When designing or redesigning a kitchen one of the first things you should consider is how you are going to design your work triangle. A work triangle is the area occupied by the stove, refrigerator, and dish sink. This area should be comfortable yet not too large. It is a work area and so should be efficient. Too large of an area will wear a cook out with repeated long trips from the refrigerator to the stove or the stove to the sink, etc. Everything should be to hand. A good area is between 12 and 26 square feet with no significant distance between any of the points.
Now you know what a work triangle is, but how do you go about implementing it into your new kitchen. Most work triangles fall into one of three categories: the u-shape, the l-shape, or the galley configuration. In the u-shape you see one appliance along each wall with the path traversing the space between. The l-shape is just like it sounds you have two appliances along one wall and a single appliance along the shorter wall. The galley design is used in smaller kitchens. The reason it is called a galley design is because it is similar to a ship’s kitchen that has all appliances along one wall.
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The work triangle should be sacred. Well not sacred, but definitely cherished. It is a place to get things done. Its primary function is the efficient preparation of meals. It is hard to efficiently prepare meals when people are constantly intruding in your space or moving things around on your stainless steel countertops. One way to prevent that is by making sure that any common gathering areas are outside of the work triangle. You do not want a kitchen table right in the center of your work space. Decide how you want your kitchen laid out long before deciding between granite tile countertops or solid granite countertops.
The last thing you should be considering is the placement within the triangle of your appliances. The most common mistake people make is placing the refrigerator within the interior of the triangle. People are constantly getting things out of a refrigerator. For this reason, it should always be placed on the exterior leg of the triangle and away from your work area.
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- JOHN BOOS Type 304 Stainless Steel Tops are made with high-quality materials.
- 11/2″ thick tops have 17/16″ thick MDF core topped by 16-ga.
- Type 304 stainless steel with #3 finish.
JOHN BOOS Type 304 Stainless Steel Tops are made with high-quality materials. 11/2″ thick tops have 17/16″ thick MDF core topped by 16-ga. Type 304 stainless steel with #3 finish. Welded, polished smooth stainless steel edge and melamine backer sheet.
List Price: $ 456.00
Price: $ 456.00