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Don't tell anyone - this is probably from the 50s...

The end is nigh...(I hope)... I ended up putting a magnetic knife strip at each end of the counter above, as I felt the stainless shelves were in the way, had I put them on the panel next to the fridge. I ordered 4 more of those rollout shelves shown for that 18" pantry; I'll going to try and keep all my dishes and glassware on those, which are just perfectly in reach of the dishwasher. Wine glasses can go in that wall cabinet above the counter. There's a shelf that goes on the riser in back of the range, that didn't make it into these pictures. There are a few weirdnesses that I haven't decided whether I want to correct or not. The butcher block is actually thicker than the quartz counter top by about1/16", so there is more of a lip on one side of the range, unnoticeable to anyone except the damn cook. Evidently, stone is cut in cm, and I was told to order the butcher block 1 1/4" thick. Just another reason contractors drive me crazy. The sink is literally 30% larger in cubic inches than my old sink. Both deeper and wider, and I think I really like it. I am keeping my fingers crossed to be 100% done with kitchen and bath by end of next week. Still have to receive and install the vanity, and the kitchen sink drain/strainer is being replaced, as the plumber tried to get by with a different drain than i originally ordered, since they lost that one. I simply reordered a new one, and told them to replace the one they had put in. And the floor will get a buffing and another coat of finish.

They don't even make rulers like that any more!

20-30 minutes is all I'd cook squid without using a pressure cooker. At a very low simmer. Or under 2 minutes.

Tell me more about the swinger sexing it up parties. I have lots of depression glass from my mom, but here it's not really worth that much.

Franci - congrats on making a wise decision, and thinking about the long-term, as opposed to the short. The only advice I can offer about Miami is to live somewhere that won't end up flooding once a month (or weekly, perhaps)...that's bad for baking!

Maybe thinner discs and just pan fry them? Otherwise, yeah, meat glue.

Wait...you cooked?

Almost the same!

You know, all this time @Ann_T, I thought you lived in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.

Here in NYC, I can usually find some pretty decent quality picked/pasteurized blue crab, which makes for good crab cakes and I imagine would be good for a crab spread. I see it at whole foods; it's perishable (not canned), kept in a refrigerated section in plastic containers. They sell backfin, claw, lump, jumbo lump. Stuff is not cheap. Here's just one source: http://www.lintonseafood.com/maryland_crab_meat_s/21.htm

I'm so tired I just want to go out to eat. But...once it's done...

Starting to look a little more like an in-use kitchen.

I think it's the best tasting crustacean on the planet. Its yield is about the same as northern Atlantic lobsters.

A NORC is a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community, first investigated in Boston (I think). NORC

Never plan on selling (why would we leave NYC, with everything we need minutes away (walking or ordered in) and our own little NORC?), so we plan on enjoying it in situ. The bench is constructed of Durock, sealed with some stuff that's used on the lining of pools, and covered with big sheets of the same tile used on the floor, with the edge eased. Originally, the plan was to do a floating, wall-mounted bench, but the wall wasn't going to have anything to do with that! I should say the bench is framed in wood, constructed of Durock, etc. etc.

For the shower/bathroom floor, we used this...Opus tile, 2" x 2". The shower surround is Cumulus stack tile, 3/8" x 2". The design is stacked, to go along with the stacked subway tiles (4.25" x 12.75") in the rest of the bathroom. And the grout lines line up pretty well all the way through. Kitchen subway is 4.25" x 8.5".

Thanks. It was all about the storage, because I have what some might think is too much stuff! The flooring in the shower does look great - and this evening I will take my first shower in there! It's the same as what is used to cover the bench and the threshold, except in 2x2 mosaic. The mosaic on the shower walls drove the tile guys nuts. They must've done certain areas 4 times over...I imagine the prep of the walls was less than perfect, but in the end, even that looks good.

Thank you. I use both mineral oil and the combo product when I feel it needs it - I actually warm the beeswax stuff up first before applying it. It's actually a Kitchen Aid and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. We had an Amana for a dozen years or so, and it never let me down, so I stuck with that line. Significant Eater does not cook. She boils water. Sometimes.

So you're glad I didn't opt for the blue ones .

Because once cooks started to think they were rock stars, they got way too inked. They're not rock stars; they're fucking cooks. Whether or not you can stomach Sarah or Ming isn't the point; they knew how to cook, and weren't involved in food fights.

Gimme a David Rosengarten, Sarah Moulton (who learned at the hands of the master), Ming, any day. And obviously Jacques and Julia. Funny how they could cook without tattoos. I stopped watching Food network a very long time ago.

Some more pix. LED track lights. My pegboard (stainless steel) corner. Designer kept trying to talk me out of pegboard. I found this company online, ordered it, and guess what - he actually likes it (like I care if he likes something or not). Walk in shower. Temporary vanity, only standing on legs, not attached to wall. Dimmable lights; here my designer did a good job by finding these. Custom floating wood shelves. All kitchen stuff, packed into our bedroom (which we are moving back into tonight). Obligatory range shot. Shelf to be added as soon as I can get all that damn protective covering off the riser.

Thanks - please show us that forum.

Thank you! I think the thing about designing a kitchen is that it's very personal, certainly based on the way one cooks. I tend to cook alone, so this works nicely for me. The kitchen is almost 14' long by about 7'6"...we picked up a little space by moving the doorway to the middle, and also when we knocked down the wet wall it was rebuilt adding about 2" width. The cabinets are actually a light grey, and the counter top is Caesarstone's raw concrete, a nice matte. I'll take some bathroom pictures this afternoon; I'm attempting to at least clean enough for us to be able to move back in, though I'm sure the place will get messy when the contractors come back to finish working. At which point I'll really take some pix!