Tried two different kitchen layouts before I understood why the triangle matters so much

I redid my sister's kitchen in Phoenix last spring and I did the first layout with the sink on one wall and the stove way over in the corner. Second time I put them about 4 feet apart across the island and suddenly she wasn't carrying dirty pans across the whole room. Has anyone else found that the standard work triangle stuff actually makes a difference in real life or am I just slow to figure it out?

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cameron_craig9d ago

Learned that lesson myself after tripping over my own feet between the sink and stove.

pipergonzalez8d ago

You are NOT slow. That triangle stuff is one of those things that sounds like fake kitchen guru nonsense until you actually deal with the mess of a bad layout. I helped a friend redo her rental and the first time the fridge was basically in the dining room and I wanted to cry every time I had to grab an egg. It's REAL. It's just one of those things you don't respect until you've literally walked a hot pan across a kitchen and almost dropped it on a dog. Glad you got it sorted out, your sister is lucky you cared enough to fix it.