| Kitchen Remodeling Kitchen Zones | | | | kitchen's cooking zone is where fire enters the |
| Kitchen Zones: | | | | picture. Centered around the range or cook top, this |
| Food Prep | | | | is the spot where stir-fry, spaghetti, and sauces and |
| Cooking | | | | steaks sizzle. You may want to keep your |
| Baking Cleaning | | | | microwave and toaster oven here as well. |
| Kitchen Zone One: Food Prep | | | | Include: |
| The food prep zone is the area of the kitchen where | | | | Deep drawers for pans |
| you slice and dice. If your kitchen is spacious enough | | | | Shallow drawers for pot lids |
| to accommodate an island cabinet, the food prep | | | | Spice drawer (or cleverly hidden racks in pull outs) |
| zone would be well placed there. It’s helpful to | | | | Microwave cabinet for concealing and saving |
| include another sink for rinsing fruits and vegetables, | | | | countertop space |
| as well as including a refrigerator drawer for milk and | | | | Utensil drawer for spatulas and spoons |
| eggs if your main refrigerator isn’t easily | | | | |
| accessible. | | | | Kitchen Zone Four: Cleaning Zone |
| In your food prep zone include: | | | | Next to your sink and dishwasher, the cleaning area |
| Pullouts | | | | of the kitchen is the home of water and washing. |
| Drawer for knives | | | | Keep “water dependent products” like your |
| Drawers for mixing, measuring and serving items | | | | coffeemaker and salad spinner nearby. You’ll also |
| Pullout trash center | | | | be emptying the last bits of lasagna and soup into |
| | | | | containers here, so keep storage supplies nearby. |
| Kitchen Zone Two: Baking Zone | | | | Include space for an adequate number of cleaning |
| This area is built for fun! :-) The baking zone of the | | | | and drying supplies, as well as a convenient way to |
| kitchen is where cookies, breads, and casseroles | | | | store clean dishware. |
| come to life. Aside from the appropriate countertop | | | | Include: |
| space and material (marble slabs work best for rolling | | | | Pullout rack for dishtowels |
| dough), you’ll need to keep a number of your | | | | Plate rack for storing daily or occasional dinnerware |
| kitchen's supplies within easy reach. | | | | Under sink pullout for dish washing detergent and |
| Include: | | | | cleaner |
| Drawers for storing small items like cookie cutters | | | | Tilt out sink tray for sponges. Drawer for aluminum |
| Storage Bins for flour and sugar | | | | foil, paper, and plastic wrap storage |
| Pull Out Tray divider for baking sheets and pizza pans | | | | Pullout drawer for Tupperware, divided for lids and |
| Drop down cookbook rack | | | | containers |
| Drawers for rolling pins, measuring cups, and | | | | |
| teaspoons | | | | Although not directly involved in the four zones of |
| Easy-to-reach cabinet space for heavy casserole | | | | the kitchen remember the “dining zone.” |
| dishes and mixing bowls | | | | There is more flexibility involved with designing your |
| Storage for oven mitts, pot holders, and trivets | | | | eating area, however do consider adding easily |
| Divided utensil storage for spatulas and wooden | | | | accessible storage for tablecloths, place-mats, |
| spoons | | | | napkins, or infrequently used chinaware. |
| Pop-up stand for your mixer | | | | |
| | | | | Footnotes: Although used in this article the word |
| Kitchen Zone Three: Cooking Zone | | | | Remodelings may not be an official word. |
| The cooking zone is always a hot place to be. The | | | | |