Tips for choosing cabinet hinges:

1. Look at the material and try the feel

A good quality hinge has a thick handle and a smooth surface. Moreover, due to the thick surface plating, it looks brighter. This kind of hinge is strong and durable, with strong load-bearing capacity, and the cabinet door can be stretched freely, and the door will not be closed tightly. Inferior hinges are generally made of thin iron sheet welding, which is not so bright visually, and feels rough and thin.

2. Field test

At the purchase site, you can try a few more hinge samples. A good hinge has soft force and uniform resilience when opening the door; while a poor quality hinge has almost no resilience.

3. Check the market

Judging from the current market situation, the quality of the kitchen hardware of the products is relatively good, such as German Hettich, Mepla, "Häfele", Italian FGV, Salice, Boss, silla, Ferrari, BENO and other brands. There are also the quality of imported hardware, while many domestic products cannot withstand multiple openings and closings.

However, it is also a foreign brand, which also has advantages and disadvantages, and there are several products imported, domestically produced, and joint ventures. For example, the products of Häfele are divided into imported and domestically produced products. When buying, not only look at the brand. At the same time, pay more attention to the specific origin. Of course, if you pay for one price, the price of a good product may be much higher than that of an ordinary product. However, the number of hinges needed in the kitchen is limited, and there are many tasks to be undertaken. It is believed that it will be a cost-effective choice to install a few "capable" hinges for your own kitchen.

4. Ask more

In view of the current phenomenon of fish-eyes in the kitchen hardware accessories market, consumers should also ask more when buying branded hinges to see if the hinge is two-stage or one-stage, and the two-stage force is relatively better.

This mainly depends on the elasticity of the spring in the hinge. Due to the large spring elasticity of the two-stage force, the elastic force of the spring when the cabinet door is opened from 0 degrees to 15 degrees is the same as the elastic force when the spring is opened from 15 degrees to 90 degrees; and the one-stage force is due to the small spring elasticity, so the cabinet door The spring force when opening from 0 degrees to 15 degrees is obviously greater than the spring force when opening from 15 degrees to 90 degrees, which is manifested in the obvious slowdown when the cabinet door is opened from 15 degrees to 90 degrees. In addition, hinges with bad springs will last longer and have worse elasticity and are easily damaged.