Is RCD protection necissary for kitchens?
The reason sockets in a kitchen are RCD protected is because they can be used to plug in an extension that can be used outside. That includes the cooker control unit if that also has a socket on it. In fact all downstairs sockets should be RCD protected. Depending on your consumer unit and how your kitchen circuit is wired, it may be possible to fit an RCBO for your kitchen circuit. If you can provide more information as to how the kitchen is wired and what sort of circuit breaker it has, I may be able to help further. If you are still in any doubt then you should seek further advice from a qualified electrician or two.
