Well, we finally got the first floor fridge out of the house

[conuly]

Ultimately our grand plan is to have the kitchen on the first floor and turn the second floor kitchen into a sunroom or a studio or something of that nature, but right now the working stove is on the second floor and so is the working bathroom, so.

Also, fridges barely fit through these doors, so getting one out is an enormous hassle. It's been sitting there for ages and ages.

Comments

[malada]

Eep! Our problem is sort of reversed: the space for the fridge is so small only a few certain sizes will fit. We don't need a lot of fridge space but our present one is over 20 years old so it might be time for a new one.

[moxie_man]

We had that issue. Emphasis on had. Fortunately, there was a space over the cabinet that was mounted on the wall over the old fridge. Remove the cabinet, jack it up 6 inches and reinstall. Then paint over the psychedelic flower wallpaper that was exposed by the movement of the cabinet. Then there was enough space for the new, taller fridge. It was an "interesting" project, especially, when that wallpaper had been revealed.

[gatheringrivers]

If you do canning / other home food preservation stuff, having a 2nd kitchen could be extra handy :)

[conuly]

This requires a level of preparedness and, frankly, conscientiousness that I'm not sure we can trust ourselves to have. I mean, I'm not even sure I want to get a hummingbird feeder because of the very real risk I'll forge to change the water! I spent a good year between thinking it might be nice to take up birdfeeding and actually getting a feeder because I wasn't sure I could handle cleaning out the debris from the feeders on a timely basis so as to not to kill the birds with mold, and I'm still having to remind myself.

[gatheringrivers]

If you have a dishwasher, the cleanup part is easy.

I like to simmer bones on the stove for a day or two. However, the smell is not always appreciated by other household members. :) This is where a 2nd kitchen can come in handy. (Holiday food prep - if you cook a lot for the holidays - can also be greatly helped with a 2nd kitchen.)

Set a timer, or make calendar entries, whatever works best for nagging the forgetful mind.

If you wouldn't be doing pressure canning, a dishwasher can sterilize jars via the heat in the cleaning/drying cycles. (When pressure canning for more than 10 minutes, it's not necessary. I've only pressure canned.)

[conuly]

We don't have a dishwasher, and nowhere to put one except for a small countertop dishwasher which I'm not sure would even be big enough for our skillets.

As for calendar reminders, I've found them to be of limited value to me.