Spacemaking a coeliac-friendly kitchen - extra
In Ireland and the UK, it is believed 1 in 100 people have coeliac disease. When you have a person with coeliac disease in your household, designing the layout of a kitchen requires some extra thought. My son, who is nearly 16, was diagnosed with coeliac when he was 18 months old. I’ve moved house 6 times since then so I’ve made all the mistakes and learned the lessons on the best ways to layout a kitchen and combat the stress of preventing cross-contamination and ensuring healthy family members!
So here are my TOP TIPS
for organising a
coeliac-friendly kitchen!
Extra ideas!
Now you have your gluten counter with your gluten toaster, upgrade it with a hob.
Strictly speaking, these are not layout tips but I have found having a hob as either a permanent or a plug-in option on the gluten counter is super-helpful. When I cook pasta it almost always boils over because I’m trying to do everything at once. Know the feeling? If you have a gluten hob on your gluten counter, you don’t have to worry about the odd spill contaminating the main hob and therefore cross-contaminating any of your gluten free cooking. And you have a lovely gluten cupboard (press) to store it in.
Blue = Bluten!
This is a mantra in our house! This way we know what’s been used for gluten and what hasn’t, thus removing a risk of cross-contamination. And it is really easy to remember!
So these are all the tips I use that I haven’t read or seen elsewhere. Do you have any others you have found helpful for organising your kitchen? Get in touch and let me know - I’d love to hear them.
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