Do you look for additional muscle power every time you have to make dosa batter? I mean to take out the grinder from the bottom shelf, or is it perched on your countertop conveniently (great for use but not easy on the eye, right?) ?
As much as we would like to use ammi, kalloral (read: food mill, mortar and pestle), they’ve given way to juicer, food processor, mixer, grinder, microwave, and hand blender/chopper. These are the appliances I have currently, add anymore you might own like a tandoor, coffee maker and oven, and what you end up with is an overwhelming list.
Since my kitchen was designed over ten years ago, when I had little design sense, the appliances are not stored in the most efficient way. Two overhead cabinet shelves are home to most of these appliances. I was looking for ideas which would require minimal redesign and this was what I came across.
I believe the design below works incredibly well for small appliances like chopper, blender, juicer etc. As they are on telescopic channels, if you have a waterproof board, weight shouldn’t be an issue. With electric wiring already present, you don’t have to take it out of its place every time to use but, of course, you’d need to detach the parts for cleaning. The only drawback is not all appliances can fit in so you’d need at least two pull out drawers.