Designing should include
- identifying space-management principles specifically for kitchens and food-storage areas
- developing floor plans for a well-organized kitchen
- describing the organization of equipment, supplies, and food products to facilitate food preparation.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- What are the goals of kitchen work-space management?
- What are the benefits and disadvantages of some popular types of kitchen designs?
- Why should we study ways to design and organize the kitchen work space?
Communication
- What communication skills can help us develop kitchen floor plans?
- What does a well-designed and well-organized kitchen say about the person who prepares food there?
- What criteria should we use to evaluate the design and organization of a kitchen work space?
Leadership
- What leadership skills can we use to organize kitchen work spaces?
- How can we organize equipment, supplies, and food products for more than one user?
- How can technology help us make the best use of space for food preparation?
Management
- What management skills are needed to design and organize kitchen work space?
- What factors should we consider as we design kitchen space?
- What advances in technology do you predict will facilitate food preparation in the future?