Do I still need a pantry in a kitchen with large cabinets?

Pantry yes or no is a matter of faith here ;-)

I don’t want to be without one, but I also have a lot of junk because I’m a cooking and baking fanatic.

Please consider where you want to store drink crates, wine, kitchen utensils not used that often, potatoes, onions, pasta (I think my boyfriend last time bought about 6kg of pasta because the Buitoni was on sale), milk, etc. The same applies to the freezer: is a fridge-freezer combination with a few freezer compartments enough for you, or do you want a separate cupboard/chest for it? How many people are in your household? The topic of drink crates alone is clearly different if you have three children and each has their favorite soda.

For my part, I don’t want to have to go down to the basement for each new bottle of soda, to quickly fetch frozen herbs, etc., so I wouldn’t do without a pantry. But you have to look inside yourself and see how it is with you (no children or five, big kitchen user or not...)

Kitchen island: a real island needs a lot of space, but here too it depends on what you want and how you use it.
We have a kitchen about 5 m wide and still decided not to go for a classic island (which I originally wanted), but a two-row kitchen with the second row standing freely and on a short side against the outer wall.
We mostly cook as a pair, we don’t need four “walkable” sides, but we definitely wanted a small additional sink on the island (that’s the bottleneck when cooking, the sink, not the stove!). Between the rows there’s a 1.2m distance (ideal working distance) and we will mainly use the peninsula as a work surface. The row against the wall will become a storage and intermediate surface.

But I know many kitchens where the island is full of all kinds of junk because it’s just so practical in the room and - just like that - the thing primarily becomes a storage surface.
Then it doesn’t matter how big it is. It might be better if it’s not that generous, because: less space – less chance of junk piling up!

So look inside yourselves and think about how you want to use the kitchen, what the requirements are from a family perspective, are you tidy or rather chaotic? Kitchen islands look cool, but only if they aren’t cluttered and only then do they make sense.

In my current apartment, I also have a storage/pantry room of about 5 sqm. It's simply practical. In there, I have stored things like a deep fryer, vacuum cleaner, cleaning supplies, drink crates, freezer, and a few more food items.

You could probably take 20 people here and lock them in a room, and after a week there still wouldn’t be any answer pro/contra Speis. :)

First of all, you should know where you see your kitchen and whether the plan is oriented to the north or how the house is situated on the plot. I would put cooking/eating in the lower room, then you can also fit a kitchen island in there. The wardrobe there takes up too much space. I assume the house will be built without a basement? Then I would place the wardrobe under the stairs.

Personally, I like the kitchen close to the garden, while the living room can move to the north.

We originally considered storing drink crates as well as vacuum cleaners etc. in tall cabinets. That would have become a huge kitchen block with extremely expensive storage space for such things! Now we have a mini pantry for about 1/3 of the cost. I especially find it practical that you can quickly put something bulky in there.

Hi,
we also have a small pantry and don’t want to be without it anymore. It also holds the vacuum cleaner, [Gelber Sack] and similar things. And you can easily make something disappear quickly. Open the door, throw it in, close the door and everything is tidy... Great! :-)

Regards,

Andreas

You could probably take 20 people here and lock them in a room, and after a week there still wouldn't be a pro/con answer about the meal. :)

.... I assume the house is being built without a basement? Then I would place the wardrobe under the stairs.

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Why? There are answers... and a basement stairway [emoji16]