Cultural kitchens | PRODUCTS
Muslim cookery influencer Afia Begom has been working with Italian cooking brand
Sub Zero PRO3650G fridge-freezer has a ‘Star K’ sabbath mode
Ilve to create her Bengali recipes, as well as others, which take inspiration from all over the world. Here, she talks about using her Ilve oven to cook a Ramadan feast…
I use a gas hob. I feel it gives me more control than induction, especially when it comes to Indian cooking. Slowly roasting spices is essential.
The oven capacity is brilliant for large family gatherings. This year I hosted family for an iftar meal and was able to cook four large trays of chicken drumsticks and chicken wings together and the oven coped brilliantly. It cooked everything evenly and without me having to alternate trays from the top to the bottom.
My Ilve Milano range cooker gives me the freedom to cook and bake in large quantities and without compromising on the time and speed it takes to cook in big batches.
Milano 1,200mm seven-
burner dual-fuel range cooker by Ilve has two ovens
I’ve always loved entertaining and hosting guests but struggled in my previous kitchen on my small cooker, so this has been a Godsend for me!
Cooking is such a multicultural activity comprising many techniques and methods that come from a multitude of locations and times in history
Simon Plumbridge, category manager, Gaggenau
This Schüller kitchen features an apron sink with a deep divide,
providing two sinks in one, which should work for kosher preparation
you can set the oven to switch on at a specific time and switch off after a set period; thereby negating the need to ‘operate’ the oven during the Sabbath.” Smeg UK’s head of marketing John Davies adds: “Smeg worked hard over the past two years to develop many of its ovens to provide Medhadrin-
June 2022 ·
certified Sabbath mode ovens having been awarded ‘Super Kosher’ status by Fedtech.”
Religious festivals bring families together – whether it be Christmas, Passover, Ramadan, Diwali or Chinese New Year – and there may be similar requirements when it comes to kitchen
layout and appliances – space, capacity and high-functionality. The dining area will be important, and should be able to accommodate the whole family, while the oven, ideally, should be big enough to cook up a feast. Obviously, nothing here is culturally-specific. As Gaggenau cate-
gory manager, Simon Plumbridge notes: “Cooking is such a multicultural activity, comprising many techniques and methods that come from a multitude of locations and times in history. At Gaggenau, we ensure that our appliances are designed to adapt to many cooking processes. “An appliance may be more heavily influenced by one culture than others, but that doesn’t limit its usage. For example, our baking stone is not used only to make pizza, but you can also make flatbreads, focaccias and more.” Chris Grundy, product manager built-in cooking, UK and RoI for Haier, Hoover and Candy, adds: “Quick, easy, efficient and stylish appliances that fit
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