the kitchen? Sorry to rant, but this is one house I want.
I agree – it’s absolutely safe and functional, and looks like it could be really enjoyable. Our living room fireplace when I was a kid had a sliding mesh screen just like that one; as you say, a hearth does not become unsafe merely because it is installed at countertop level. That was actually a major advance in kitchen design, back in, oh I dunno, the 1300s or something. The Germans invented it while the rest of the world continued to crouch down on their dirty floors to cook. ;D
There are cupboards above and below this ‘fire’. Safe to lean down to get something out of the cupboard below while the fire is a’burnin’ and set your hair alight?
Smores: Its what’s for dinner.
Uh, these apparently worked great. They’re kind of the sixties equivelent of a wine fridge. Something you’d expect in an upscale home of the time.
I love the idea. It’s a pain in the neck to run outside to mess with the meat and then back into the house to deal with the sides. It would be awesome to have them all in one place.
Wood-fired pizza oven. The hibachi is sort of dumb looking, but hey, it probably works fine as a chimney.
The tags on this one are priceless.