Kitchen base units: this is how you plan your kitchen unit

Imagine inviting guests for dinner. The menu is ready, now you start cooking. You get pans with rotating drawers from the corner cabinet. The steamer is ready to deliver in one of all drawers. After the meal is ready, use an opener to open your drink from the cutlery drawer in the kitchen base units. And the party can begin. A good mood is inevitable. All in all, it’s great fun to develop culinary delights in a well-equipped kitchen.

The right dimensions

When planning your kitchen base units, there are a few things you should know about kitchen sizes:

• Depth:
Basic units have a standard depth of 60 cm. The standard planning depth of the main units is specified in DIN standard 18022. E-appliances and other kitchen equipment are generally standardized as well. Therefore, planning effort increases if you need other depths. However, it is planned that kitchen plinth units are now sometimes deeper than 60 cm. There are ergonomic reasons for this. Because then the wall units can be hung lower so that you can access the contents more easily.

• Width:
Kitchen base units are usually 30 to 120 cm wide: for example 30, 40, 50, 60 and 80 cm are common. The width of the kitchen countertops can be adapted to best suit your room.

• Height:
It mostly depends on the optimal working height of the people who cook in the kitchen. And how do you determine what the correct height is? You should be able to stand beside the bench with your arms slightly bent. There are also height adjustable countertops. For example, if you and your partner are of different sizes, these are ideal. Because the height of the counter can be adjusted according to the person who cooks it later. This is particularly ergonomic and easy on the back.

Tip: Kitchen consultants know the standard sizes and can tailor your kitchen unit exactly to your floor plan. This is how you use the available space perfectly.

How to create storage space: types of kitchen base cabinets

A kitchen should have a good mix of basic cabinets. After all, you want to keep your cooking utensils as practical as possible. The classics are, of course, kitchen subunits with built-in shelves and closed doors. You can put everything in it, from pots and kitchen machines to storage boxes. But you still have other options:

• Drawers:
Cutlery, wooden spoons, boards, tea towels – you can put all this and more clearly in the drawers. It can even be used to store baseboards under the stove: you can store baking trays, baking paper and cake molds in the plinth drawers.

• Full extensions:
These are ideal for cookware such as pots and pans, among other things. This extension solution is generally more ergonomic than simple doors. Because you can reach the stacked items without any problems. You can also view the entire content, even the rearmost kitchen utensils. Full drawers with slow closing function are particularly useful. You just need to nudge them when you want to turn them off. Damped track systems then ensure that the front drawers do not crash. On the one hand it is quiet, on the other hand you protect the furniture. End-to-end technology is also useful: you press forward and hardly any effort is required. The door or drawer of the kitchen bottom cabinet opens almost spontaneously.

Hint: There are full extensions with different side heights. For example, thanks to the high side walls, pasta or rice packages do not fall from the sides. On the other hand, the side walls do not need to be very high with the front slides for the pot.

• Inner drawers:
You can also choose a combination of front and interior drawers for your kitchen sub-units. The overall appearance of the kitchen is harmonious and you can benefit from the ergonomic advantages of the opening cabinets.

Pharmacy cabinets:
Do you prefer spices, cans or glasses? Everything that needs to be at hand quickly can be put here. You can open more than one drawer with a single handle. Pharmacy cabinets are particularly suitable for storing various small things in a clearly arranged manner. You can place them in your kitchen in different widths. Depending on how much available space or how much storage space you need.

Corner cabinets:
These help you make the most of the available space in a G-, U- or corner kitchen. On the one hand, you can choose a corner sink and store cleaning agents, for example, in the lower cabinet. On the other hand, you also have the option to install a Le Mans closet. Especially the pots are in good hands here. Revolving drawers, also known as shelves, can be gently extended and retracted. Thus, even the furthest corner of the kitchen cabinet remains unused.

Tip: By the way, there are full drawers running around the corner.

Bottle racks:
Here you can store your drinks while lying down. This is particularly useful in wine. Because the cork doesn’t dry out too quickly and the bottle does not contain oxygen.

Tip: You can plan your mini kitchen separately. Ideally, you should create space for both small and large items. So it should be a good mix: drawers with customizable (cutlery) inserts and full drawers with plenty of room for roasters, mixers, and the like.