Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 264, Issue 14

[Carolyn Salmon (2salmon]

> Hi Ann,

Exciting times for your community.   Quimper Village folks began moving in 
November 2017.    

We do not keep an inventory of our kitchen equipment,and still see a need for 
one.   There doesn't seem to be a need to.    We knew about how many residents 
we would have.  We  assumed everyone would come to Community meals, so we 
purchased cooking, serving dishes and place settings for that many people.  In 
actually, not everyone comes to dinner…in face, a few people never do.   We 
have the largest number of diners for meals like Thanksgiving dinner. when we 
often have visitors.   I’m sure that if we have more people signup for a meal 
than we have dishes for, some of us would bring what extra was needed from our 
homes.  

We did buy our kitchen, table & serving items from a commercial kitchen supply 
store.  They have restaurant-quality stuff, that is generally heavier duty than 
home equipment.    You want sturdy, cup-resistant china because you will be 
washing in a high-speed manner and using a high-temperature sanitizer for 
health reasons.  We bought good knives (but I still use my own knives when I 
cook in the common house…I’m familiar with them and ,frankly, better quality 
than we have in the CH kitchen.)I think she other frequent cooks do too).

Note, Our architect designed and (it was constructed) a faucet on the wall 
behind the cook top, for filling large pots.  Expensive to run a water line to 
that location.  It has never been used.  I know that feature is often found in 
commercial kitchens, but it doesn’t fit the way most of family cooks.  I 
recommend that you spend your kitchen money on more useful things.  

Carolyn Salmon


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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Kitchen Inventory Inquiry (Ann Lehman)
>   2. Re: Kitchen Inventory? (Ann Lehman)
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> From: Ann Lehman <ann [at] zimmerman-lehman.com>
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> Subject: [C-L]_ Kitchen Inventory Inquiry
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> Berkeley Moshav is just under a year from completion.  Folks setting up our
> kitchen asked, "Do you keep an inventory of the items (not of food but
> pots, dishes, spatulas, plates, etc.) that are in your communal kitchen. If
> so, can you share it with us?
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> Berkeley Moshav is just under a year from completion.  Folks setting up our
> kitchen asked, "Do you keep an inventory of the items (not of food but
> pots, dishes, spatulas, plates, etc.) that are in your communal kitchen. If
> so, can you share it with us?
> 
> Please be sure to respond to Laura Nelson, cc'd.
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