Kitchen is the centre of your family’s day to day living. Nearly everyone begins their day in the kitchen with a cup of coffee or breakfast to get their day underway. It’s where everyone in the family gathers. Kitchens are where memories are made. Let’s see what are the things which you should concentrate on in your kitchen.
The design
- A good deal of attention should be spent on the design of a kitchen
- The open plan designs reflect a desire for the kitchen to be more than just a place for cooking and eating
- Space for entertaining
- You should plan for enough room for your family to gather outside of the cooking area if you tend to have guests over
- Integration with other areas
- Today’s open plan designs include breakfast areas included into the kitchen plan
- Technology
- If you’re tech savvy, the kitchen is no exception to incorporate technology
- Built in smart appliances, warming drawers, steam ovens, induction etc are some of the things which you should be looking at
- Storage
- Decluttering the kitchen area is a must in an open design where the kitchen is the hub of activity beyond cooking
- You should look for innovative storage space to accommodate all things you need
- For better functioning, your kitchen should have a working triangle between your stove, sink and fridge
- Garbage bins should be located in a way that they are easily accessible to the triangle
- Under cabinets, counter tops are considerations for additional outlets and are easily hidden from the maked eye
- A butler pantry is a beautiful way to protect your heirlooms and stage meals as well
Must have kitchen tools
- Knives and knife sharpener
- Without a good chef’s knife, your kitchen will be incomplete
- Go for the affordable 8 inch chef’s knife
- Cutting boards
- Preferable, use a no slip cutting board
- Plastic or wooden cutting boards work just fine
- Bowls
- Get bowls that fit inside one another
- This will allow you to save a lot of space
- Measuring spoons and cups
- Ideally one set of measuring spoons and cups is what you need
- One for measuring liquids and one for dry ingredients
- Cookware
- Nonstick cookware is great for cooking
- However, remember to use metals utensils on these pans
- Vegetable peeler, wooden spoons, a meat mallet, tongs, ladles and spatulas are all the tools you need in the kitchen
- Bakeware
- It’s important to have the right sized pans for your oven
- Speciality pans for pizza, roasting and baking are good to invest in
- Blenders
- Get a immerson blender
- Your blender should not be oversized but functional to use
- Strainer
- Use a good strainer which can be used for lemons and even eggs
Other useful tips
- Try to keep the kitchen as less crowded as possible
- Make space before you enter the kitchen like a mudroom
- Keep the distance between the main fixtures comfortable
- Keep vertical storage in mind while designing your kitchen
- Keep your disposal smelling fresh
- Clean your dustbin and oven before you sleep
- Use a vacuum cleaner to clean out cabinets