Good lighting enables you to discern if the color of that curry youre preparing for dinner is just right to take off the stove or decide if dish youre washing is cleanUse a T5 strip light for under-the-cabinet lightingUse daylight colors (5000K6500K) in the kitchenAvoid placing your light directly above where you place the stove. Oil vaporizes and tends to deposit over the lamp and over time the light output falls.