Why you might want a food preparation centre in your kitchen?

By reinventing and rethinking how homeowners use their sinks, these prep centres become the centre of the kitchen. It’s the centre of the action and this where entertainment and preparation become an interactive affair.

Cutting boards become serving blocks, self-draining bins are perfect for ice buckets while the sink is always at hand to drain off any spillage or mess.

Once the entertaining is done and party is over, the workstation once again transforms into your cleaning station.

You can easily fill and empty the sink with a remote pop-up waste button or complement the pre-drilled tap holes with a flexible spray tap to easily rinse and drain the dishes.

The Box Centre is a truly stunning design with every feature and accessory designed for modern-day entertaining and living.

Space saving

The interest in tiny homes is showing no sign of slowing, and we are adapting our lifestyles to match with perhaps smaller but cleverly designed spaces.

As kitchen and living spaces merge, there is always a compromise between a kitchen appliance or more living room, which is where a food preparation centre thrives.

Not only can they replace an array of items that take up space in your kitchen cabinetry (think chopping boards, knives and unwieldy colanders), the prep-station is naturally designed to enhance your living and benchtop space.

In smaller kitchens, benchtop space is now often vied for.

The uses for the benchtop are endless; a breakfast table in the am, a desk for those working at home, then the drink bar when entertaining. So, keeping a clear benchtop inevitably, provides more space for the family to function.

The food preparation centre, through clever design enables food to be prepared over the sink. A purpose-built colander, not only keeps food off the bench, but keeps the countertop clean and dry. And, these accessories are going to save space in your cupboards, as with the Franke Box Centre, the whole array (knives, knife block, colander, roll up mat … the list goes on) also slide back into the second sink bowl for storage. Voila!


Another important consideration is the bowl size. By selecting a large sink will ensure there is room for the dishes so they can get quickly rinsed without cluttering any benchtop space. And then, with waste disposal units, any waste can be whisked away. The most common material for food preparation centres is stainless steel due to its durable functionality.

Make sure you select a high-grade stainless steel, to ensure your sink lasts a lifetime. And for those that want to take it up a notch, we have granite prep stations, which allow you to include a specific granite sink colour/finish into your kitchen design.

Overall, the food preparation centre can be described as the multi-functional hub of the kitchen to not only save space but allow the kitchen to be used for entertaining and everyday living.