The Complete Guide to Kitchen Design With Cooking in Mind

by Donald E. Silvers

This book is the first guide to kitchen design from a cooking perspective. As the only book for the homeowner who wants a kitchen that is beautiful and that cooks beautifully, it takes the most complex room in the home and addresses its function as well as its form. With forty years of experience in the design and cooking fields, Don Silvers has discovered that most people have no idea of the pleasure that can be added to cooking in the right kitchen. This book will add new joy to cooking for every reader, even those who have previously disliked cooking.

88 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1994

Reviews

[Carol Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kitchens are places to cook, to experiment, to accomplish tasks. They shouldn't have sinks a mile away from stoves, or islands set as a barrier between those two stations. The author talks about why some restaurant kitchens work well and why others don't, and walks you through the motions and steps involved in preparing a recipe. This book, along with Ergonomic Living by Gordon Inkeles, has thoroughly convinced me of the importance of a second sink in a well designed kitchen.

[T.Grebowsky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is somewhat helpful. It is really for people with large kitchens. I did, however get lots of insights about designing mine. The two-sink idea I do not get: I clean as I go and I do not leave pots and pans in the sink.