Along with the basic and advanced tools used in a kitchen to prepare meals, ensuring your kitchen is high functioning is essential. There are several ways you can attain a highly functional kitchen. Below we will share some ideas to help you along.
Kitchen Layout
A highly functional kitchen is laid out in such a way that moving from stove to fridge and then to your preparation area has a good flow. Selecting a good layout will make preparing and cooking meals in your kitchen an easy task.
Kitchen Island
A kitchen island is a high functioning workspace that allows for easy food preparation. The top of the island can be either metal for easy sanitation or a butcher’s block to protect expensive knives. There are other materials which can be used as well but these two work best. Many kitchen islands are fitted with small sinks for washing foods as you are preparing them. This is a very convenient way to save time. Many islands also have storage areas beneath and some are even multi-use containing a breakfast bar design.
Double Oven
A double oven is every cooks’ dream. This allows the cooking of multiple items at different temperatures simultaneously. You can also cook dinner and bake a cake at the same time. A double oven is very time efficient.
Lighting
Kitchen lighting is very important when preparing and cooking food. This is especially true when cooks use visual techniques to know when foods are cooked. Placing sufficient lighting over your workspace can help prevent accidents and improves accuracy when preparing foods.
The Pantry
This is the key to every kitchen. A well-stocked and organized pantry will make it much easier to grab the ingredients you need when cooking. You can also customize your pantry with spice racks and metal bins to keep them orderly.