Even though there has been huge technological progress over the last several decades, work in the kitchen remains mostly hand work. Research has shown that when a kitchen is not designed properly it is possible to walk a few miles while cooking a meal. While cooking and doing dishes a person can return several times to the same place, to bend and squat, and work! If you are trying to loose weight, it maybe could help. But you must agree that a kitchen is not the best gym.
Experiments have shown that with a reasonable to good kitchen design it is possible to economize up to 60% of distance you travel and 30% of your time.
Large kitchens can be a big problem. In large kitchens the distance between the stove, sink, fridge and the dinner-table can be considerable causing the owner to have to walk a lot. And you have to try to move around in your kitchen without touching or dropping anything. Money is wasted on unnecessary extra cupboard space, without making the work any easier. The key to making things easier is reasonable use of every foot of space in your kitchen.
Recommendations from ergonomic specialists have caused leading manufacturers of the world to introduce interesting designs which help make the kitchen a more functional space. These professionals are advising us to adhere to the sequence of workplaces according to the process of cooking:
1. fridge, placed in the area of products storage;
2. counter space and sink for the first prep and washing of products;
3. counter space for final preparation of product, cutting, chopping and etc;
4. stove for cooking;
5. dish serving.
Research has shown that only 20% of people keep all the necessary things in their kitchen. Even those things that should always be at hand, such as dishes, cups, pans, utensils, electric devices are kept in spare places. Small necessary kitchen things, such as glue, tape, scissors, and lighters are kept all over the house, and are hard to find when they are most needed. Reasonable internal designs of modern kitchen cabinet manufacturers make it possible to keep things better organized which saves time and effort. These design features make it is possible to use 99.9 % of internal space of the cabinets.
Therefore modern cabinets are equipped with various shelves, sliding boxes, reticulated pallets and trays. Doors are made to easily fold out of the way to make it easer to access things. And the fact that cabinets can carry up to 180 pounds allows their space to be used more effectively.
Modern kitchen cabinets are often equipped with built-in devices such as a sliding cutting board, a ceramic bread box, and compartments for small household appliances with built-in outlets. There are special spaces for storing spices and places to store foil and tape making it is easy to tear off a piece the right size. There is a special place to store can goods and preserves, and special wooden drawers to store your silverware. Plus there is a wide range of special functional elements such as: containers for covers, rails for towels and shelves for cook books.
These modern cabinet features allow you to store more yet in a way that they are easier to access making the modern kitchen easier, less work and more enjoyable to work in.