Be Your Own Culinary Coordinator

Be Your Own Culinary Coordinator

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My friend had a dream kitchen. It was the size of a small soccer field and contained two dishwashers, a mini fridge for juice and snacks for the kids, custom cabinets, built in espresso maker, large commercial style refrigerator, and so on. It was organized with multiple triangular work patterns for ultimate efficiency, but in amongst this $100,000 (yes, I got the right amount of zeros) custom kitchen, you couldn't find anything. Nothing in the 50 odd cabinets was organized logically. Making a salad meant running between three different work stations to collect up a cutting board, knife and strainer, and then sprinting across the room to her temperature controlled vegetable bin.

Realizing that something was amiss with her new kitchen, my friend hired a Culinary Coordinator at a consulting rate of $75 an hour (apparently a bargain) to help organize her cupboards. Here is a summary of her three hour consultation:

1. Store your pots, gadgets, small appliances and other kitchen items close to where you will use them. Cookware should be located close to the range, mugs near the coffee maker and everyday dishes near the dishwasher for quick put away. Create mini stations with common themes, such as a baking station where mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons are all located in the same area as the counter space where you will use them.

2. Store items you use most often in easy to reach places. All those juice glasses, wooden spoons, everyday dishes, etc. should have quick access. You don't want to be cleaning out a cupboard to get at that tea kettle every time you want to boil water. Reserve those high shelves for items you rarely use and keep a step stool handy for quick access. The only exceptions are heavy items which should never be stored in high places.

3. Just as you clean out your refrigerator on a regular basis, sort through your cupboards once a year and remove any items sitting around collecting dust.

4. Keep a handy container on the counter for small frequently used utensils such as wooden spoons, wire whisks and spatulas. Pottery jugs, wine coolers and crockery work nicely for this and look attractive on the counter.

Get one plastic storage container to hold all the half-empty bags of spices that keep spilling out on your shelves. Buy a package of attractive stick on labels to use on odd jars and bottles to note the contents and date stored.

About the Author:
Justin Lee is an expert servicing the Montgomery County MD real estate market and surrounding areas. If you're looking for real estate, Justin is a professional Montgomery County Realtor who can go to work for you.



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