It is a room used for cooking and food preparation.

A ________ is more than a layout of your kitchen.

It is a blueprint on how your kitchen will function in general.

Your refrigerator and pantry are the major items here.

Your range, microwave oven, and smaller appliances are found in this area.

Counter space is important in this section.

This area is home to the sink, waste disposal, and dishwasher.

This requires three full walls of the room.

This layout is perfect for a kitchen that will get a lot of use and needs a great deal of space.

This shape is ideal for a large family or for people who take their food preparation very seriously.

This layout plan is nice for a kitchen where a lot of entertaining might be done.

This shape is also nice if you do not have a separate dining room and an eat-in kitchen.

This kitchen layout is a good solution for a narrow kitchen.

This is not the most efficient, however, as the user must walk from one end to the other many times to prepare a meal.

is a good efficient use of space, and is one of many professional chefs tend to prefer.

has two rows, but is usually not open at both ends.

This layout plan will feature an independent island that can face the living room or dining area, allowing socialization between the rooms.