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What do you have on your kitchen worktop?

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  • karcher
    karcher Posts: 2,069 Forumite
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    I have a tiny kitchen with very little work surface so I only have a kettle, toaster and microwave constantly out.

    Oh and the fruit bowl.
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  • suki1964
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    Cats.:o...


    Lol

    Arthur attempts to, esp if I leave a drawer slightly open.

    No harm, but I think I'd have a blue fit if I found him up there {{shudders}}
  • freyasmum
    freyasmum Posts: 20,597 Forumite
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    We don't have a bad sized kitchen, but I still feel that it's too cluttered :o

    I have, next to the draining board - an airfryer.
    Between the sink and the hob - magimix (sits in the corner) and kettle.
    Between the hob and fridge - knife block, kitchen towel holder, rotating spice rack (in the corner), toaster, fruit bowl and microwave.

    The airfryer is ugly and takes up SO much space but it's used on an almost daily basis. And I really dislike the knife block, but it was his..
  • Way too much! Though we have recently got rid of the breadmaker as it stopped working and couldn't be fixed.

    Kettle
    4 slice toaster
    Blender
    Small slow cooker
    Large slow cooker
    Rice cooker
    Microwave
    Coffee machine
    Spiralizer
    Food processor thing
    Fruit bowl (this used to be on breadmaker when not in use)

    Then there is coffee, tea, sugar oils, cereals, oats, lentils and the like. We just have enough space for two chopping boards of space to work with. It works though.
    I am a vegan woman. My OH is a lovely omni guy :D
  • kathrynha
    kathrynha Posts: 2,469 Forumite
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    I have more on my kitchen worktops than I should.

    Trivet
    Chopping board (upright against wall)
    Knife block
    Kitchen roll
    Microwave
    Coriander
    Oil (bottle and spray)
    Utensils pot
    Mug tree
    Tea, coffee and sugar pots
    Sweetners
    Bread bin
    Toaster
    Kettle
    Squash
    Butter dish
    Scales
    First aid kit

    Also normally a couple of drinks bottles, tupperware, pepper pot, chilli sauce, cook book, some mail, and other junk
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  • *Margaret*
    *Margaret* Posts: 142 Forumite
    My kitchen is very small so all that is out is the microwave, kettle and chopping boards (in an upright thing) I also have a breadbin and then keep things on top of it in little boxes. I have one cupboard for food, one for plates, glasses and so on and one for pans so not much space for other things. It's that which puts me off buying kitchen gadgets as no idea where they'd go - my kitchen has probably saved me a lot of money over the years!
  • LameWolf
    LameWolf Posts: 11,238 Forumite
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    Under the CH boiler (limited space): coffee filter machine and toaster. Next to that: microwave/convection cooker.

    Then comes the draining board and sink; worktop next to sink (it's single drainer) kitchen caddy for stuff to go in the compost bin, washing up liquid, diluted stardrops in spray bottle, anti-bacterial spray, handwash liquid.

    Long worktop: Small pile of tiles left when kitchen was redone, which are backed with cork and act as pan-rests; two trees of 6 mugs each, kitchen roll on a spike-style holder, kettle, teapot.

    Then comes the cooker, which has a hinged glass lid that comes down over the hob, then a small bit of worktop which just has the kitchen scales on it (they won't fit anywhere else).

    Everything else lives in cupboards, except the bread machine which lives on top of the fridge/freezer when not in use.
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  • babes21
    babes21 Posts: 1,665 Forumite
    We have recently had a new kitchen which has quite a lot of worktop space. Although with my messy husband it's just even more space to put his clutter :mad:.

    Stored on there at the moment I have:

    * Microwave
    * Kettle
    * Tea, Coffee, Sugar jars
    * Knife Block
    * Slow Cooker

    I'm hoping it stays this way!!
  • Sayschezza
    Sayschezza Posts: 744 Forumite
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    Between the fridge and the sink and Under the tea/coffee/bread cupboard is the mug tree, kettle and toaster. This is oh corner to keep him away from my cooking area. I have between sink and cooker a microwave and knife block. Other side of cooker in a corner is the slow cooker and cake tins.
    All that clutter used to be money
  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    Side 1
    Microwave and oils etc that I use daily

    Side 2
    Chopping board
    washing up liquid
    straws
    squash

    Side 3
    Kenwood Chef
    Nespresso and pod tree
    Kettle
    Toaster
    Tea sugar biscuit jars
    Fish tank
    Fruit bowl
    Cookery books
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