What Works and What Doesn't for a Large Kitchen

My last two posts were for the very small kitchen. This thought is for a very large kitchen.

There have been so many great comments from people who have been there and helped in the kitchen. A chef was hired to cook for a party there. He commented that is was the most efficient kitchen he had worked in...A friend of the owner said the "tea and toast area was genius"...

I just love helping in that kitchen. The baking center is just wonderful. The mixer is there, the measuring spoons and cups as well as baking utensils are nested in their specific openings in the drawers. Dividers for as the mixing bowls. and other items are proveded as well. The bottom drawer of the baking cabinet is where the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking power and such is stored.

The cooking center is wonderful. There are specially surfaced cutting boards on either side of the cooktop, the drawers are divided for utensils, and pots and lids. Opposite of the stove is a great large drawer full of spices, a knife pull out, and a trash compactor. There is a sink on the end within quick reach of the cooking center and the baking center.....

The storage center located next to the cleaning center is a nice bank of drawers with wraps, bags, and divider for storage containers and lids. Everything you need for packing up the leftovers and storing back in the refrigerator...

The "tea and toast" area is very special. The owners love to drink tea with toast in the mornings. There is a top drawer dividers for tea, and second drawer is divided with a bread box on one side, and dividers for the toaster and electric tea kettle on the other side. The peanut butter and butter are also stored here.

What works in this kitchen is the defined work centers. It is a large kitchen, really large, broken down into areas that have what you would need for that specific work center's tasks. Everything is right "at hand".