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 perspective of house type and space, although the kitchen is important, the allocated space is very small, and the smallest is even only one square meter!Such cooking conditions, if too many kitchen appliances are put in, will make the cooking process stretched and unable to be used, such objective conditions will promote the integrated development of kitchen appliances.
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 form of the kitchen, the integrated cooking center and the integrated stove, who is the optimal solution for the modern kitchen today?Today, I will take you to review the various performances of the two in 2023 and bring you the answer together. What are the similarities and differences between all "integrated" products?
At present, these two types of kitchen appliances commonly found 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 hood 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. Different smoke exhaust methods.
In terms of smoke exhaust mode, the integrated stove will be arranged in the area close to the smoke source, so the lower row will be used for smoking, 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 20m 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 it comes to installation, it may not make a difference if it is a kitchen that has not yet been renovated. 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?
The "results" of the year are better than the integrated cooking center
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 34%。Among them, the cumulative retail sales of the integrated stove market were 18.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 27%；The cumulative retail sales volume was 2.04 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 25%。According to the layout of each quarter, the year-on-year change in retail sales of the integrated stove market in the first three quarters increased by 05%, down 13%, down 76%；The year-on-year change in retail sales increased by 01%, down 21%, down 47%。
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 138% year-on-year growth, and the year-on-year sales growth of offline channels reached an astonishing 364%, has become a very 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.
Why go to 2The integrated cooking center will emerge in the future
Why are they both integrated kitchen appliances, but now the situation of the two is very different?In the past few years, the integrated cooker has rapidly occupied the market by virtue of the attribute of "integration" and a smaller footprint. But why is the integrated stove a little "moving forward" this year?
Analysis of the reasons behind it, first of all, by the fluctuations 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.
Integrated Cooking Center vsIntegrated cooktopWho is the optimal solution?
After understanding the product and the current market situation, let's go back to the original question, who is the best solution at the moment?I'm sure you probably already know it. 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.