How much space do you have to prep food for cooking in your kitchen?

[Reggs]

Just don't buy many appliances and have them sitting out. When you do buy an appliance, always be mindful of the foot print.

 

[Joffrey]

Yah not much space here in my 1920s era apartment. If the owner updated the kitchen I would have a bit more space. Not a ton but every square inch would go a long way

 

[random-adam]

Previous kitchen in otherwise excellent 1-br condo:

New kitchen in the 1921 cape cod my wife and I bought last November:

 

[merkur]

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[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by random-adam

Previous kitchen in otherwise excellent 1-br condo:

Ok, imagine everything to the right of the sink still being there, and everything to the left of the sink is no longer there and instead of the dishwasher, there is a 1/2 fridge, that's my kitchen.

 

[TC (Houston)]

Old kitchen:

New kitchen. As an amateur cook, this has been a ton of fun.

 

[random-adam]

Originally Posted by TC (Houston)

New kitchen. As an amateur cook, this has been a ton of fun.[/IMG]

Damn, I bet. Is that an extra couple of burners on the island?

Also, I would consider unspeakably immoral things to acquire a stove/hood combination like that.

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by merkur

This is similar to what I currently have

. Also, some of that space is taken up by my microwave

Get rid of it. I have a galley kitchen right now and when i first moved in my microwave was occupying a fair amount of counter space. The thing is, the only thing i've ever used a microwave for is defrosting bagels, reheating soup, and popcorn (and scrambled eggs before i learned to do them the proper way). I threw it out and don't miss it. Now I have a reasonable work surface.

 

[TC (Houston)]

Originally Posted by random-adam

Damn, I bet. Is that an extra couple of burners on the island?

Also, I would consider unspeakably immoral things to acquire a stove/hood combination like that.


Thanks! Actually in the island is one giant super burner.

 

[oDD_LotS]

Right now I have the biggest kitchen I've had access to since moving out of my parents house about ten years ago (~140 sq ft), but I have very little usable counter space, thanks to the 1950s "modernization" of what was likely an early 20th century butlers pantry (the larger kitchen became an oversized bathroom). Probably 2 usable feet at most.

We're currently working on a historically sensitive redesign that would add a much needed dishwasher, a 48" fridge, a 36" range, and at least two prep areas of at least 6 feet each.