Groceries belong in zones near where you use them, with dry goods in a pantry beside your prep bench. That rule alone saves you dozens of small walks across the kitchen every single week, and it costs nothing. However, that isn’t how most kitchens work. Many of us inherit a kitchen someone else planned, then store groceries in whichever cupboard has space left. At Sweet […]
Where Do the Groceries Go? Designing a Kitchen Around the Trip From Car to Pantry
Groceries go on the bench closest to the door, then to the fridge, then again to the pantry. That’s three trips across your kitchen for every single bag you carry in. Most people assume that’s just how unpacking works. It isn’t. At Sweet Lydia’s Kitchen, we’ve seen this across San Diego kitchens time and again. A fridge too far from the door sends cold items […]