Here's the video without the process engineer:

Very interesting.

One thing that is missing is the use of an island. To me an island is a kitchen table but one raised to better working height...and as far as sitting at a table, the stools raise the worker up so the same island is comfortable to sit at and stand at. It also turns a U kitchen into a long "galley" kitchen where counters on both sides of a longer walk way are never far away.

DH and I are so pleased with our kitchen because it is so efficient for how we operate in it with a beverage area, a clean-up zone with all the dishes within a step of the dw, and a work triangle with sink/stove/oven/fridge and MW in the same area. And the best part for me with my kitchen is, when I entertain, I have plenty of seating/visiting area on the far side of the island so my work area remains unobstructed by guests.

I don't like those tilt out bins as they don't look easy to clean or well sealed to keep bugs out. I also didn't like the spices over the stove as not only will the heat deteriorate them, but I can see spilling all over the cooktop which can be a pain to clean.

But the full-height lazy susans in the corners looked very efficient.

I’m curious about how the dishwashing area/sink was presented. The dishes were being washed in soapy water and then put in the drainer. No rinse.

I have given my existing kitchen a facelift but the layout is the same. The previous owner was a chef. I have the mixing center with rotating shelves on each side, and the rest. The counter space is sizable but I prefer using the long run.

Fun video!

Those were great videos but I kept wanting to close the cabinet doors and shut the bins. Did anyone read the credits at the beginning of the clip? The last item listed was:

"Functional House Dresses" by Clarice Scott & Staff.

I've always had a soft spot for the USDA, especially the Farm Bureau. While I was in grad school I worked at the university library in the Dept of Government Documents and spent an entire summer cataloging brochures - now of course everything is readily available online but in the 70's we had to assign subject headings and document numbers so that they could be retrieved later. They produced tons of materials on everything from how to select a russet potato to molecular studies of feral swine in Kentucky.

The dishes received a scald and then were dried.

There were more drawers in that kitchen than any kitchen I remember from my youth so it was ahead of its time in that respect. The corner lazy Susan was efficient. I definitely don’t need to store 40 pounds of flour and all those potatoes. Good vertical storage for serving bowls and baking pans.

I know I hate having to open and close my baking supply containers when I'm in the middle of baking, often with hands covered in flour or some other ingredient.

Lack of counter space is my continual gripe and bane of existence. If you don't bake and cook from scratch, you probably don't care, but every single kitchen I have ever had has not had enough counter space. Other than one galley kitchen I had in an apartment, believe it or not. It was my favorite kitchen, although it is not for you if you need to sit while working or have an assistant who needs to sit. I could always pawn off some chopping chore to the adjacent dining seating area.

In the olden days, the "island" was just a table . . .

I had to go back to see the identity of the narrator because she sounds just like Eve Arden.

My last kitchen and current kitchen—both galleys. Whenever I’m doing something a little time consuming I take it to the table and sit down to do it. I like a lot about that kitchen. I’ve never had a totally functional kitchen in terms of cabinet size, location but they’ve all had the typical work triangle. My brother has a 90’s McMansion and the refrigerator sits alone on the other side of the island from the sink, with no counter next to it. It’s really a pain to have to constantly walk around the island to get to the fridge and then have no landing zone next to it.

The garbage hatch has an exterior access door! Very cool.

The main message that I like from the video is that they are trying to minimize stooping to get things. I hate stooping, and this is why I hate lower cabinets and prefer uppers. At least in this video, the lower cabinets are designed in a way that is supposed to minimize stooping.

I really do like the corner cabinet with a lazy Susan that rotates 360°. Mine only rotates 180°, which is better than nothing, but it still requires me to stoop, and so I do not use it that much.

I also have no need to store 40# of flour, but I do like the bins that pull down. I have a very small work triangle in both of my kitchens, and I do consider that very important. I find that islands often interfere with this, and I don't like having to walk around them, but it depends on the island. If they cause upper cabinets to be removed, then I do not like them.

I don't have room for either a table or island, but would prefer the kitchen table like my grandmother had. I am short and counters, while I have to use them, are actually too tall for a lot of things. Bread and rolls are uncomfortable and the decorated Christmas cookies I used to make are impossible. I actually use my dining room table to make a lot of things.

When the big "eat in" kitchens went out of fashion, I think the idea was that the island would serve both a counter for working space and occasional kitchen eating space, and the tall chairs made the dual function possible. But I don't find the taller chairs all that comfortable for sitting on while working. Grabbing a quick snack or drink, yes, but a long session of snapping beans or peeling apples, I want my feet on the ground! My last two kitchens and the one I have now had zero space for sitting of any type, not island nor table. Obviously kitchens designed for the young and folks who don't need to sit for long sets of tasks in the kitchen. I love the idea of a pull out or fold out table, best of both worlds.

Cool video. Thanks for sharing!

I adore this woman who narrated the video! Thank you for posting this, Gizmo.

graywings123

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I adore this woman who narrated the video! Thank you for posting this, Gizmo.

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I like/enjoy Paige - she's very articulate and personable

Here's her Youtube channel documenting the farmhouse reno:

https://www.youtube.com/c/FarmhouseVernacular/videos

This was fun seeing how excited she was with her finds