Home improvement specialists have insisted that keeping mimimum distances in place between units is key to maximising kitchen design.Issuing guidelines for budding kitchen DIYers or people contracting in experts to revamp their cooking area, Better Homes and Gardens Magazines online forum, BHG.com, put a strong focus on keeping the kitchen spacious.Home redesigners were recommended by the site to leave at least a 42 inch space (107 cm) between work aisles, meaning between countertops or sink units and vertical appliances like cookers. The kitchen guidelines demanded the clearing of even more space for multiple cook kitchens, with 48 inches (122 cm) the recommended aisle width to ensure that too many cooks do not spoil the broth.Also important for BHG.com was keeping the golden work triangle of all kitchen activity in reasonable distance, with the three core items sinks, fridges and primary cooking surfaces best organised with no more than nine feet (275 cm) between any two.Maximising counter and aisle space while keeping key appliances in near proximity is a key element of much kitchen design, with ranges of deeper sinks with less surface width from brands like Astracast helping to make compact projects possible.