Sheldon wrote:
> Since when does size matter?
>
> My present kitchen is "U" shaped, the working portion approximately 8'
> X 9', located at one corner of my dining area, I suppose what's now
> known as a "great room", although my dining area is not by any
> stretch a great space. I consider my kitchen more on the small side,
> but more than adequate. I've lived with much smaller and much larger
> kitchens. My smallest kitchen is contained in two shoeboxes that fit
> in a small duffel bag and a small ice chest, it's my old travel/
> camping kitchen (always at the ready), I've used it to cook many a
> gourmet meal, whether in a small motel room, at a park bench, or in
> the middle of a huge wilderness forest. I think too many people
> complain that their kitchen is too small because they use their
> kitchen primarily for collecting a lot of totally useless junk,
> usually "thingies' that don't belong in a kitchen, like only one set
> of everyday dishes belong in a kitchen, all special company pieces
> belong elsewhere, under your bed if you're short on space. And
> cookbooks do not belong in a kitchen, I have about a hundred, all
> neatly arranged in a glass door enclosed library bookcase in my
> office. Were I to move all my cookbooks into my kitchen it would no
> longer be a kitchen, it would then become a reference library. It's
> not wise to keep books in a kitchen anyway.

I agree about the kitchen size. There seems to be little
correlation between size and what gets cooked, in my experience,
anyway. I have had really tiny kitchens and large ones, and some
of my best meals were cooked in the tiny ones. One adapts to what
one has.

Probably my favorite kitchen was at my parents' house, where I
cooked for about 5 years after my mom died. It was not large, but
it was a galley kitchen, with counter space and cabinets on both
sides. My other favorite (not counting the one with brick ovens)
was HUGE and also had a pantry. Drool. My current one, which
includes the dining area is very large, but has almost no cabinets
or counter space.
--
Jean B.