Mama Griff's Tiny Kitchen

Just to let y'all know what I'm working with here, I thought I'd give you a brief virtual tour of Mama Griff's actual tiny-ass kitchen. Keep in mind, the room itself is about 6x6 sq. feet, which makes it difficult for more than one person to be in there at any given time. It has zero windows, but luckily it has a vent with a fan for when things get a bit steamy/smokey - which tends to happen when I'm in the kitchen! Now on with the tour...

On the left side of the kitchen, we've got a series of shelves. These house all of our dried goods, glassware, cooking implements, spices, oils, vinegars, and so on. This is basically where we have to keep all our Lebensmittel that don't go into the refrigerator, plus the kitchen items that do not fit on the hidden shelves on the right side of the kitchen (see below).







The right side of the kitchen has a small counter-top, which sits over another shelf, where we keep our plates, pans, bowls, tupperware, and anything else that doesn't fit on the other shelves.


And now to the middle portion. The Germans are masters of space conservation, as can be seen in the photograph below (left). On the left side, we've got a single sink, which sits over a cupboard used for garbage and cleaning supplies. To the right of this, we've got two stovetop burners (both electric - much to my dismay), which sit atop the fridge. That's right, fellow Amis, the fridge is

indeed that small.
















So that's what Mama Griff has to work with. It's not much, but it's enough to prepare some tasty meals, descriptions of which are soon to come!

NEXT TIME: Essentials for the Tiny Kitchen - What You Need to Get Started.