If you are planning for a kitchen renovation  or shopping for a new kitchen, you should choose correctly what should go together with your new kitchen. If you are spending a lot of time with the cooking, is it not perfect to really make it a practical space with the possible comforts it may offer? Additionally, it should be durable to last for quite a long time and withstand against possible heavy use. Instead of going for fancy designs.

You will find that most kitchen cabinets are made of different types of materials, with respect to the price tag. These are often made of particleboard, plywood, medium density fiberboard (MDF). Rarely can you find kitchen cabinets which are made completely from wood.

Particleboard is easily the most commonly used cabinet material Internationally. The components of a particleboard consist of wood shavings, sawdust and other wood by-products. Pressure can be used to glue these materials together. Particle boards are not so popular in Kerala due to the weather conditions.

Medium density fiberboard, or MDF, is a high-quality core material. This is made from finer components than particleboard. Unlike particleboard, MDF can be shaped since it has smoother and cleaner surface. You should enquire about the quality of the MDF which your kitchen supplier is using. There are lot of cheap quality MDF available in the market.

Plywood is a composite material made from layers of wood plies. Its composition and also the manner each ply lies provide this material equal strength in all directions. Plywood usually provides a good cabinet material, particularly when it is included in wood veneer. A cabinet made of plywood covered in wood veneer is called solid-wood cabinet. Therefore, a good wood mahogany cabinet that you may find in your favourite kitchen store might not at all be solid mahogany but is probably made from plywood covered in wood veneer. Bear in mind that at least 70 plywood however it may still be considered a top quality product. It is often a typical misconception that sheet goods like particleboard, medium density fiber-board and plywood possess lesser quality when used as a building material for cabinets compared with wood.

On the other hand, panel boards are better still than lumber in many ways. Wood is more expensive than panel boards. Wood is poorly suitable for most kitchen cabinet parts. It absorbs moisture. It is often unstable, because it shrinks and swells in reaction to humidity changes. It may warp and crack when used for sides, bottom, top and back of cabinets. Experts believe that even the best cabinets are made with plywood. However, cabinets made of quality medium density fiber-board can sometimes exceed the caliber of plywood made cabinets – with respect to the manufacturer. Particleboards are usually employed for cabinet interiors to reduce cost since these are cheaper compared with plywood. Cabinets made from these engineered wood products like particleboard, medium density fiber-board and plywood are considered wood once covered with laminate, veneer, or even paint.
Finally, wood finishing also has an essential aspect in determining the caliber of a kitchen cabinet. Factory finishes that are found in stock cabinets are more consistent, smoother and last longer compared with cabinets finished in custom shops or a local carpenter. This is because large kitchen cabinet manufacturers utilize an automatic finishing process. Automation results in a more consistent finish which small cabinetmakers find very expensive to maintain.

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