A couple of months ago, I took Ian to a friend's house for a birthday party. I was stunned to see this machine in the kitchen. It was about the size of industrial sized washing machine and dominated the suburban kitchen.
What is it?
Kitchen Quiz 5
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Apt. 11d 
I don’t know the proper name but my guess is one of those devices that slowly cooks vacuum sealed foods.
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nope
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Wine cooler? Fancy bread machine?
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I know, I know! A kimchee fridge! It had to be asian because of the flower decoration
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Chest freezer for keeping half a cow?
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My mom used to buy half a cow when I was little. She eventually got tired of figuring out what to do with the funny parts and went back to the regular butcher.
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And American Family for the win! Yes, it’s an appliance just for keeping kimchi at the right temperature.
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More info here.
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a freezer? can’t wait to look at other responses.
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wow… a kimchi fridge!! Congrats to AmFam!
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I try hard not to judge, but did you all see the price on that thing?! Look, I’m a lady who likes nice pair of shoes and airline tickets, but $1,200+ on a Kimchi frig??? (I live in less than 500 square feet, so a luxury like this is really just that a luxury.) Wow. I hope it makes the owners very happy. I never knew a regular frig couldn’t properly maintain the “correct” temperature.
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“I never knew a regular frig couldn’t properly maintain the “correct” temperature.”
I suspect odor containment is an important factor. Plus, the temperature control is used for actually fermenting the stuff, not just storing it.
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Here’s a snip from a long, lyrical post on Korean food:
“And before you start baulking at the sheer volume of food, Korean food is healthy stuff. This is the home of kimchi, a fermented vegetable dish that no Korean meal would be without. Heralded as one of the world’s healthiest foods, there are more than 200 types, loaded with A, B and C vitamins, and bursting with healthy bacteria called lactobacilli.”
http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/articles/20100305
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Wow. I love kimchi but had no idea it warranted its own appliance.
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Inspired by here, I ate bulgogi for the first time today. Also, kimchi. The first was great the second not bad. The pickled bean sprouts were not my thing.
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