On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 09:54:35 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>"cshenk" wrote in message
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>Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 12:25:54 -0800, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
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>> >
>> >"cshenk" > wrote in message
>> > news >> >> Cheri wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> > > >
>> >>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> >>> ...
>> >>> >
>> >>> > http://tinypic.com/r/wbt9wo/9
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Finally got a decent camera. Photobucket seems wonky just now
>> so >>> > made a tinypic for ya.
>> > > >
>> >>> Looks really good!
>> > > >
>> >>> Cheri
>> > >
>> >> It is! Did the kichen pics show ok?
>> > >
>> >>
>> http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/cs...ks%20Kitchen?s
>> or >> t=3
>> > >
>> >> I'm hoping that link works better. It's not perfect, nor am I but
>> I >> think it's fun to show where I cook.
>> > >
>> >> Carol
>> >
>> > Yes, this time it did, before just the bread. Don't know why. I
>> > think your kitchen looks very cozy and that it's used for cooking
>> > and enjoying it. It reminds me a lot of mine.
>> >
>> > Cheri
>>
>> You may think it's cozy but I think it's way too cluttered, what's
>> with all those small bottles everywhere...
>
>Thise are called spices. You may want to try some out like normal
>cooks do.

I probably have more spices than any two RFCers

>> there's plenty of space on
>> those empty walls for for storage cabinets, can even add more counter
>> space with cabinets below.
>
>LOL! The only empty wall space is above the added floor cabinet. Much
>of that is in use with 6 wall mounted spice racks.

Open spice racks are a big no-no, light destroys spices... spices
should be stored inside a closed space... a spice *cabinet*.
I keep my spices inside three adjoining kitchen cabinets, containing
small bottles that I refill as needed from the stash in my freezer.
Several spices that I don't use very often are in small bottles in my
freezer all the time, otherwise they'd deteriorate before I used them.
And just because you display all those spice bottles in no way means
you use them... they are simply a huge shitload of schmutz
collectors... you'd do better to use those racks to display Beany
Babies or other chachkas. None of my spices are displayed, not even
my salt and pepper. In my experience over many years those who
display all their kitchen stuff don't/can't cook, it's all a facade. I
was at someone's house recently, they had a ton of pots n' pans
hanging from the ceiling, walls, everywhere... I checked a bunch,
every one was coated with at least ten years worth of schmutz. I've
been offered a drink at people's homes who keep all their glassware
displayed on a counter, I looked at those dusty glasses (some with
obvious mouth marks on the rim) and refused, I certainly wouldn't eat
there. Ever I saw a kitchen with all those spice bottles displayed
out in the open like Carol's no way would I accept an invite for a
meal... all that dreck all over her kitchen whets my appetite like an
unflushed toilet. I don't care that a kitchen is small or old
fashioned so long as it's scrupulously clean, disorganized and
overflowing with dreck is no indication of cleanliness. I just want
to see the basic kitchen *layout*, not all the displayed appliances
either, displayed appliances over all the counter space tells me
they're not used other than to cover up schmutz, they're all show and
no go.

>> That ancient fercocktah piece of furniture
>> looks out of place and takes up a lot of space that would be a lot
>> more useable.
>
>LOL! Wich one? The flip down side table doubling as a low credenza
>(piled with special additives my elder dog needs such as GSM for her
>joints, Lignan for her Cushings-like symptoms and so on).

That is one ugli piece of furniture that matches nothing in your
kitchen and is a total waste of useful kitchen space. I'm positive
it's not filled with canine meds, your Vet doesn't need that much
space for animal meds.
I used to have an entire dining room set from the 1920s that sat 12
people, with the hutch, sideboard, credenza and all the chairs, huge
pieces, very ornate... was too much work dusting and polishing and I
don't think I ever had more than eight for dinner at that table... I
got rid of it, I sold it with the house.
http://tinypic.com/r/2d1w7eu/9
http://i64.tinypic.com/29eghw8.jpg
http://i63.tinypic.com/10h5d3d.jpg
http://i65.tinypic.com/io3y8i.jpg

>The China Cabinet? Genuine antique.

It's genuine ugli, doesn't belong in a kitchen, takes up too much
space, belongs in The Munsters Museum.

>What you may not have realized is there is a pantry to the side of the
>fridge. I use that for most dry goods. The spots above need a small
>step ladder to reach but have those bigger pans we all use for special
>things like a whole Turkey, or my covered Duck roaster.

I can only imagine what dreck fills your cupboards and pantry taking
up valuable kitchen real estate, crapola that you never use.

>The rest is open to the living room. Att he edge you may be able to
>see the built in bar (kinda messy with stuff on top right now.

I believe it's *always* messy.

>> One can only imagine what useless dreck is stuffed into
>> all those cabinets... I think you need to have a yard sale, or rent a
>> large dumpster. How/why do people live that way... I'm positive if
>> someone built you a new kitchen three times as large it would be just
>> as crammed full of useless dreck in a week. I'd be ascared to see
>> pictures of shenk's terlit.