Cindy Hamilton wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 7:32:02 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
>
> > I am jealous that you have 5 feet there. I dont. I have 20 inches
> > and a 30 inch set I built. The corner area has my spices, rice
> > maker and such. The 30 inches holds a crockpot and a bread machine.
>
> Wow, that is tight. My spices occupy the upper cupboard to the left
> of the sink, relatively near the stove. Two shelves of spices,
> one of liquids like soy sauce and vinegars. I'll start thinking
> of my kitchen as "luxurious" rather than "tiny". I just snapped
> photos of my kitchen; I'll post them on my web site and come
> back with the link, so that Sheldon can criticize me and
> everybody else can see why we want to remodel that tired,
> old space with cheap cabinets.
>
> On my 5 feet of counter I've got a toaster and a food processor
> that is rarely used. We keep it there so my husband--with his
> busted shoulder--won't have to lift it when he wants to use it.
> Other, smaller, sections of countertop are pretty much filled
> with the microwave (next to the stove) and Mr. Coffee (next to
> the sink).
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Yes. The corner section (literally, 3 inches of it hit the edge, rest
all back in a pie shaped wedge) is all else. Used for spices and
condiments and in turn rice maker and rare coffee pot.

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