Unit 3 Kitchen Organization and Work Flow

section in a kitchen that has been designed around a specific activity

• work center

• floor plan

• kitchen appliance

• work triangle

imaginary triangle formed by the refrigerator, stove and sink. These are the focal points of the major work centers in a kitchen

• work center

• floor plan

• kitchen appliance

• work triangle

Includes: refrigerator and freezer container with lids plastic wrap, freezer wrap, foil zip-lock bags, freezer bags

• cold storage center

• food storage center

• clean-up center

• mixing center

Includes: pantry space for dry goods canned foods boxed items staple items flour, sugar, meal

• cold storage center

• food storage center

• clean-up center

• mixing center

Includes: sink area includes food cleaning and dishwashing vegetable brush paring knives and peelers dish towels and cloths scouring pads and scrubbers dish liquid, dishwasher detergent

• cold storage center

• food storage center

• clean-up center

• mixing center

Includes: area for mixing and preparing foods minimum of 36” counter space mixing bowls electric mixer, food processors measuring equipment

• cold storage center

• food storage center

• clean-up center

• mixing center

Includes: the stove/range/oven 24” counter space on at least one side of the range utensils, cookware, ovenware storage

• cold storage center

• food storage center

• cooking center

• mixing center

Includes: considered as an “additional work center”, not all kitchens have this as a separate space cookbooks, recipes, telephone, and computer

• cold storage center

• food storage center

• planning center

• mixing center

What kitchen floor plan is this?

• U shaped

• L shaped

• Peninsula

• Island

What kitchen floor plan is this?

• U shaped

• L shaped

• Peninsula

• Island