Cooking in the Space Between
The Space Between community's
key ingredients for a great kitchen

Step into the heart of The Space Between Community, where we believe that the kitchen is more than just a place to cook - it's where connection happens, creativity is nurtured and curiosity is explored.
Our community members have opened their hearts and homes to share their most treasured kitchen recommendations. From tools that make daily cooking a joy to appliances that bring families together, each suggestion comes with a story and the love of someone who uses and cherishes these items.

Featuring: The Le Creuset Ramekin, Le Creuset Mini Cocotte, Knives from Hida Tool in Berkeley, and Christopher's Cutting Board

https://www.lecreuset.com/straight-wall-ramekin-7-fl-oz/704031.html

https://www.lecreuset.com/mini-round-cocotte/71901US.html

https://hidatool.com/

Weekly Feature

Discover our latest culinary inspiration with Samantha & Chris as they share their kitchen expertise. Get ready to be amazed by their flavorful creations and cooking tips. Join us for a delightful journey into the world of gastronomy!

Space Between Community:
From the Heart

Community, connection and meaningful kitchen experiences

Community Member Sigrid Sanborn suggests Breakfast Rituals as a wonderful way to create community first thing in the day:

* A yogurt parfait setup on a central runner of your dining table with cute containers and little spoons for granola, chia seeds, flax, berries, sugar, honey, cocoa chips, almonds & milk

Music Music Music!

Angie Ayala Oksanen

A kitchen experience is incomplete without vinyl! Adults and kids enjoy playing records while cooking.

Christopher wholeheartedly agrees with Angie!!! But so far, he has kept the vinyl collection in the living room :)

Getting the Environment Right

Sarah Schaedler

Whether its choosing the most upbeat tiles to brighten your kitchen, including a treasured ceramics piece or beginning the morning with perfect coffee... it's all about the kitchen experience.

Featuring:

https://www.fireclaytile.com/gallery/detail/modern-rosemary-mosaic-kitchen-backsplash

https://www.crateandbarrel.com/miele-cm6360-lotus-white-countertop-coffee-and-espresso-machine-with-milkperfect/s579695

Inviting People Into Your Kitchen

Araxi Gundelfinger

Whenever you invite people into your kitchen or home to share love and connection, that is the most important ingredient... and some other brilliant insights into making your kitchen fabulous.

Family Values and Personal Touch

Charlene Kakimoto

Charlene's kitchen includes linens and mugs with the family crest, treasured ceramics made by her uncle and acrylic mugs labeled with different family values, making them easy to track for each person. Her video also features some practical recommendations:

1. Long easy-to-reach sink faucets and two sinks in the kitchen with cutting boards and strainers in the sinks. Samantha & Chris have a kitchen sink like this, check out: https://www.homerefinements.ca/en_us/indoor-living/sinks and https://www.calfaucets.com/kitchen/faucets/culinary/culinary-pull-out-kitchen-faucet-with-button-sprayer

2. A "zip line" faucet with filtered cold water, boiling hot water on demand and seltzer water

Black Chalkboard Paint

Karen & Peter Capuciati

Bring your home to life with a place for friends and family to share their artistic skills ... and for more practical purposes like grocery lists, reminders, and family notes. Available almost anywhere now such as: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/paint-and-supplies/specialty-paints/chalkboard-and-whiteboard-paint/1204148

Creating the Vibe with Found and Reimagined Pieces

Lainie Schreiber

Get inspired by the creativity of finding beautiful pieces and redploying them in new environments:

Salvaged Glass Window Cabinetry with found baby lion knocker knobs and thick rough-edge marble
Industrial Stainless Steel Island from the fabricator for Burger King
Open shelving with salvaged marble from a powder room sink
Warehouse Lighting from the Lillian Vernon catalog company warehouse
Giant mask portrait by Belizean artist Caye Caulker which wards off "kitchen spirits"

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LILIAN VERNON WAREHOUSE LIGHTS

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Space Between Community:
Coffee, Tea and Ice!!!!

Our community says there are 4 C's: COFFEE, curiosity, community and consciousness

Ana Forest is a true convert to Nespresso because it is just so easy and now you can compost or recycle the capsules:

https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/nespresso-citiz-espresso-machine/

https://www.nespresso.com/us/en/order/accessories/vertuo/recycling-bag

https://www.nespresso.com/ch/en/compostable

Kirstin Sego enjoys her fully automatic espresso maker to always delivery exactly what she wants with ease.

https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/coffee-products/espresso-machine/p.fully-automatic-espresso-machine-kf7.KES8557SX.html

Worth the Splurge!! Go down the Rabbit Hole of Coffee Excellence

Inge and Brian Pawloski

Begin your day giving yourself exactly what you need and become a gourmet barista!

Featuring:

https://www.turingrinders.com/products/turin-df64-gen-2-single-dose-coffee-grinder-1

https://www.chriscoffee.com/products/quick-mill-silvano-evo

https://www.bottomless.com/coffee/index.html

Full Tea Bar

Sara Clinger

Multi-purpose electric tea kettle & beverage bar

Featuring:

https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/breville-one-touch-tea-maker/

Ice Ice Baby

Karen and Peter Capuciati

Simply the best ice maker ever made in the universe. Jennifer Stern echoes this sentiment and says kids and grown-ups LOVE it!

