In our home, there can be no study and game room, but the kitchen must be indispensable. Food is the essence of the kitchen. From the point of view of house type and space, although the kitchen is important, the allocated space is very small, the smallest is even only 2 or 3 square meters! At present, there are two main types of integrated kitchen appliances that we can see, namely integrated stoves and integrated cooking centers. Although the integrated cooker officially entered the market earlier than the integrated cooking center, the integrated cooking center will also be quite strong in 2023, and the market performance is even more remarkable. Also as an integrated product that changes the shape of the kitchen, the integrated cooking center and the integrated stove, who is the best solution for the modern kitchen today? Today, the editor will take you to review the various performances of the two in 2023 and bring you the answer together.
At present, these two types of common kitchen appliances on the market are new kitchen species born of high integration, so what is the difference between the two? In fact, the most important thing is the overall shape, smoke exhaust method and installation method. 1. Different forms First of all, in terms of form, the integrated stove adopts the form of overall integration, integrating the smoke machine and the stove, and the disinfection cabinet or steam oven is often integrated below. Because the smoke machine is not installed in the form of a suspended ceiling, it can save the space above.
The smoke machine with integrated cooking center adopts a split form for the functions of the lower stove and steam oven, so that the three parts of the smoke machine, the stove and the steaming and roasting space are relatively independent, which allows the upper smoke machine to be hidden in the ceiling and only needs to be embedded below. 2. The smoke exhaust method is different and in terms of smoke exhaust mode, the integrated stove will use the lower discharge type for smoking because the smoking port will be arranged in the area close to the smoke source, but because the oil smoke will drift upwards after it is generated, this poses a great challenge to the suction power and flue structure of the integrated stove, but today's integrated stove brands have made great efforts in the motor of the fan, and the suction power of some integrated stoves can exceed 20m³/min, which is completely enough for the family. The integrated cooking center uses the upper hood to suck out the fumes, which is close to the traditional hood in our cognition.
3. The installation method is different, and when installing, if it is a kitchen that has not been renovated, there may not be a difference. However, if it is a renovated kitchen, if you want to install it in an integrated stove, you need to cut the countertop and "stuff" the product into it. The integrated cooking center is installed in a flush, and the hood, stove and the steaming space below are all independent, so there is no need to cut the original countertop, and the installation difficulty is relatively small.
Looking at these three differences, there are no obvious advantages and disadvantages between integrated stoves and integrated cooking centers, and everyone can make a reasonable choice according to their own family needs, so how will they perform in 2023?
If you want to understand who is more favored by consumers today, you can get a glimpse of the overall situation of the kitchen appliance market in 2023.
According to the total data of Aowei Cloud Network, the cumulative retail scale of the kitchen and bathroom major appliances market in the first three quarters of 2023 will be 116.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.4%. Among them, the cumulative retail sales of the integrated cooker market were 18.5 billion yuan, down 2.7% year-on-year, and the cumulative retail sales were 2.04 million units, down 2.5% year-on-year. According to the quarterly arrangement, the year-on-year changes in the retail sales of the integrated cooker market in the first three quarters increased by 0.5%, decreased by 1.3% and decreased by 7.6%, while the year-on-year changes in retail sales increased by 0.1%, decreased by 2.1% and decreased by 4.7% respectively.
In contrast to the integrated cooker, the market performance of the integrated cooking center in the first three quarters of this year 2023 is in contrast. According to the total data of Aowei Cloud Network, in the first three quarters of this year, the retail sales of the online integrated cooking center-stove steaming and baking part reached a year-on-year increase of 13.8%, and the year-on-year sales of offline channels reached an astonishing 36.4%, which has become an extremely bright scenery in the kitchen appliance market. The rapid development of integrated cooking centers is also reflected in the more active product layout of enterprises in 2023. After Fangtai, the first brand of integrated cooking center, this year, Vantage, Shuaikang, Yitian and other brands with integrated stoves as the main position have also begun to enter the field of integrated cooking centers, and one of the major reasons that attracted them to start the layout is the rapid growth and prospects of integrated cooking centers. By launching high-priced, high-positioning products, companies can obtain higher profits and feed back to the company. Such a high-end development route that does not take the volume coincides with the current consumer market that pursues quality and fashion, and also makes the integrated cooking center more acceptable to consumers. In this way, enterprises can also enter a virtuous circle.
In the past few years, the integrated stove has quickly occupied the market by virtue of the attribute of "integration" and a smaller footprint. But why this year's integrated stove is a bit "burden-bearing"? Analysis of the reasons behind it, first of all, by the fluctuation of the real estate market, the transaction volume of new houses declined, which directly affected the shipment of integrated stove products. For many families, due to the characteristics of the integrated stove product during installation, if you want to install the integrated stove, you need to make a reasonable layout during the decoration, which limits the user's choice. When the market situation enters the current state, integrated stove enterprises will face low-price competition in exchange for quantity, which is also contrary to the demand for high-quality products today.
But on the other hand, the integrated cooking center has undoubtedly injected new vitality into the market. It has a natural advantage in terms of specifications, and the detached design allows users to buy a full set when purchasing, and directly install a more unified kitchen appliance set at home, or they can buy a separate smoke machine, stove and steaming and grilling combination, and consumers can choose more freely. Brands such as Fotile have also launched products that have been further upgraded in form, such as integrated cooking centers that can be automatically lifted, adding the appearance and intelligence that consumers are concerned about today, and have also gained the attention of many users. For the current high-end consumers in China, the concept of integrated cooking center is obviously more suitable for their needs.
After understanding the product and the current market situation, let's go back to the original question, who is the best solution at present? If the integrated stove allows the concept of "integration" to take root in the kitchen, then the integrated cooking center further makes the concept of integration more "imaginative".
The experience is completely inferior to that of the traditional integrated cooker, and the flexible design of the hood, cooker, and steaming and baking space can be separated, bringing more possibilities to users on the basis of integration. For today's user needs, just as the integrated cooker was just when it was first introduced, the integrated cooking center may take over as the best solution for the new generation of kitchens.
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