Farah Khan shows renovated kitchen to cook Dilip, says she had issues with wooden cabinets: ‘Mujhe cockroach ki bahut problem thi’ | Lifestyle News

Farah Khan, who whips up unique dishes with celebrities on her YouTube cooking channel with her cook Dilip, recently renovated her kitchen. In the latest episode, she showed Dilip, who returned from his hometown, the new refurbished kitchen and also shared a “mini flashback” with a kitchen special who helped her with the makeover.
“The old kitchen was done nicely them. Now I am bored with the flat-panel kitchen. So, I need a swanky, five-star hotel kitchen,” shared Farah.
The new kitchen has stainless steel cabinets customised especially for her. “That is very good because mujhe cockroach ki bahut problem hoti thi. (I had a major cockroach problem.) Wood me paani ghus ghus ke smell hota hai, it rots and is a smelly kitchen (Wood absorbs water, so it smells). So, jab se, stainless steel ka daala hai andar, it is hygienic to another level (Ever since I have opted for stainless steel cabinets, it is hygienic to another level),” added Farah.
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During the episode, she chose blue, her “favourite and lucky colour,” and wooden panels for the finish.
“Wooden finish gives a colonial look. Dilip ji ko specially panels chahiye hai na,” the special said.
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Why are stainless steel cabinets preferred over wooden ones? 
Chef Shipra Khanna agreed that wooden kitchen cabinets, especially over time, become highly porous and can trap moure, food particles, and odours, which creates an “ideal breeding ground for cockroaches”. She shared that the functionality of stainless steel extends beyond wooden ones. “Unlike wood susceptible to termite damage, warping, and is high maintenance, stainless steel surfaces are non-porous, seamless, and far easier to sanitise,” Khanna told .Story continues below this ad

According to her, this makes them far less inviting to pests and also prevents the buildup of lingering smells that can attract cockroaches and other insects. “Transitioning to stainless steel counters and cabinetry not only improves hygiene but also significantly reduces pest infestations in the long run,” said Khanna.
DISCLAIMER: This article is based on information from the public domain and/or the experts we spoke to.