Island cooktop.....where do you store your cooking utensils?
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Comments (21)regarding the frameless/inset question: Our cabinets are frameless. We used the Lee Valley drawer insert makers to make a custom flatware holder. These are much taller (3.5 inches) than a typical flatware organizer, so we have just filled it up with lots of flatware. We have service for 32 in ours, which we love. We never run out of flatware, even with a large group. We moved our flatware drawer from the end of the peninsula close to the eating area to a drawer next to the DW when we remodelled. We much prefer the new location, but it all depends on your kitchen layout and how you and your family operate in the kitchen. My kitchen is small (hence, the frameless cabinets) and my cleaning and prep zones overlap (sink, DW, drawers with flatware and utensils, corner cab, range - we prep between the range and sink). Both our old and new DWs had easy to grab silverware baskets. My teenage DS empties the DW, and moving the flatware drawer was one of his few requests with the remodel (surprisingly, he actually had good input!). It is much easier to put the flatware away in the new location. When I empty it (he has a tricky way of being busy/unavailable when the DW needs unloading...) I still pull out the basket and set it on the counter so I don't have to bend over. There are usually some non-flatware pieces in the basket (measuring spoons, small spatulas, small whisks, etc), and it is really nice to have the cooking utensils co-located with the flatware. I also find that I use quite a bit of flatware while prepping and cooking, so it's nice to have it nearby. The table setting thing that others are talking about got me thinking. I always set the table myself while I have some down-time during cooking. I think I do it that way because my dish storage is above where I prep and in the way of cooking, so I don't want to invite anyone into the kitchen when I'm cooking. So wise of you to think of this now! Good luck...See MoreCooking utensils - on counter or in a drawer?
Comments (32)Both...my most used are in two crocks...one for cooking "gluten-free" and one "regular" cooking. Less used are in drawers (one drawer for gluten-free tools/utensils + other misc tools/utensils and another drawer for "regular" cooking + knives) Mine is, in part, a space issue. Since I have to have two sets of many things (gluten-free vs not), I didn't want to devote two entire drawers to cooking utensils. The crocks are working very well....See MoreWhere do you store your everyday plates, bowls & cups?
Comments (54)Dreamingnh, thanks for the additional website! Amazingly the inset drawers seem to look nice in both the recessed look or the slab look. I am also glad I started this thread since I think it is helping all of us and I love seeing what everyone is doing to make their lives easier. 3mutts. Thank you for letting me know that you have so many drawers and went with the slab drawer for ease of cleaning and the clean flush look. Bmorepanic, that sounds very convenient your layout of the shelves and the recessed wall for the glasses and mugs so are easy to reach for and to put away. circuspeanut, thanks for letting me know that you have your cabinets at 16" and you love it to reach everything. An installer was here for an estimate and I told him I wanted the cabinets lower and he said I could do it but first find out how much extra crown molding I would need and what the cost would be if I still wish for the cabinets to reach the ceiling. I am definitely going to look into this since I would love for the cabinets to be lower. I have a tall blender but I can just place the blender on the open counter that has no cabinets over it since it is open to the family room with a half of a wall in between (so far three cabinet guys want to know if I want to extend the granite counter there to put stools there but it will lessen my walk way so I prefer not to and not to increase my granite costs). Thanks for letting me know there is not code regulation for the height of cabinets over a counter and not over a range....See MoreDo you cook your wooden spoons?
Comments (12)Some of our members, like Agmss15, who are woodworkers probably know better than I, but it sounds to me like they haven't adequately dried the wood. After an artisanal woodworker carves a bowl, he puts it in a brown paper bag to dry because the paper holds enough moisture to keep it from drying too fast and cracking. If they want you to cook the wooden spoon, I wonder if it's because they expect it to dry during shipment and time before sale, and just want to be sure it's fully dry. Weird thing to ask people to do....See MoreMizLizzie
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