Year : 2019, Volume : 14, Issue : 2
First page : ( 224) Last page : ( 228)
Print ISSN : 2230-9047. Online ISSN : 2231-6736. Published online : 2019  5.

Assessment of work triangle in rural kitchens of kanpur nagar (U.P.)

Singh Poonam¹, Scientist (Home Science), Awasthi Nimisha¹, Programme Assistant (Home Science)

¹C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, U.P.

Received:  00  March,  2019; :  00  April,  2019.

Abstract

The present study was planned to assess the work triangle in rural kitchens of Kanpur Nagar. The Kitchen Work Triangle is a concept used to determine efficient kitchen layouts by adopting recommended relationship between cook top, sink and refrigerator.Two villages i.e. Hindupur and Dharampur villages from Kalyanpur block and Hridaypur and Kishunpur villages from Chaubepur block were selected randomly for the purpose of study. Purposive sampling was done to select 60 respondents from each village having compact kitchens, either separately or in form of enclosed verandah. The data were gathered personally by using interview, measurement and observation schedule. Results of the study reveal that 37.10 per cent kitchen's volume of space was less than recommended value. Size of doors, windows and ventilators were also less than recommended value for 88.75, 75.79 and 40.91 per cent kitchens respectively. Volume of built in shelf was less than 50 ft³ for 78.57 percent kitchens. Preparation and washing area was almost not available in all the kitchens. The mean distance between three main work center i.e. cooking- washing area was measured 20.29 ft, washing-storage area 21.91 ft. and cooking- storage area 8.30ft. Kitchen work triangle of 85.00 percent kitchens was measured to be beyond the recommended range i.e. 22ft. Fire wood, heavy utensils and water bucket were stored outside the kitchen by most of the respondents. Almost all pre- cooking and post- cooking activities were observed to be performed outside the kitchen.

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Keywords

Work triangle, Rural kitchen, Cook top, Sink, Refrigerator.

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