When entertaining, the kitchen always becomes the most popular room in the house.
People enjoy having company over, but don’t particularly care for the clean-up.
The Galley workstation provides a unique food prep, entertainment, buffet, and cleaning area all rolled into one.
Keeping everything in one area will keep things tidier in your house, and will make your time in the kitchen more efficient, which means more time with your family and friends.
In this article, you will learn what the Galley Workstation is, how to use it, all the benefits of every accessory, and the most popular configurations.
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A Galley workstation is a central hub over your sink to prep, cook, serve, entertain, and clean all in one workspace.
The Galley Workstation is a basin with a faucet, but the accessories, both standard and optional, are truly unique.
The Galley workstations come in various sizes, configurations, and with multiple accessories. They range in size from 7’, 6’, 5’,4’, 3’ 2’, and 18”.
Each Galley workstation comes with a standard or base accessory package. This includes a drying rack, a cutting board, a stainless steel bowl, and a colander.
You can buy additional accessories for your workstation depending on the size of your workstation and your cooking style.
Additional workstation accessories include:
It comes down to your style of cooking and entertaining. The ideal workstation should be long enough to fulfill your culinary needs.
If you like to entertain and have a big kitchen space, the 7’ would be ideal for everything.
All your food can be prepared, served, and cleaned up easily with this extra-long galley workstation.
This configuration can support up to 3 people working at a time.
Busy families that spend a lot of time in the kitchen during meals will enjoy the 6’ Galley.
It’s ideal for 1-2 people to be working, prepping, or cleaning simultaneously, which will make mid-week mealtime in the kitchen more efficient.
The most popular size is the 5’ configuration because it offers the functionality of the larger Galley, but in a size that would suit most kitchens.
This workstation can support 1-2 people working side by side easily along with the 2 faucets.
This configuration can be used for a food buffet as well as prep and cleaning.
If you have a smaller kitchen and like to entertain the 3’ or 4’’ workstation might be a better fit.
Ideal for a cocktail-style party set up along with an area to display your cheese and charcuterie plus everyday meals. The bar accessories can also easily be used in this configuration.
The 2’ and 18” Galley sinks also have great potential not only for prep but for a small bar set-up or as a secondary functional sink.
In addition to preparing your cocktail garnishes, you can also wash your barware and dry it on the racks.
The Galley workstations are made to be customized in a way that will work with your lifestyle.
There are no limitations when it comes to configurations, but the size of the Galley will determine how many can be used at one time.
Below are all your options and how to use them:
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The Galley workstation is not only great for entertaining but is an excellent way to make the most use of a small or medium size kitchen for everyday meals too.
If you can prep, serve, and clean all in one area, the rest of the kitchen and house can be kept tidier.
This makes your time a lot more efficient, which can be used for spending more time with your family.
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