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michiganrachel
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Comments (19)This was a complete surprise to me. I've never had trouble with my onion powder clumping and I'm in high humidity country. But your right about the steam. Most of the time that I add onion powder is in the beginning of the cooking process and the steam has not developed yet. Plus, I quite often shake stuff into the palm of my hand first. The few things in my spice cabinet that have developed clumps haven't been a problem. I just screw the lids back on and shake real well....See Morequestion for pullout spice rack owners
Comments (12)How often do you throw away your old spices? Heat really destroys subtle flavors and storing them next to the stove is not the best idea. I tried having my spice rack next to the oven and it was convenient but I could taste the flavor deteriorating. Most (but not all) of my friends and family could tell there was a difference taste in the cooked food. Be honest with yourself about how sensitive you are to taste before making a decision. If you have spices in your cabinet that are a few years old and you still use them - you probably wont notice any difference regardless of where you store them. I store them in a drawer like lascatx. I used mailing labels to print spice names that I place on top of the jars to make them easier to find....See MoreCalling all kitchen space planning gurus :)
Comments (55)a lot of dishwashers are handle-less. It seems it would be fine to the left of sink. there will be stuff on island and peninsula so the peninsula location at[pivot and step] from sink seems it would be fine-even better in a way.rinsing of dishes is not de rigeur anymore.I don't know-I just get a funny feeling about the plan-switching range and fridge would help. I think it's something about the "center of gravity"-I'm not feeling it-there are several sections here but in the end, the "center" ends up the floorspace in the middle,oddly. Here's something-what if you had a long elongated U coming off the window wall---the sides would extend less than the peninsula..then do an island running left to right with stools across back. It's more straightforward and "center stage" which to me your space is asking for. I guess the island off to the left seems marginalized to me....for your lg space you get 3 seats? not good use in my opinion. You could have 10-12 feet of island running left to right, along with ends, so calculate seating potential with that. Also-at the left side of a U, coming from piano plaza, you could do the structure necessary to back up your fridge/ panel and finish off end and back so the fridge is situated on that arm of U-facing in. then place bench or deacon's bench on the back of this wall or whatever you construct. This carries theme of bench at front hall.[I like benches] This would be nice in that mini area. Maybe if you just pause,walk through and look at your existing space and ideas on paper as they have evolved and go back to your goals. You'll get something great here....See MoreSpice Storage: Where & How
Comments (69)You know, given that I've got so little storage, there's stuff in the kitchen that probably technically doesn't belong there... Remember before kitchen rehab when all placemats, tablecloths & cloth napkins were stored in the living room because there was no room in the kitchen? I have a drawer in the LR hutch with transit tokens, pens, tape, calculator, etc. and the kitchen junk drawer w/ some of that stuff: shopping list paper, pen, scissors, tape measure... one drawer is not enough... so......See Morenancyaustin
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