Making the best use of your small kitchen spaces.

This article relates to:-

Campervan kitchens.

Tent kitchens.

Single person flats kitchens.

Motorhome/RV kitchens.

Caravan kitchens.

Best small kitchen appliances for campervan kitchens.

The Best small kitchen appliances can be found in every size of kitchen. There are various styles and makes of campervans and they all have a slightly different layout regarding the kitchen. But saying that, they will all have the amenities to enable you to cook meals etc.

Most will have an oven, a grill and between 2 and 4 gas rings, but some campervans use electric cookers. A campervan is possibly the ideal place for the best small kitchen appliances. A fridge with a small freezer compartment is a must. But I’ve never seen a campervan without one. Except in the case that someone had a square {beer} fridge hooked up and in the awning. The idea being that they were a lot cheaper than fitting a new one in the campervan.

All have sinks of various sizes so consideration is needed if you’re using large dinner plates. Will they fit in the sink in your campervan? Small microwaves are a wonderful thing for cooking in small spaces. A small kettle enough to boil for two cups of tea or coffee. The best small kitchen electrical/appliances are a must for any kitchen so be wiser in your selection.

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Best small kitchen electricals for tent kitchens.

Kitchen areas in a tent requires a bit of thought/planning where your cooking facilities are going to be placed. But the use of electrical items will need an electric hook up cable to manage your kitchen electrical/appliances. Microwaves, small fridges, toasters and kettles being used at the same time could possibly trip your electrics.

Most sites will only have between 3 and 10 amps at the most so be careful what you plug in. We always took our home slow cooker wherever we went and it never tripped once.

A great cooking tool to have a meal ready to eat when you got back to your tent. The best small kitchen gadgets used in tents are a life saver as in most kitchens. But boiling water in a kettle must be a lot better and safer than boiling water on a primer stove.

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Best small kitchen electricals/appliances for single person flat kitchens.

I think the main factor for single person flats kitchens is how much counter space you need to accommodate your electricals. For instance, microwaves, air fryers, toasters, kettles and deep fryers to mention just a few.

Space always seems not to be enough for what you would like to have in your kitchen. Most of the small electricals/appliances need to be near an electric mains socket for you to use them.

Using your small appliances in small places like kitchens in flats have one thing in common. Just like all other small kitchen areas, everything is closer together. So always make sure your connected cables are securely out of the way of other kitchen appliances.

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Best small kitchen electricals/appliances for motorhome/RV kitchens.

Motorhomes often have designated kitchen spaces, albeit small to medium. These areas accommodate large elements like the fridge/freezer or microwave and best small electric kitchen appliances . Other benefits are that they provide extra storage space for your kitchen utensils and cookware.

The challenge lies in maximising functionality within the limited square footage available. Remember, the best motorhome kitchen layout depends on your specific needs, available space, and personal preferences. Whether you just need a simple setup for quick meals, choose a design that suits your cooking lifestyle.

Obviously the larger your counter top space is, this will define how many small kitchen electricals/appliances you can take. But in earnest, how many times do we pack mostly all of our home small kitchen gadgets to take with us? Then find that we don’t actually use them all but they are there just in case we do.

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Best small kitchen electricals/appliances for caravan kitchen.

In this typical caravan layout, although it is small everything is close together including 2 electrical sockets. These could be used for many small kitchen electrical/appliances like a slow cooker or air fryer or kettles.

Even though all caravans have heating built in [gas and electric] we always took a portable blow heater with us. Mainly because they used very little electrical power to heat a small space. Especially if we had electric hook up. Fridges with gas and electric power are useful as you can switch from one to another when you need to.

A few small kitchen gadgets can still work on a 12 volt system using a cigarette lighter connector. Quite a lot of caravans still have these. If not they are pretty easy to fit in many caravans into the 12 volt system. A 12 volt small kettle is still available and could be good substitute for a normal kettle. A small hand held blender is another alongside an electric meat carver.

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General considerations in every small kitchen is using your spaces to the best advantage to yourself and your kitchen. Are your small kitchen electricals/appliances in the safest place possible? When not in use can they be stored elsewhere like cupboards or deep drawers?


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One response to “Making the best use of your small kitchen spaces.”

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    Linda Simpson

    Hi.

    Thanks for the great article. I’ve never ever thought about the different “kitchen” sizes before I read your article. In fact I read it twice.

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