How to organise your kitchen?

The best if you are lucky enough to have a kitchen on your own. 

If not...well...either you convince your mom/dad/boyfriend/girlfriend/neighbour to let you change things, to let you reorganise their kitchen. They will not like it...but you can try. Or just be selfish and temporary use the reorganised order of things. Don't be bothered; they will put things back if they don't like them in their new place. :D

You need space to prepare things between the sink and the hob. If it is possible. Best scenario is that you can wash your hand/the veggie/spoon as many times as you need, you can add water easily to your food boiling on the hob. We will talk about the oven soon, as well. For now it is good enough if check how to use it. That can be tricky. :D

What you need:

• a very good, sharp knife to chop, one to clean veggies and one to cut them.
• cut board
• kitchen spoon and at least one table spoon
• pots, pans
• kitchen towel
• spices
• oil, spread, butter, etc.
• herbs
• bowls

These are the basics.

What I do is that I have the knifes between the hob and sink, spices on the right side of the hob. Spoons, other tools under the hob. I do not really have to move more than a meter while cooking, no matter how big the kitchen is. 

When you want to do something prepare every ingredients and line them to see whether you have everything. What must be cleaned, cut, goes to the sink-side. What are additions, like flour, goes to the right side of the hob.

And yes, if you feel cutting the veggies too tiring you are free to sit on the floor with your bowl and knife or get a chair...maybe a bar chair. If you decide to peel and cut things on the floor be careful that it does not harm others (kids eg.) or you do not leave water on the floor as it can be slippery.

But if you cook every day and you do not have time for laziness, you learn how to do these things efficiently, quick and easy AND standing. For example if you clean all the veggies, you just need to cut them quickly. It can go directly to the pot, no additional dirty bowls. The messy thing comes when you work with meat, especially mince. Or you bake. 

We will get there....For now, get the chair and open a bottle of wine if that makes you relaxed. :) Where to place your wine glass? I know. Not easy, heh? Definitely to the right side where no dirt can get in there.