Commercial kitchens live and die by their workbenches. Not just as surfaces, but as the backbone of everything that happens during service. When the design works, staff move faster, hurt less, and stick around longer. When it doesn’t, you feel it in every rushed ticket and every worker who quits after six months. The connection between thoughtful workspace planning and actual profit isn’t abstract—it shows up in output numbers, injury claims, and retention rates. What follows covers the practical design decisions that make workbenches work harder for everyone using them. Workflow Starts at the Workbench Getting workflow right means building ergonomic thinking into every workbench decision from the start. The goal is eliminating wasted motion—those