{"id":151,"date":"2011-10-24T19:25:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T19:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.growntocook.com\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2011-10-24T19:25:21","modified_gmt":"2011-10-24T19:25:21","slug":"kitchen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.growntocook.com\/?page_id=151","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our kitchen is not big: 2 x 4 m and the backdoor is the one everyone uses, so there are always shoes, jackets and backpacks blocking the way. When the kids were toddlers and had a keen interest in cooking, it was crowded. Nowadays they mostly only join in when I’m baking Christmas cookies.<\/p>\n

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I made the cabinet doors and countertop myself when I took a carpentery course a couple of years ago. The wood is maple and cherry and all joints were made by hand. If I knew how hard the wood was, I might have chosen a different one. I ran out of steam, so the right half of the kitchen is not worth showing a picture of.<\/p>\n

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Out of principle (coupled with very limited cabinet space) I use very few gadgets. Most of the tools in the kitchen are simple and multi-purpose. There are moments (like when I catered for a tea party for 60) when I start thinking that a Kitchen Aid would make my life a little easier, but really, when you have to,\u00a0 you can do just about anything by hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our kitchen is not big: 2 x 4 m and the backdoor is the one everyone uses, so there are always shoes, jackets and backpacks blocking the way. When the kids were toddlers and had a keen interest in cooking,…<\/p>\n

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