House & Garden- 
PLANNING THE KITCHEN 
By Using the ‘Step and Touch’ System in Kitchen 
Arrangement Time and Energy Are Saved 
NINA WILSON BADENOCH 
B EST of all is my 
kitchen,” is the in¬ 
variable remark of the 
hostess as she concludes 
the tour of her new home, 
“I am proud of it.' 
Whether she works in 
it herself or employs an 
assistant, she takes keen 
delight in the flood of 
sunshine which bright¬ 
ens every corner and 
glints back from all the 
polished surfaces, in the 
fresh attractive color¬ 
ing of the walls and 
woodwork, in the order¬ 
ly arrangement of its 
equipment which makes 
it a joy and the simplest 
of processes to step right 
in and prepare delicious 
appetizing foods in no 
time. That is just what 
can be done when the 
step and touch system 
are installed in any 
kitchen. 
As a typist with the 
touch system, learns to 
follow her notes without 
so much as a glance at 
her flying fingers, so the 
worker in a well plan¬ 
ned kitchen can go rap¬ 
idly through a meal’s 
preparation, moving 
from one surface to an¬ 
other, sure of the loca¬ 
tion of supplies and 
utensils. She can fol¬ 
low a recipe with her 
eyes and mind, while 
her hands automatically 
set forth the supplies 
and tools needed from 
their particular spots. 
It is all a matter of 
arrangement, sunlight 
and color. 
In the kitchen 
above the sink and 
drain boards are in 
the middle of the 
room, with cabinets 
and work surfaces 
around the wall 
Behind the break¬ 
fast settle in the 
smaller kitchen is a 
sink flanked by 
cupboards. A 
clothes chute to the 
cellar is shown 
In this smaller kitchen the built-in ice box, supplies cabinet and 
stove are in close proximity. The breakfast nook and sink are 
two steps across the room attractively and conveniently located 
The labor-saving 
arrangement of the 
fixtures in the 
larger size kitchen 
is seen on this plan 
As the smaller 
kitchen is narrow, 
the middle is left 
open, the fixttires 
being along the walls 
In the first kitchen 
illustrated, one can im¬ 
agine the ease of gather¬ 
ing the necessary foods 
such as butter, milk or 
eggs from the refrigera¬ 
tor (built in and iced 
from outside), placing 
them on the surface 
of the preparing cabi¬ 
net, opening the low¬ 
er cabinet for pans, the 
partitioned drawer for 
spoons, beaters or other 
tools, and the upper cab¬ 
inet for sugar, flour and 
dry supplies. 
A reach of the arm 
and the food is cooking 
over the open burners; 
a step to the oven, a 
twist of the regulator to 
the proper temperature 
and the baking is as¬ 
sured of success by the 
measured heat control of 
this devise. With the 
alarm clock set for the 
proper time of removing 
the cake, pie or roast, it 
may be dismissed from 
the mind while other 
work progresses. 
The built-in break¬ 
fast nook glimpsed in 
the illustration, looks 
through casement win¬ 
dows onto the garden, 
and makes an inviting 
spot for the simple 
breakfast or the hurried 
lunch. It greatly sim¬ 
plifies the service in the 
maidless household, a 
problem confronting 
about 98% of the Ameri¬ 
can homes to-day, and 
becomes at once a snug 
and sensible solution. 
