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Over 67% of American's eating and drinking activities occur at home.

67%

Who spends more time in the kitchen?


65% of American women
only 39% tasks. do food preparation or cleanup while

of men do the same

Worldwide,

82% of women 44% of men do.

The average American family spends kitchen.

prepare meals on an average day, while only

175 hours a month in the

How much time women spend time in the kitchen?


Non-working women spend over

70 minutes per day


preparing food.

Women who work part-time spend

53-56 minutes per day


preparing food.

Single working women spend about

15 minutes less per day


preparing food.

Single nonworking women spend approximately

30 minutes less per day cooking.

Are people cooking more now or less?


to 68% in 20072008. The proportion of women cooking declined from 92% in 19651966

in 19651966 to 65.6

The time spent by women in cooking dropped from 112.8

min/day in 20072008.

min/day

Men who cooked had increased from 29% in 19651966 to

42% in 2007-2008.
19651966 to 45

The time spent by men in cooking increased from 37.4

min/day in 2007-2008.

min/day in

On average:

70% of kitchen work and time are spent in food preparation.

20% of kitchen work and time are spent in cleaning up dishes, pots, pans, and other utensils. 10% of kitchen work and time are spent in actual cooking.

Kitchen Improvement: 75% of homeowners intend to remodel their kitchens


in the next two years.

62% of homeowners take on remodelling their kitchen to get rid of outdated spaces. 37% want better kitchen functionality 35% want more storage
More than 50% of homeowners want to invest on cabinetry in their kitchen.

90% of all kitchen cabinets sold were made from wood.

Most Sellable Wood Kitchen Cabinets in 2006 49% were made from maple 22% were made from oak 18% were made from cherry 4.3% were made from hickory 2.4% were made from alder 1.8% were made from birch

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The way we use our kitchens had changed over time. As our needs change so do our kitchens. Here's a look at the current trends. Kitchen Trends

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