Space Between Community:
Appliances and Other Kitchen Tools

From indulgences to absolute must-have's, explore our community's recommendations.

Tested and True Absolute Must-Have's

Karen & Peter Capuciati

Shun Folded Steel Knife:
- https://shun.kaiusa.com/
Kitchen Aid Lemon Squeezer: https://a.co/d/2eBoFbo
Hex-Clad Pan: https://hexclad.com/
Serrated Butter Spreading Knife: https://wusthof.com/products/wusthof-gourmet-5-spreader-9025056114?variant=41276844802199
Inverted Stirring Whisk: https://a.co/d/13jjzap
Microplane Microtooth Cheese Grater: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/microplane-rasp-grater/
- Samantha Recommends as an Accompaniment: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/microplane-cut-resistant-glove/

Spin Me Round (Like a Record)

Janelle Weaver, Chef of The Bewildered Pig

Turntable on every shelf of the refrigerator!

Samantha found these affordable lazy susans: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/snurrad-lazy-susan-clear-40521526/

Squeeze My Lemon

Meta Valentic

It juices all citrus, it is bright yellow, it makes a satisfying sound!!

Fire It Up!

Angie Ayala Oksanen

So much fun to bake pizza with the kids or for an adult party; versatile and handles pizzas, breads and anything wood-fired. "Absolute Favorite". https://us.gozney.com/products/dome-gen-2-essentials-bundle

While Mr. Rogers Says "You Can Never Go Down the Drain": Don't Let Your Disposal Spit at You!

Jenni Grubba

Your Sink might have a fancy drain stopper but if it doesn't have mud flaps, your garbage disposal will make things very messy!! https://www.homedepot.com/p/DANCO-Garbage-Disposal-Splash-Guard-10428/202669622

DON'T OVERLOOK THESE AMAZING RECOMMENDATIONS

BLENDERS
- Ninja 640 Series: Sue Oliver says it is a great value, easily makes smoothies, breakfast items and has many great attachments. https://a.co/d/3aUPslv
- Vitamix Hand Mixer: Sigrid Sanborn says it is fast and easy to clean. https://a.co/d/37UsC7n
- Immersion Blender with Attachments: Julie Anne Stathis says its excellent for whip cream and a small chopper for chopping herbs or tomatoes. This is the one Samantha uses: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/braun-multiquick-hand-blender-with-food-processor-whisk-beater/
- Small Food Processor: Chef Janelle Weaver has one that has lasted a decade! Here is a current model to try: https://www.cuisinart.com/3-cup-mini-chopper/CCH-3.html
GREAT DESIGN
- Alyssa DeCaro's dear friend Pieter has designed and created many kitchen gadgets. Samantha & Chris have purchased some for their house! Check out:
  - https://fullcirclehome.com/products/kitchen-basics-4-piece-tool-set-copy
  - https://www.amazon.com/Full-Circle-Stash-Ceramic-Caddy/dp/B0778XYL59?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1
  - https://a.co/d/39JAUUwhttps://a.co/d/39JAUUw
  - Ana Forest recommends that every kitchen have a super sharp pizza cutter too https://fullcirclehome.com/products/slice-pizza-wheel?_pos=1&_sid=a46ef3578&_ss=r

PASTRY SCRAPER CAN BE SO MUCH MORE
- Jen Varela recommends a pastry scraper and its versatility https://www.foodandwine.com/best-bench-scrapers-7498492
- Samantha uses this one: https://misen.com/products/bench-scraper?variant=42511573844049
EXCELLENT POURING
- Jen Varela recommends this stainless steel angled measuring cup which is dishwasher durable and no-spill https://www.webstaurantstore.com/oxo-1233080-2-oz-1-4-cup-stainless-steel-angled-measuring-cup-jigger/2971233080.html
- Julie Anne Stathis loves her Le Creuset batter bowl with easy mixing and pouring https://www.lecreuset.com/signature-batter-bowl/701754.html
- .. and fat separating Angie Ayala Oksanen recommends the OXO Fat Separator and says its "cheap as chips" which shows that she's become a real Brit! https://www.oxo.com/good-gravy-fat-separator-4-cup.html
DESIGN CONSIDERATION FOR EASE
- Maggie Oetgen suggests working with a contractor to build a cut-out in your counter below which you can have your trash or compost

Cooking in the Space Between The Space Between community's key ingredients for a great kitchen

Weekly Feature

Space Between Community: From the Heart

Black Chalkboard Paint

Karen & Peter Capuciati

Lainie Schreiber

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Space Between Community: Coffee, Tea and Ice!!!!

Space Between Community: Appliances and Other Kitchen Tools

Cooking in the Space Between
The Space Between community's
key ingredients for a great kitchen

Space Between Community:
From the Heart

Space Between Community:
Coffee, Tea and Ice!!!!

Space Between Community:
Appliances and Other Kitchen Tools