Where to put my kitchen essential gadgets

vivw_2

Since making a lot more HM food I am finding that all my gadgets need to be near at hand. My kitchen is not huge and they are taking up most of the worksurface. How does everyone else cope with this?

nearlyrich

I keep my kettle, toaster and food processor out all the time as they get used the most, small mixer, stick blender etc stay in a big drawer and come out as needed. My kitchen has two roll down stainless steel cupboard (tambours) which hide the microwave and the coffee machine. I have other gadgets in the high utility cupboards until required.

apple_mint

I keep the kettle, breadmaker and yoghurt maker out all the time. We go through so much yoghurt that I make a new batch every couple of days.

My Kenwood machines have a shelf to themselves in the pantry (at my height so that I don't have to get OH to get them out for me off a top shelf ). My hand blender lives with them.

I got OH to put more shelves in the pantry so that I could move my tinned stuffs in there. The empty cupboard in the kitchen now houses the slow cooker, ice cream maker and dehydrater. It's just a case of lifting them onto the worktop.

I find that if everything has a designated home it is easier to have system where they can be taken out when needed and put back when not. No-one and I mean no-one is allowed to fill the space with anything else;):D