How do I equip my new kitchen? Best practices.

My biggest suggestions to you would be the consider how to prevent/fix annoyances and also to consider how long you'll be in the house. If you're looking to stay into your retirement years, then (for example) keeping the doorway wider means a wheelchair could fit in there. And keeping cabinets lower or at least some storage lower could help to prevent a fall in the future. As for fixing/preventing annoyances, if you love to bake, then if you can install a built-in cooling rack (and make it easy to take the parts out and clean them), that might make things more convenient.

Hi Jespah,
thank you for your response. The kitchen planning is already done and on it's way to be delivered. Major appliances are also purchased. My problem: I will have to think about what I need and where I want to place it into my kitchen. How did you guys determine what you need and where to store to provide a good workflow in my kitchen. One of my friends told me that she already thought about what she needed and where she wanted to see her kitchenware while she was planning her kitchen to ensure a perfect workflow. Now I am a bit afraid, that I should have done the same and that I won't be able to equip my kitchen with a smooth flow.
When did you start to plan on your kitchenware and where did you do your research of what you need?

I didn't plan any of mine (I live in an old Victorian).

But for anything, I would suggest to think about what you do often. Don't worry if it'll be imperfect in 10 years.

Make a lot of salads? Then a sink with a good sprayer, easy to reach, would help you. Reheat a lot of leftovers? Then make sure your microwave is accessible. Use the oven a lot? Then if it's an eat-in kitchen and your area gets very hot in the summer, consider how to place the table and chairs as far away from the heat source as possible.

You're going to be fine.

And think about the garbage can! Put it in a centrally located place so you don't spend a lot of time walking back and forth to throw things away.

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Hey. My suggestion is that you should first have supports like handles or flat stairs for old people. Plan your kitchen in a way where you have cabinets below and above which will be accessible for old or disabled people as well. Get an exhaust installed in case your cooking and it gets hot or you burn something accidently. Get a slab built so the family could have breakfast and make sure the electric connections are placed in areas where you plan to keep your machines to use for cooking.

If you want it to be quick and stress free, you can always call for a local contractor to do the heavy lifting and saves you a lot of time and effort.

Over the years I have renovated several homes and found the general rule of thumb is to have your major appliances and sink in a triangle, generally within 5 feet, so as to eliminate walking so much and to have your refrigerator door open INTO the kitchen rather than facing away. That's just awkward.

This is a bit of an oxymoron.

It sort of defeats the point of having stairs if they're just flat.

Yeah, it's sort of like a ... floor.

Hmmmmmm, you stumped me for a minute.

to GB - flat stairs - what else would they be but part of a floor?

Yabut aren't stairs supposed to let you climb up or down?

Yes, but what are 'flat stairs'? lol

I don't know. Maybe they are more level than some stairs?

Well, my brother was doing kitchen refurnishing not so long ago and it was a tough task. Probably, the most difficult one was choosing the furniture and there're some services that can 3d model your flat in order for you to see everything in real time. I think it might help you with your task. It can help you save your money cause you won't need to redo anything afterward.