Pali mphasa ziwiri zonse za kukhitchini, imodzi mwa izo ndi yayikulu. Mutha kuiyika patsogolo pa chitofu kuti pansi pasadetsedwe bwino mukamatsuka ndiwo zamasamba ndikuphika; Mutha kuiyika pakhomo la khitchini pazinthu zazing'ono. Mukatuluka kukhitchini, mutha kuipaka mapazi anu, zomwe zingalepheretse mafuta kapena madzi ochokera kukhitchini kuti asabweretsedwe kuchipinda chochezera ndi malo ena.