Cohousing-L Mailing List: Private amenities vs common resources

[manya (manya]

We have just joined a cohousing project (after a
long association) which is completing construction.
 At this point we are faced with decisions about
what our individual unit layout will be.  And
so...we are grappling with kitchen issues for our
"unit".  We were going through the usual discussions
about what cabinet  should go where when we had a
"lightbulb moment" about appliances which was, "wait
a second, why are we considering a standard 30" gas
oven with range when on a daily basis we never use
more than 2 burners at a  time for any routine
family meal, and we probably roast something twice a
week?"  After all, for the twice yearly need to
roast a 20lb turkey we can use the common kitchen. 
>From there we started to rethink what we needed in
our private kitchen (after all, isn't one of the
principles/effects of cohousing that we share
resources?). So I was wondering what solutions other
cohousers found for their "personal" kitchens: 
smaller (two-burner) ranges, combination micro-wave
convection ovens, etc.? 

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