There are many factors to evaluate when looking for the best kitchen cabinets, but some are more important than others to pay attention to. Some are essential for all to consider; some are important to most prospective buyers; others are only important to certain people. Here is a summary of a list of factors that you may or may not need to consider.

Essential Factors for Choosing the Best Kitchen Cabinets

• Material Strength – Will the materials used support the weight of the items you plan to store and the countertop you plan to install?
• Finish Waterproofing – Make sure the finish will stand up to spills, cleaning, and anything else you can throw at it. It should not come off the substrate if the cabinet becomes temporarily wet.
• Shelf supports: will they support the weight they will be subjected to? Are they adjustable in areas where you might want to adjust them? Do they visually blend with the cabinets?
• Drawer Mechanism: Smooth operation and durability under intended use are important.
• Drawer fronts and bottoms: securely fastened so that the fronts do not come off with repeated opening and closing, the bottoms do not collapse under the weight of the contents.
• Suitable for using the hardware you want: If you have your heart set on certain knobs, handles, or pulls, make sure they fit and look good on your doors and drawers.
• Availability of interior fittings and finishing you want

Important factors for most buyers

• Ease of leveling cabinets and doors: This makes installation easier and faster, and therefore cheaper if you pay to do it.
• Soft close hardware on doors and drawers – especially if you have a busy family, this reduces both the noise level and the stress on the doors and drawers.
• Smooth, even finish – It should look the same on all doors and drawers, with no patches, rough patches, or matte finish where it should be shiny.
• Availability of a wide range of sizes (width, depth and height) so you can fill the entire area of ​​your cabinet without too many gaps or fillers.
• Shelf Adjustability – While most people don’t adjust their shelves after initial installation, it’s a good option to make that first installation suitable for the items you need to store.
• Toe configuration and strength: Whether you want the toe area to be open or closed is up to you, but you’ll want your closed toe to withstand kicks and punches, and the visible legs in an open toe area to be robust and attractive. .
• Water resistant interiors: to contain spills, sink leaks, etc.

It may be important to some people.

• Materials (doors, drawer fronts, panels, trim) available so you can custom make matching cabinets to fit odd spaces and match a range of stock
• For face frame cabinets, you may want different finishes for the frame and doors
• Reserve matching wood veneers if desired, especially if you are using an expensive or unusual wood with obvious grain
• Ability to support heavy stone counters
• Self-closing hinges/drawers
• Possibility of repainting later when you get tired of the new finish, which can avoid the need to buy the next batch of new cabinets sooner rather than later.
• Interior colour: options are available, can be restored later
• Low cabinets available with all drawers/deep drawers
• Corner cabinets available in various versions, with different styles of pass-through hardware
• Different types of hinges available: concealed or surface, different metallic finishes.

When you’re considering a line of kitchen cabinets, compare the information to the factors on this list that are important to you to make an informed decision about which kitchen cabinets are best for you.