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Author:  New-Kitchens-101 [ Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Kitchen Triangle - Math Lesson - Kitchen Triangles

Kitchen Triangles - Math Lesson on Kitchen Triangle Length
New Kitchen Planning and Design Layout
Is adding 2' extra feet to a new kitchen's layout no big deal?

I will repeat this question at the end of this post. Please Comment!


26' is often stated to be the max length desired for a kitchen's triangle's length.

Another source stated 24' to be the max length for a kitchen's triangle. Modern kitchen's with multiple cooks may have other factors which apply to make this standard kitchen triangle length not applicable.
- Understand - a kitchen's triangle is very important! Why?

Perhaps a math lesson may help us understand why an efficient kitchen triangle is important.

26' versus 24' = 2'

You can substitute your own number here - my wife averages 500 times a day pacing the kitchen's triangle.

2' x 500 = 1000 feet per day

1000 feet per day x 365 days of the year = 365,000 feet per year!

I am told 72 - 76 years is the current average number of years people live.

Going with the lower number - 72 x 365,000 = 26,280,000 million extra feet walked with only two extra feet added to the total kitchen triangle length in one person's life time!

Looking at the bright side of things - It is only 4, 978 extra miles!

Does this help to visualize why an efficient kitchen layout is important?
What if the kitchen triangle layout length added 10 extra feet?
- You Will Get Your Exercise! -


Kitchen Triangles - Math Lesson on Kitchen Triangle Length

New Kitchen Planning and Design Layout
Is adding 2' extra feet to a new kitchen's layout no big deal?

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