My priority when planning my kitchen cabinets were to ensure that I had sufficient storage space and additional ones.
I had planned it according to zones.
I realized that the main bulk of it was actually the non-consumables.
The consumables could easily fit into my food pantry (G).
I did a kitchen inventory for the non-consumables and split it into zones.
1. Storage
Cutlery (B1)
- Table Knife- 6
- Fork- 10
- Spoon- 9
- Chopsticks- 21
- Soup spoon- 9
- Korean chopstick and spoon set- 5
- Bamboo straw
- Disposables- chopsticks, spoons, forks, soup spoon
Dinnerware (A)
- 10 Small blue plate
- 20 Small blue serving plate
- 16 Plastic banana leaf plate
- 4 Dinner Plates
- 11 Rice bowls
- 5 Medium bowls
- 3 Large bowls
- Stainless steel bowl
- Others given FOC: 1 bowl (toothpaste co), 1 drinks serving plate (drinks co)
- Medium glass bowl with lid
- Small pyrex bowl with lid
Drinkware
(E) Non- alcoholic
- 4 Glasses
- 12 Mugs
- 5 Cups
- 25 Coasters
- Water jug
- Chinese tea pot and tea cups (H)
(H) Alcoholic
- Champagne glasses
- 2 Wine glasses
- 1 Shot glass
- 2 Glass beer stein (2 pint)
Putting away
(D)Disposables
- Aluminium foil
- Cling film
- Gloves
- Plastic food packaging
- Plastic disposable containers
- Plastic bottles
- Reuse ice cream containers
(F)Non disposables
- Plastic containers
- Water Bottles
- 3 plastic
- 2 metal
- Plastic storage mug
- Takeaway/ lunch bags
- Takeaway bag
- Lunch bag
Catering/ serving
- Serving dish
- 4 pyrex. 3 rectangular and 1 small bowl (R)
- 2 arc cruisine and silver frame (K)
- Small stainless steel catering tray (K)
- 40 Red medium plastic bowls (K)
Baking section (H)
- Baking utensils
- Measuring spoons
- Toothpicks
- Cotton string
- Silicon brush
- Meat thermometer
- Rolling pin
- Mechanical timer
- Humidity monitor
- Hand mixer
- Trays
- Bun tray
- Cupcake tray
- Proving basket
- Round basket
- Oval basket
- Cake turntable
- Cupcake container
- Baking art
- Piping plastic bag
- Piping tips
- Edible marker
- Fondant cutters
- Container containing: paint brush, edible marker, edible glitter, dough cutter
2. Prepping
- Prepping utensils: (B2 & B3)
- Can opener
- Peeler
- Scissors
- Knives- 6 knives, knife sharpener
- Chopping board
- Grater
- Blender- 2
- Food processor
- Mortar and pestle
- Funnel
- Cheesecloth
- 3 colander (A)
- Specialized food prep
- Bamboo rice shaper, bamboo sushi mat (J)
- Roti jala plastic mould (J)
- Mojito pestle, wine opener, nutcracker (H)
- Pasta maker (J)
- 10kg mechanical kitchen scale (J)
3. Cleaning & Recycling
Cleaning (C)
- Dish liquid detergent
- Cleaning sponges
- Garbage bag
- Dish cloth/ rags
- Recycled plastic bag
- Rafia String
- 2 basins
Recycling (L&M)
- Newspaper
- Glass
- Cans
- Plastic bottle
- Egg cardboard
- Battery
4. Cooking zone
- Pots & pans (N)
- 1 stainless steel large pot
- 1 pink small pot
- 1 stainless steel medium pot
- Cooking utensils (P)
- 2 grey ladle, 1 white ladle, 1 wooden spoon, 1 pair wooden chopstick, 1 porcelain soup spoon, rice scoop, fine mesh strainer (oil), Mesh strainer, spatula
- Kitchen towel
- Shower cap for cooking
- Steaming utensils (P)
- 2 steaming rack
- Steamer handle
- Steaming container
- Oil and condiments (P)
- Shower cap (P)
- Appliance
- Slow cooker (R)
- Rice cooker (R)
- Portable induction cooker (J)
- Portable gas burner (J)
- Microwave (E)
- Sandwich maker (E)
- Oven toaster (E)
- Electric Kettle (E)
- Trivet
So far so good…
If I don’t have enough storage in the future, the upper walls could be used either for open shelving or upper cabinets.