Many electrical outlets and cabinets back of the counters so I can hide the appliances and keep the counter clean. I've seen this and I really like it.

upper and lower ovens. Micro too and well vented. OUTSIDE! I had an interior vent system and it just spreads the grease around a little further. I did not like it. Actually my dream kitchen has someone else cooking but I'll clean up. I'm good at that and I like it. Planning meals has gotten old.

i want to be in the middle of the mess. have put a lot of thought into this and now my mind is a blank, isn't that something? how about a kitchen set up that makes sense? that would be a real dream! and because i'm short, i'd have no more than two-shelved cabinets (i really hate dragging out the stool). and they wouldn't be too deep either. would really like the pull-out drawers in the lower cabinetry. a professional stove with the vent going outside (like marcia said, i just realized that's how the grease gets all over everything). 2 or more people can work in the kitchen without stomping all over each other. the sink wouldn't be a mile and a half from the stove. i'd like a corner sink with corner windows to look out. maybe have an island with a sink in it so you could rinse vegees and clean chicken without having to clean the entire place to actually do the dishes (with a garbage disposal in that one too).

in the wall ovens (upper and lower) and a microwave (built in). a pantry that's easier to organize than what i have now. and i'd love a farm table (like an english farm table with the shelves underneath).

I think we both need an island to work on. I need to give this serious thought adn look at a few pictures of other possibilities. Meanwhile I dodge thunderstorms out there trying to zap me.