Kitchen Planning - Opinions and Criticism

why is the base cabinet with waste system at the cooktop? You need it, for example, when cleaning vegetables at the sink or when taking out leftovers from the sink and throwing them away.

Best regards
Sabine

I find it fascinating how different the behavior patterns are. We never chop at the sink, always at the cooktop. We also never have leftovers in the sink, unless we are explicitly protecting something there, which really rarely happens. Nevertheless, we keep the trash under the sink.

This approach has, for example, led to us knowing that we never want a handleless kitchen again.

What bothers you about it?

We never cut at the sink, always at the cooktop. Nevertheless, we have the trash under the sink.

And would you do it like that again or rather have the trash (possibly additionally?) at the cooktop?

What bothers you about it?

Push-to-opens that break after a while, no way to hang a cloth, fingerprints on the doors/drawers. We haven't had any for 10 years now and simply don't find them practical.

And would you do it the same way again or rather put the trash (possibly additionally?) by the cooktop?

Honestly, I don't see the need for us. I always chop on a board on the island. I put the scraps on a kitchen paper. When I'm done, I fold the four corners together, turn around once, and straight into the trash under the sink. I find the trash there more practical just for space reasons. Because of the siphon, you can't really use the base cabinet fully anyway.

I find it fascinating how different the behavior patterns are. We never chop at the sink, always at the cooktop. We also never have leftovers in the sink, unless we explicitly protect something there, which really rarely happens. Nevertheless, we have the trash under the sink.

When I clean and cut vegetables, I need the sink for that, otherwise I would constantly have to carry the dripping wet vegetables back and forth between the sink and the cooking island.

Best regards
Sabine