I want to give them the benefit of the doubt and say perhaps it’s a deep freezer that is only opened occasionally, and I guess is pretty well sealed as long as it’s closed.
The kitchen appears to have one of those built-in fridges that matches the cabinets:
Probably a skincare addict storing their simple 500-step routine at exactly the right temperature
Maybe it’s a hot water tank? They can often look fridge-like however I’ve never seen one like that.
That is definitely not a hot water cylinder, it’s free standing.
Is this that much weirder than the widespread British practice of putting washing machines in kitchens?
Where else would you put it? Might as well just place it next to all the other appliances. We do it in Germany too, pretty sure it’s just a European thing.
My family/me (in and around berlin):
Me: WM in the kitchen
Parents: WM in the bathroom
Brother: WM in a little nook on the corridor(? Flurnische)
Another Brother: WM in the basement (benefits of a house)
The house is in Germany!
Oh no…