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From: MSN NicknameHelen_the_Original  in response to Message 1Sent: 5/13/2007 4:42 PM
Along with this - maybe setting kitchen up in centers will help!  MOST kitchens seem to be designed by MEN who REALLY don't have a clue and apparently must not mind making many many MANY steps!
 
  1. Dish center - with all dish paraphanalia there!  (Location - could be close to the sink - OR close to the eating area!)
  2. Food storage area (Location - if possible - near the food prep center - am talking canned goods here!)  It's REALLy nice when the refrig is somewhere close by too!  And maybe a counter or table so that stuff can be directly unloaded from grocery bag to shelves! 
    1. I know it's against Fly lady policies - but I like to keep 3 mos - 1 year canned foods on hand - for emergencies and a what if...
    2. ROTATE everything - newest in the back, oldest in the front - and keep a year on the lid!
    3. Mine are set up by category - like - fruits, veggies, meat/fish, condiments (including pickles, jellies, etc.), baking stuff is kept separately if possible.  Also I have a category for "instant" meals as well - the box prep stuff.
    4. And I hate to say it - but essentially my veggies, fruits are alphabetized by type - if only so that I can make a quick glance to see what I am low on and put that on the shoipping list!
    5. I really like to keep my pots and pans and casserole dishes here IF possible - if not - then in nearby cupboard
    6. Hopefully the stove will be near this area as well!
  3. Baking center - all the equipment located here
    1. Also - I store the flour, sugar, etc. here as well
    2. Needs to be close to IF POSSIBLE - the pantry and essentially the stove.  My ideal kitchen would have pantry between Baking center and cooking center - with place for bread to rise, or bread machine and other bking apparatus to be plugged in.  It would also have a baking preparation space - ie, BIG board to roll out cookie dough or pie crusts or knead bread on.
  4. Cleaning center - well, mine is in the kitchen and back hall - not really enough room to put the vacuum cleaner elsewhere!  And I store at least one additional whatever - just in case I run out (and I do!)
  5. Food preparation center (needs to be close to stove - and if possible to pantry as well.

My kitchen is most certainly NOT ideal - but hopefully I will be able to redesign it so that it is a bit more convenient than currently (and certainly so that when I turn on the microwave - if I have something else plugged in it won't blow every breaker switch in the house!)  BUT it is a lot more convenient, etc. than many.



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     re: KITS FOR ZONE 2   MSN Nickname1bighair  6/2/2007 1:41 PM