Green Kitchen Remodel – The Triangle

OK, so you have made the decision to update and remodel your kitchen, let’s talk about the triangle theory of kitchen flow, you want to go green and use the latest ideas and energy efficient appliances that you can find, now comes the most important part, getting organized and having a kitchen design that is within your budget, can be built in your set time frame, and is functional and beautiful, yes -it is possible, but we need a gameplan.

Let’s start with the basics and know that the first thing you can probably do is research for the latest in Energy Star rated and prequalified appliances, these can save up to 50 percent or more on electric bills when you replace a refrigerator, stove or other kitchen appliance that is five years or older.

One of the basics of kitchen design remodeling is the classic triangle of the stove, sink and refrigerator. Imagine the ability to grab some food from the cooler, spin one or two steps to the left to your new stove, and then turn to left again to see your beautiful new sink that sits under a window so that you may enjoy the outside while you are cleaning some plates, and then you should be able to turn to your left again to see the starting point of the refrigerator, this is the triangle concept, all three major kitchen appliances working together to make your green kitchen remodel easy to get around in, and working together like a fine tuned Kitchenaid mixer.

In the example, all the turns were left, but they could just as easily been righthand moves, this is up to you. The triangle is efficient because it keeps the stove away from the refrigerator so as not to cause the cooler to work harder. but is close enough to close the door quickly and leave the cold air in, and as is the habit of most people, you should be able to just turn and place the food from the freezer down on the counter behind you, next to the sink, as you can see, this is where most of your counter space should be, and will let you prep your food right next to the stove, this should make it possible to live without a kitchen island, if you choose, and save some money on your green kitchen remodel.

Green Waste – Garbage Disposal

The Kitchen really is a place of many activities, and one of the least talked about is garbage. Just like the rest of the new or updated appliances for your Green Kitchen Design have been thought thru and researched, refuse disposal needs to be reviewed and reconsidered.

Recycle Waste The Green Way

Have you thought about the products you have brought home? Part of living green means eating more veggies and whole foods to stop wasteful packaging that gets tossed into landfills. Recycling has become the normal standard worldwide, such as plastic bottles, metals and paper being seperated for re-use, and replacing an energy wasting garbage disposal should be part of any Green Kitchen update. Having somewhere to compost food waste is great way to recycle discarded leftovers. but this is not always possible for many homeowners.

InSinkErator Review

The latest in going green products is the Insinkerator Household Disposer. Located right under any kitchen sink, you can compact food waste. This is mostly water (70%) so it makes sense to grind it up in your disposal and send via your in house waste system to municipal waste water treatment plants. What is new is that most updated city treatment plants are now taking ethane, the biogas created during the processing, and using it to generate renewable power for the plant or municipality. The biosolids that are created from the treatment can be processed, packaged and then sold as fertilizer and soil run, and only account for one percent for total water consumption of any household. Insinkerator is the largest sellng and most trusted in sink disposal system, has great support, and can be purchased online or at your nearest home goods store.