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Kitchen Layouts: Clear off that kitchen counter

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Sunday, June 22, 2008. Clear off that kitchen counter. Not necessarily ALL the counters, but clearing everything off the stretch of kitchen counter you use most for prep and baking makes a big difference in how easy it is to work. It makes for less cleaning, too, when you don’t have to wipe spatters off half a dozen doodads sitting at the back of the counter! Try an under-cabinet mounted version to get it off the counter. Once you have a clean sweep of counter to work on, you’ll cherish it.

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Kitchen Layouts: Work Zones or Work Centers

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Sunday, June 1, 2008. Work Zones or Work Centers. Today, the traditional work triangle is often not enough to describe how a kitchen will work. Modern kitchen layouts. Involving more appliances (extra sink, dishwasher(s), separate cooktop and oven(s), microwave oven, etc.) have more potential work stations which the triangle can't account for. And if you add more cooks to a single triangle, it's a recipe for tripping over each other. The three major zones are:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome...

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Kitchen Layouts: Laundry in the Kitchen

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Friday, July 11, 2008. Laundry in the Kitchen. Most North American kitchens don't include laundry facilities, but there are some good reasons why you might consider including them in your kitchen design. Do you have a kitchen laundry? Would you have one? Why or why not? Were thinking of combining our kitchen with what is now the laundry room. Will be a much better flow and will add needed room to the cramped kitchen. We just worry about having food preparation and clothes cleaning too close to ea...But i...

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The Kitchen Curmudgeon: July 2011

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Monday, July 4, 2011. Rediscovering the Kitchen Pantry. For years, people have been ripping out pantries and other small kitchen-accessory-rooms and making the kitchen area into one big room. Now, fashion tells us that the pantry is back "in". Jolly good. Maybe we can keep this useful feature in our kitchens for a while now, until the wheel of fashion turns against it again. The Modern Kitchen Pantry: How to Design, Create and Use Your Pantry. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). IKEA Kitchen Cabinets FAQ. 6 Fact...

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The Kitchen Curmudgeon: July 2008

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Friday, July 11, 2008. Should you include a waste disposal in your kitchen? Waste disposals (garburators, waste disposers) have pros and cons. Not everyone needs or wants one. Personally, I wouldn't have one in the house. Easy disposal of food waste. No bad smelling garbage or compost container. Waste containers can be smaller. Note: properly managed compost and garbage containers don't have to smell. Take up space in the sink cabinet. Another appliance to go wrong and get serviced. Working in the kitchen.

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The Kitchen Curmudgeon: Decluttering the fridge

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008. If your fridge looks like a bomb went off inside it, or it's stuffed to the gills and you can't find anything, or you're afraid to open it because the science experiments have created their own civilization and reached the gunpowder stage. read on. Throw away the science experiments, anything with fur that shouldn't have it, and anything that’s gone bad. Look at all the leftovers. Decide: will you eat them in the next 2 days? Can they be frozen to eat later? Add new baking soda.

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Kitchen Layouts: Under-Cabinet Lighting Alternatives

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Thursday, June 19, 2008. The hands-down best way to light your counter work areas any place you have wall cabinets mounted over them, is with under-cabinet lighting. It's a wonderful thing to have light shining right onto your cutting board, instead of standing in your own shadow! You can do this several different ways, and there are more choices becoming available all the time. here are some ideas:. Not energy-efficient, either. Right now, I'd say go with LEDs if you can afford to, otherwise fluorescent...

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Kitchen Layouts: Should you include a waste disposal in your kitchen?

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Saturday, June 28, 2008. Should you include a waste disposal in your kitchen? Waste disposals (garburators, waste disposers) have pros and cons. Not everyone needs or wants one. Easy disposal of food waste. No bad smelling garbage or compost container. Waste containers can be smaller. Note: properly managed compost and garbage containers don't have to smell. Take up space in the sink cabinet. Can get jammed by or damage items which go into the disposer by mistake. May overload septic systems.

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Kitchen Layouts: June 2008

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Saturday, June 28, 2008. Should you include a waste disposal in your kitchen? Waste disposals (garburators, waste disposers) have pros and cons. Not everyone needs or wants one. Easy disposal of food waste. No bad smelling garbage or compost container. Waste containers can be smaller. Note: properly managed compost and garbage containers don't have to smell. Take up space in the sink cabinet. Can get jammed by or damage items which go into the disposer by mistake. May overload septic systems. Not necessa...

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Kitchen Layouts: Where to store the kitchen ladder

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Sunday, June 1, 2008. Where to store the kitchen ladder. Unless you're unusually tall, there will be kitchen storage areas that are out of reach. If you're short like me, lots of things are out of reach! That's when the kitchen ladder or step stool comes in handy. Where to store it when it's not in use, though? It's an awkward kind of shape. Here are some ideas:. A slim ladder can fit in a narrow slot beside the fridge. Mine needs about 1.5" of space. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).