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Originally posted by shakran
a kitchen light is generally enclosed. CF lights do not like heat, and will die prematurely if run in an enclosed fixture. That and the fact that their light quality sucks. . . 
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I'm wondering where these lights are that they are getting seemingly high amounts of heat. I have CF bulbs that though they are not enclosed, I leave on for weeks at a time because of the low energy/heat dissipation and can put my bare hands on them without fear of burning myself. Just my experience though.
As far as light quality goes...hmmmm...I guess that's all personal opinion because I've been using them for years and actually prefer them to filament bulbs.