Over 67% of American'seating and drinkingactivities occur at home.

67%

Who spends more time in the kitchen?

The average American family spends

175 hours a month in thekitchen.

65% of American womendo food preparation or cleanup while

only 39% of men do the sametasks.

Worldwide,

82% of womenprepare meals on anaverage day, while only

44% of men do.

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How much time women spend time in the kitchen?

Non-working women spend over

70 minutes per daypreparing food.

Women who work part-time spend

53-56 minutes per daypreparing food.

Single working women spend about

15 minutes less per daypreparing food.

Single nonworking women spend approximately

30 minutes less per day cooking.

Are people cooking more now or less?

75% of homeowners intend to remodel their kitchensin the next two years.

62% of homeowners take on remodelling their kitchen to getrid of outdated spaces.

37% want better kitchen functionality

35% want more storage

More than 50% of homeowners want to invest on cabinetryin 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

Men who cooked had increased from 29% in 1965–1966 to

42% in 2007-2008.

The time spent by men in cooking increased from 37.4 min/day in

1965–1966 to 45 min/day in 2007-2008.

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.

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The proportion of women cooking declined from 92% in 1965–1966

to 68% in 2007–2008.

The time spent by women in cooking dropped from 112.8 min/dayin 1965–1966 to 65.6 min/day in 2007–2008.

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