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I had a small kitchen at my old place and the way I got over it was by going to Ikea and buy storage things which helped alot. Also I learned very quickly that I didn't need to have every kitchen gadget on the face of this earth, so I had to downsize.

A cute 'tiny kitchen video' from WNYC (public radio rocks)!
http://blogs.wnyc.org/culture/2009/06/22/food-in-the-city-melissa-clark%E2%80%99s-tips-for-tiny-kitchens/

I also think getting a rolling island with shelves underneath would be a great idea. I'm lucky because my kitchen is decent sized (at least for NYC standards), but my boyfriend's is teeny, but he has a rolling thing that works great for him. It also makes a good bar when he has parties.

The idea of having a big cutting board that fits over the sink sounds like a great idea, too. If you can't find one big enough, try going to a kitchen store and seeing if they have remnants of butcher block counter tops that they can sell you - it would probably be cheaper.

Chiff, you and I were neighbors! We must have passed each other on the street dozens and dozens of times without knowing it!

Oh, tiny tiny kitchens. Mine is still a challenge and some days the half-sized sink stops me from cooking much since cleaning up is such a challenge, but for the most part I've gotten around the no counter-space/little other space challenge by, like @huneybumper, hanging things on the walls. Ikea makes a series of really nice wall-racks which are all along all the (fairly minimal, actually) wall-space in the kitchen. We've hung up our dishrack (folds up to take up less space when not in use), all our spices, all our pots & pans, and all our cooking utensils. This has helped immensely. We share a closet in the bedroom for clothes; the other has become the pantry. Amazingly...I'm kind of getting used to it! I'm sure you will, too; good luck!

I feel your pain. I'm in the same situation at the moment. There are no counter space at all for chopping without dropping some of the ingredients. I broke my portable grill because it didn't sit right on the counter space. I'm still trying to figure out a way to make more counter space. One of the idea that I have is to buy a large cutting board than can sit on top of the sink when I need to cut and chop. The problem is, I don't know where to find one.
I'll update you if I ever found one. :)

my kitchen is galley sized with full sized appliances so its a challange. I agree with everyone that said to get rid if small appliances you dont use often, or at least put them away in a closet or something. However I would disagree with someone who mentioned putting oils and spices on shelves near the stove. heat doesnt do spices or oils any good. I'm lucky in that I do have a very small pantry, and a "book shelf" screwed to the back of the door does wonders to hold most essential spices and oils as well as cans and a few other odds and ends. But your best friend is not only going to be being organized but clean as you go. I've catered for up to 50 out of my galley sized kitchen with the help of a sturdy card table in the next room. You can experiment, just think everything out first and you'll be fine!

My first apartment did not have a real kitchen and my current kitchen is just a little larger than our bathroom.

At the first apartment, the espresso machine sat on the bedside table. We always ate on the bed or the floor since the only table in the place was used for our computers. No microwave oven, but a toaster oven. The burner was connected to the sink which sat on top of the mini-fridge.

We ate out a lot, but some of the stuff that came out of the "kitchen" made people's jaws drop; most notable were the desserts we would make and bring to parties at the German consulate.

Get rid of dishes that you can live without, or stow them elsewhere so you have more storage space for spices, etc. All we had in that first apt were 2 plates and bowls, two of each utensil, 1 small baking dish, 1 knife, 1 pot, 1 pan, wooden spoon, and a whisk. You'll find that you don't need most appliances, since everything can be done by hand. It may be more laborious, e.g., whipping may take 15 minutes versus 5, but it can be done.

This does remind me that I need to go through our spices and purge. We have WAAAAY too much -- a 3-tiered pushcart that we park in a corner filled with packaged spices in addition to 2 shelves of bottled spices. Argh!

Ratbuddy,
Maybe the hair is a spoof. It looks like Bob's Big Boy hair.
Anyway, if hair is your focus, you miss the point.
And even if this is an ad for some other unhealthy food, it does do a good job of literally illustrating what we should fear ingesting.

Phil! Congrats, Man! Yayyyy.. So happy for you - you're the best. AND so talented!

Wow, with a few more burgers he could have done the Last Supper.

@ratbuddy-all that talent and all you can do is critique his hair, I think your the @%$!&*% idiot.

It wouldn't take nearly as many to recreate the mona lisa. The mona lisa is a relatively small painting. He could have done it with one burger.

Bagh. I didn't even pay attention to that URL at the bottom. It is indeed an ad for Arby's and its stupid "roastburger." Fuck. I admit it. I just got punked. Enjoy this post while you can. I think I'll be taking it down by end of day.