Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

PasturesNew

vivatifosi wrote: »

I'm starting to wonder why for my birthday I asked for a solar-powered radio for the window sill.

First world problem init

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

That'd take a 6' length of worktop just to have that lot always out and available - if you put them in cupboards you never use them.

As for the slowcooker - I think they're a great idea, but really should be available in a 2 pint size.

You can use them for desserts/sweet stuff... maybe it's worth some time investigating just 1-2 great things to use the slowcooker for.... 1-2 real treats.

The other issue I have with the thought of a slowcooker is people suggest you can come home to a nice hot meal - and I fail to see how - they cook in a shorter time than the time a full-time worker is usually out at work... and, once you're at work, you can never really be sure what time you can get away (invariably getting conned into free overtime or a meeting that overruns).

Slow cookers have timers usually, and they stay hot fr ages. I just don't like the food it produces veyr much. User error i am certain, but not one i am too worried about correcting.

The workspace v cupboard issue is why i have designed my special sockets and the back roll out shelving dresser. I just need to afford to have it made, and by the kitchen aid and icecream maker etc and i am away!

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

Are you ok this evening LR?

Dunno, cannot remember

vivatifosi

lostinrates wrote: »

Icecream maker that drinks vodka

Percy1983 wrote: »

my toaster boils eggs

Who knew such things existed? I clearly need to broaden my horizons beyond the Argos catalogue.

lostinrates

vivatifosi wrote: »

Who knew such things existed? I clearly need to broaden my horizons beyond the Argos catalogue.

A parent was tellilng me today about loos where the sink is sort of builtinto the cistern.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

The workspace v cupboard issue

As you know, I HATE kitchen cupboards - they are all too small to be actually useful as storage.... unless you're lucky enough to have 20 of them. One good big larder, ceiling to floor, with just shelving, is a much better use of space. Also, one long run of worktop.... 4' of clear worktop is best if you're making food things ... I mean "proper making", not opening tins and opening boxes of pizza.

Also - most sinks are too small to be able to wash the bigger saucepans/dishes and other random items you might want to wash. I've seen some nice looking half-depth Belfast sinks on the telly - they're big enough for washing many things. The perfect utility room would have one of those probably. Also, whatever happened to 1.5 bowl sinks. When the sink is full it's nice to have that other smaller sink for rinsing into and urgent one-off washups required, etc. You also don't see many double-drainers these days.

sss555s

Funny thing used to happen.

The car alarm used to go off when DD was melting cooking chocolate in the microwave. It would only happen with cooking chocolate.

That was the only time the car alarm ever went off, weird.

Was a good excuse to change the microwave

vivatifosi

lostinrates wrote: »

A parent was tellilng me today about loos where the sink is sort of builtinto the cistern.

I'm trying to imagine this but struggling. How do you wash your hands without having a leg either side of the toilet bowl? You'd never be able to wear a pencil skirt if you want clean hands.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

As you know, I HATE kitchen cupboards - they are all too small to be actually useful as storage.... unless you're lucky enough to have 20 of them. One good big larder, ceiling to floor, with just shelving, is a much better use of space. Also, one long run of worktop.... 4' of clear worktop is best if you're making food things ... I mean "proper making", not opening tins and opening boxes of pizza.

Also - most sinks are too small to be able to wash the bigger saucepans/dishes and other random items you might want to wash. I've seen some nice looking half-depth Belfast sinks on the telly - they're big enough for washing many things. The perfect utility room would have one of those probably. Also, whatever happened to 1.5 bowl sinks. When the sink is full it's nice to have that other smaller sink for rinsing into and urgent one-off washups required, etc. You also don't see many double-drainers these days.

We have a belfast sink, old and crazed,that will go into the utility, and a sort of less old belfast sink with integral drainer. Its really handy, i will have that as temp kitchen sink, then move into to potential annexe or feed room.


While i cannot imagine replacing a normal fitted kitchen on a whim, having had a look in really good handmade super dooper jobs, i can imagine spending the amount of three normal kitchens on a forever kitchen, where the cupboards are the right size, the back of doors have uses to save over full shelves inside, and the kitchen is built for the space,not existing standard sized units fitted into soaces. Exactly what that kitchen will look like is yet to be decided. I had made mymind up until last weekend when i went into a stunning house with a beautiful kitchen, almost the same size and shape of ours, whoch had done something different to what we plan, which might not have been as sensible use of space, but which looked amazing....so....

PasturesNew

... and another thing - just nearly whacked myself in the face on a wall unit door - when open, half the door extends out further than the kitchen worktop .... and I'd opened the door, got something out (biscuits), then thought "oh I need scissors", turned to cross the room and nearly walked straight into the open door... always doing that.