here it is... our tiny tiny kitchen.... as opposed to our kitchen in the usa, this one is in a separate room, and not overlooking our living room. no fancy high countertops with barstools... just a tiny place with too much stuff.... cooking several things at the same time (like making dinner and cookies) is really a challenge, as there is not enough space to put your mixing bowls, cutting board, etc etc. and then there are the dirty dishes that need a place too as we dont have a dishwasher (and we dont do the dishes every day, then we could make do with just 2 plates, and we have several!!). in the usa we had so much space that we could keep appliances like toasters etc on the counter, but here we have to put them away after use.
as opposed to the usa, we separate our garbage here, so there is the general trash can, a plastic bag for all the plastics, a paper bag for all the paper, and then we have the glass bottles and the bottles with deposit.
when one is in the kitchen, its not that easy for the other to pass, and that sometimes really gets on my nerves... as i have mentioned several times, the oven is also much tinier than the one in boston. on top of that, theres not a lot of space to maneuver, so i am not very good at putting a very hot, very heavy cast iron pot into the oven; i usually make tim do it. then i open and close the oven door to make it all go faster. however, to do that, i need to step onto the balcony, as tim is standing on the other side. when we bake bread its usually in the morning and more often than not i am still in my "robe" (such a funny word), so i guess it must be a pretty weird sight when i step outside just to open and close the oven door... :)
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It is narrow, isn't it? But, you will get used to it.
maybe you need one of those organizational experts to have a look at how to best utiliize the small space. it looks like quite a challenge!
Yes, it is tiny and it must be a challenge in many different ways. Your description of kitchen activity is vivid and I am able to "see" all the action taking place. Would love to see you on the balcony! I often open my front door immediately after I get up to fetch the newspapers and often wonder what passersby must think (altho I don't give a fig). My first skillet bread deserve neither a photo or praise. Lots of different things could have gone wrong; but I'll keep trying. I decided I cannot scroll to see your bread 'cuz it's too depressing by comparison on this end! Have a good Sunday. Just brew some coffee and sit on the balcony while drinking it!
PS. Changed my mind; with your permission I'd like to use it for my screen saver!
Yeh, this is a real Amsterdam kitchen in an old house from the thirties in the past century. We had the same one when living in Amsterdam.
Ugh! That is a real "challenge," all the more so because you've had a bigger one. I don't even see room to lay out a cookbook (I suppose you can print out a recipe and tape it to a cabinet?). And the worst is that even one person is a crowd (we get meals done much faster when my husband helps out). I've had tiny kitchens like this; you have my sympathy!
Ugh! That is a real "challenge," all the more so because you've had a bigger one. I don't even see room to lay out a cookbook (I suppose you can print out a recipe and tape it to a cabinet?). And the worst is that even one person is a crowd (we get meals done much faster when my husband helps out). I've had tiny kitchens like this; you have my sympathy!
Interesting kitchen, but I wonder why you don't separate your trash in the US - I don't know of any city or even small town that doesn't have recycling for plastics, bottles, paper and garbage. Some even have food and plant waste recycling now.
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