OH! MY ACHING BACK!
February 19th, 2009 categories: Market Trends
If cooking is giving you a backache, consider looking at the ergonomics of your kitchen. We don’t usually think about ergonomics in the kitchen-ordinarily we think of ergonomics in the office or factory but the same principles can be used at home.
- Think how much easier it would be to use two ovens side by side rather than the standard one over the other double oven. With the over and under oven, usually neither one is the right height. Of course you need more space for side by side ovens.
- Your refrigerator can also be a source of back strain. It is probably better to buy a refrigerator with the freezer storage on the bottom and the refrigerator storage on the top–that way the most used items are at the top and more accessible. Be careful of very large refrigerators that have extremely heavy doors. Small refrigerator drawers in other kitchen areas can also help with storage.
- The dishwasher can also be a back strainer–think about dishwasher drawers on either side of the sink. That would really eliminate the bending over that you have to do with a standard dishwasher.
Do give your aching back some consideration when you plan your new kitchen!
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This is brilliant, thank you!