Kitchens in the 21st century are moving away from the conformities of the 80’s and 90’s and going back to the old school. Gone are the days where everything had to match perfectly. 10 years ago many people would have not dared let their friends into their kitchen if the utilities and the tiles on the wall did not match in some strange, over the top, fluorescent colour. Those days have thankfully long gone and the new trend for kitchens is certainly the complete opposite from the styles of a few decades ago.
Kitchen Design and Changing Times
Brits Spend More Time in the Kitchen Than the French
Whether it’s the influence of the many celebrity chefs and cookery programmes occupying the TV listings or a bid to save money rather than eat out or purchase takeaways, new findings from research conducted by the BBC Olive Magazine and French magazine, Madame Figaro has shown that Brits spend more time in the kitchen preparing home cooked food than the French do.
As well as looking at the different foods each nation thought best represented each other’s cuisine and the amount of time people tend to spend in their kitchens, the research looked at the types of food that people tend to cook in their kitchen. Both nations lean towards cooking Italian food as their preference, however Brits also venture into other international cuisines and recipes, such as Indian, Spanish and Chinese. In each case, more British people experimented with broader menus, however the French tend to cook Morrocan food more frequently than Britons.
Olive magazine’s editor, Christine Hayes, said,
“Although the French have an enviable food heritage, it’s fascinating to see how much British people have embraced home cooking and international cuisine over the past few years.”
If you are among those who enjoy spending time in the kitchen, either experimenting with food and different cooking methods, cooking with the kids, baking, preserving, pickling or perhaps more adventurous hobbies such as cheesemaking, it can make life much easier if you have a kitchen that is designed around your needs.
Granite Kitchen Worktops – Care and Maintenance
Kitchen planning can be a long and difficult task with so many different options to consider, from task lighting to types of kitchen work surfaces; flooring to cupboard casings and doors. Finding the right type of worktop to suit the rest of your kitchen design and meet the requirements of your kitchen use is important and granite work surfaces can often provide a practical and stylish solution for most homes.