Kitchen Pantry Tips
Make the most of your existing layout, organise your pantry space and discover what a good kitchen design looks like with these three kitchen pantry tips from local cabinet making experts at Renomate and Gazmick Building Services.
A good kitchen design should be a triangle from the fridge door, oven and to the sink, to give you enough space to move about. The pantry needs to be between the fridge and the sink. A triangle design will cut down the walking distance and make it easier to move above in the zone where most of the food preparation is done.
– Gregory, Renomate.
Most of the food is stored in your pantry so it should be working in unison with your kitchen island or bench where the cooking, preparation and washing is done. Every kitchen has a process and a flow so it’s important to make it easy to go from the pantry to the fridge and from cooking to preparation to washing.
– Mick, Gazmick Building Services.
The most effective kitchen pantry is something that is adjustable and works, and that doesn’t necessarily have to be a large space. If your pantry requires an extended space, it will involve moving the existing framework but it depends if you’re eliminating existing joinery. To create space you need to give up space, an existing part or an opposite side of the wall, so work to your existing dimensions. Walls can be easily reduced but it’s uneconomical to extend wall space. If you need extra pantry space, try standardised flat packs pantries or pull out draws.
– Gregory, Renomate.
If you need a bigger pantry, you need to make an allocation for extra space. The biggest mistake homeowners make is attempting to make space themselves. Engage a contractor and get a specialist because it’s a lot more difficult and requires insight into the way a kitchen works. Each kitchen design is unique and someone qualified with experience in previous works can show you the best way to make extra space.
– Mick, Gazmick Building Services.
Try adding a lazy susan turntable to the corners where you can store your jars or round cans, otherwise, to give the impression of a neat kitchen, keep your pantry enclosed with a door. You don’t want anyone seeing your food products and it will also stop dust getting onto your stored foods.
– Gregory, Renomate.
Make the most of those unusable corners in the pantry with mechanical systems such as pull-out shelves or a mechanical storage unit instead of flat timber storage. Shelf risers are also great for deep cabinets and easily accessible.
– Mick, Gazmick Building Services.
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