Cooking in compact spaces
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Ample space thanks to smart storage solutions
When planning a kitchen, it's important to take regular activities and workflow into account. Clever cabinet solutions and optimised storage concepts can maximise efficiency and give your kitchen a clean look. Presenter Eric Schroth experiences how effortless things can be.
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Not just a film shoot
There's no filming going on in Blum's 22-square-metre apartment recreated in a film set, but Eric has a lot planned for the day: he's going to conjure up a delicious meal for his lovely mum in the 4-square-metre, fully-functional kitchen. He has decided to cook prawn pasta with an avocado and feta salsa.
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More about the "micro apartment" experiment:
Storage as far as the eye can see
The likeable young man from Cologne has taken a good look around the micro apartment and already discovered lots of ingenious storage solutions. "I've seen that Blum has maximised the storage space. They have utilised every inch with these narrow cabinets." Everything is within easy reach in such a tiny flat so it takes Eric just seconds to clean up the mess.
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Eric has everything in view thanks to very wide drawers and an inner dividing system.
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The SPACE TOWER cabinet and shoe shelf ensure that shoes are easily accessible.
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Eric's shirts are immediately to hand thanks to the pull-out clothes rail.
Smooth workflows are possible in every kitchen – no matter how large or small
No matter how small a kitchen is, it's essential to zone it according to activity. Right from the start when designing a kitchen it's important that you think about where you want to keep food, where you want to prepare meals and to ensure that kitchen utensils are within easy reach. Good planning makes your kitchen easier to use, giving you instant access to everything you need and improving workflow.
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Magical ease of use
While the pasta is cooking, Eric peels and chops up the avocado and garlic cloves and cuts the feta cheese into chunks. The electrical opening support system makes it easy to slide food waste into the bin directly under the sink. All he has to do is nudge the under-sink unit with his hip or knee and the pull-out opens as if by magic.
From the worktop...
...to the bin
More about the practical under-sink unit:
Good preparation is half the battle
He purees the ingredients with a hand blender until smooth and then seasons the salsa with lemon juice, salt and pepper. He pops it in the fridge, which is conveniently located directly opposite the worktop, and that's it. The fridge is directly opposite the worktop so it takes just seconds to refrigerate.
When his mum arrives all Eric has to do is fry the prawns in olive oil, add the pasta and avocado and feta salsa, combine it all and decorate with chilli threads – done!
Functional cabinets for easy access
Eric was so quick that he's now got plenty of time to decorate the table. The secret storage built into the table is ideal for place mats. He whips the cutlery out of the drawers (which are nice and tidy thanks to an inner dividing system). And the plinth solution by Blum makes it easy for the 30-year-old to reach the wine glasses in the wall cabinet.
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Cutlery and cooking utensils remain neat and tidy in the cutlery drawer thanks to the AMBIA-LINE inner dividing system.
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The SPACE STEP plinth solution makes Eric 15 cm taller.
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Wine glasses are immediately to hand thanks to the AVENTOS HK top lift system.
More possible applications for SPACE STEP:
Innovative cabinet solutions
Eric's mother Elisabeth joins him in the 22-square-metre apartment. "When Eric invited me to come to Austria I thought he'd take me to a nice restaurant. I hadn't reckoned with a meal on a film set," says Elisabeth Schroth, adding: "You don't notice how small it is, it looks a lot bigger. I like how you only need to give things a nudge and they open. They've really put every inch of space to good use, it's perfect."
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"I couldn't go home for Mother's Day. That's why I invited mum to come here and have cooked her a nice meal. It's a tradition. This year we've simply relocated the dinner to Vorarlberg," says Eric, to his mum's delight.
In a nutshell
Eric is equally enthusiastic: "I've done some crazy things in my time, but cooking in a 4-square-metre kitchen on set is something else. Everything went really smoothly thanks to the clever layout and clever solutions," concludes the entertainer. Eric's mum loved the pasta with avocado and feta salsa served withprawns and chilli threads. If you want to try out the recipe yourself, you can download it here. Enjoy!
Cooking in the micro kitchen at a glance
Four square metres are enough to set up a fully-functional kitchen
Inner dividing systems in drawers and cabinets ensure organisation and a clear overview, so that everything is within easy reach.
The SERVO-DRIVE unit opens as if by magicwith just a gentle nudge.
A U-shaped pull-out under the sink creates additional space around the sink for a waste bin, for example.
Thanks to a concealed step solution in the plinth, you can also reach things kept at the top of the cabinet.
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