CHEF! September 16, 2026 CHEF! Day 4 Iteration 38

Appliances Built Into the Counters

Counters now run straight through the appliances built into them. The fridge and grill sit in one continuous counter along the north wall, and the prep island reads as one piece. The pass and dirty-dish bin sit in an unbroken service counter, and the sink and dish rack in the back counter. Before, each counter broke into separate pieces around every appliance.
A dishwasher (and later any other built-in appliance) can now be placed straight onto a counter tile. It takes that piece's place in the run, and you get the counter's resale value ($20) back.
If the way it's turned would put its front against a wall or another counter, it turns to face into the room by itself.
Counters with something on them can't be replaced, and walls and counters can't go onto counters.
The placement highlight now shows green over a counter tile when the item can take its place.
A free-standing appliance, with no counter next to it, looks the same as before.
Nothing about how the kitchen works changed, so a normal game plays exactly as before: about 61 guests served and 9% lost.