Glass/metal laminate for appliances

A method for producing a laminate, the method comprising:

• providing a metal sheet;
• providing a glass sheet;
• applying an adhesive layer on a surface of at least one of the glass and metal sheets;
• placing the glass sheet and metal sheets in a sealed curing chamber adjacent each other;
• reducing air pressure in the sealed curing chamber;
• permitting entrained air bubbles in the adhesive layer to dissipate;
• and
• connecting the glass and metal sheets with the adhesive layer sandwiched therebetween

A method for producing a laminate, comprising:

• applying an adhesive layer to a surface of one of a metal sheet and a glass sheet using a roller coater;
• placing the other of the glass sheet and the metal sheet on the adhesive layer whereby the adhesive layer resides between the metal and glass sheets;
• applying pressure to the metal and glass sheets by at least one roller to remove entrained air bubbles in the adhesive layer;
• and
• curing the adhesive layer.