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YOU'VE SIGNED the lease, packed your bags and
even planned your first apartment-warming party.

And although you've collected an assortment of
mom's cast-offs and tag sale bargains to decorate
your new home, the kitchen still needs extra attention,

Whether you are cooking for yourself or entertain-
ing a crew, durable and reliable kitchen utensils will
help to make the first months on your own feel more
like home.

The following low-cost tips on outfitting an effi-
cient, workable kitchen should help:

*® Don’t be overwhelmed by the glamorous gadgets
in housewares departments. Leave the ice cream
makers and coffee grinders to gift-givers, and start
with the basics.

Like your budget, your kitchen is probably on the
smallish side, so a few well-chosen necessities s will save
you space and dollars.

Go with brands you recognize, keeping in in mind
quatity, durability and good design.

* To identify fine cookware, check the construc-
tion. Stainiess steel with copper or aluminum on the
‘bottom is easy to clean and lasts a long time. Lids
should fit down into the pan so they won't slide off.

Start with a kettle, small and large size skillets, two
or three sauce pans and an cight or !0-quart stock
pot. This will give you the flexibility to prepare for

one or a dozen.

The small skillet can double as an omelette pan for
relaxed breakfasts. The versatile stockpot — good for
whipping up pasta salads, chili or grandma's soup —
will complete the set.

¢ For birthday cakes or rainy day cookies, your list
of baking essentials should include two cookie sheets,
a muffin tin, one round and one square cake pan,
rolling pin, flour sifter and wire cooling racks. Cookie
cutters aren't essential, but come in handy at holiday
time.

© Quality cutlery is well worth the cost, so a few
selected pieces are best.

ef by now you've stretched your budget to the
limit, look to new uses for secondhand items. The
not-so-new throw rug, too worn for the front hall,
might be just the thing to put underfoot to catch drips
from sink and stove.

Also, grandma's old floral or scenic prints, too
dated for the living room, add a homey touch to stark
kitchen walls.

© For recipes, pick up an inexpensive photo album
and mount them behind the spatter-proof pages. The
book will protect mom’s family recipes for year to
come.

A little planning before you set up that first kitchen

‘will save your hard-earned money and leisure time,

while laying the groundwork for years of good eating.

Place kitchen appliances correctly

From page 28
. Regardless of the model chosen,

.good kitchen design places the
refrigerator in a spot within the
work triangle, but still accessible to
the rest of the family without
entering the work area.

Placement of the range is even
more important. It should never be
placed near a combustible wall,and
should preferably be placed away
from a window, where an open

flame could ignite curtains.

* Professional Design —- The
rapid growth of the kitchen in-
dustry has spawned a whole area
of specialization in design of this
room,

Professional design can make
the difference between a kitchen
that just looks pretty, and a kitch-
en that is both functional and
beautiful to behold.

Experts estimate that between 89

per cent and. 120 per cent of the
cost of a new kitchen can be re-
covered in increased home value.
If you are considering buying a
home with a less-than-perfect
kitchen, you might want to include
the remodelling cost in the mor-
tgage.

A new kitchen is not only a
good financial investment, it is one
that can be enjoyed for years to
come. :

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