Organized Kitchens
The kitchen is probably the busiest room in the house. Cooking, eating and general all-around living takes place here. Being organized can save time, money, waste and stress. Organizing a kitchen is a personal preference and convenience is a must. Here are some tips for maintaining order. The first rule to any organization project is to get rid of the stuff you don't use. So many of us complain about not having enough space, yet all they are doing is taking up unnecessary space and preventing you from getting organized..
Store items where you use them most of the time. Put your plates close to the table, glasses and cups near the fridge and kettle, cutting knives and board where you cut up produce. If you do any baking, set up a baking section. Store together all items you use when baking. The food preparation gadgets which can include a salad spinner and a food processor should be placed close to the sink. Easy access is the key. After that, try and put all the pans and pots close to the stove. You can leave them out in the open or inside a cupboard. Most people keep the lids and the pots together too.
Keep Regularly Used Items Accessible. Reaching those high shelves can be challenging. Therefore, keep items that you use on a regular basis towards the lower, easier to reach shelves. Drawers can be useful for many items. Use a plastic tray for silverware in a drawer. They are inexpensive and keep the drawer neat and items easily found. Drawers are also a perfect place for plastic storage bags, aluminum foil, and wax paper.
Clear, airtight containers in different sizes are inexpensive and great for storing many items. Any item that can be labeled and stacked can be easily found and used. Labeling is a great time saver. This may take some time initially but will be worth it when you are in a hurry to find a certain item.
Spice Racks are great and a well-organized spice rack will save you stress and time. People who like to cook use many different herbs and seasonings to make their food taste great. Imagine how hard it would be to find the spice needed if they were jumbled together in a messy drawer. A spice rack keeps the spices accessible, and in one place. Better yet, sort your spices in alphabetical order for easier location.
Utensil bars are great as they keep your commonly used utensils accessible at the slightest reach, and add another touch of class to your kitchen. A utensil bar is a bar you can attach to any vertical space in your kitchen, to hang utensils you often use while cooking.
Clean and organize your fridge and freezer. Do a quick upkeep once a week on trash day. If you don't use it, get rid of it. Go through your cookbooks and keep in the kitchen only the ones you use regularly. Seasonal cookbooks can be stored with your holiday dinnerware. Others can be kept elsewhere or given away. Set up a small pantry somewhere in your home for extra cans of soup, coffee, tea sugar and other essentials. A small cupboard can easily be converted to a pantry. Organizing a kitchen takes trial and error. You generally won’t get everything where you want it the first time but just remember that having a place for everything and everything in its’ place will do more for keeping a kitchen organized than anything else. Remember once your kitchen is organized to how you want it, keep it tidy and clean.
Store items where you use them most of the time. Put your plates close to the table, glasses and cups near the fridge and kettle, cutting knives and board where you cut up produce. If you do any baking, set up a baking section. Store together all items you use when baking. The food preparation gadgets which can include a salad spinner and a food processor should be placed close to the sink. Easy access is the key. After that, try and put all the pans and pots close to the stove. You can leave them out in the open or inside a cupboard. Most people keep the lids and the pots together too.
Keep Regularly Used Items Accessible. Reaching those high shelves can be challenging. Therefore, keep items that you use on a regular basis towards the lower, easier to reach shelves. Drawers can be useful for many items. Use a plastic tray for silverware in a drawer. They are inexpensive and keep the drawer neat and items easily found. Drawers are also a perfect place for plastic storage bags, aluminum foil, and wax paper.
Clear, airtight containers in different sizes are inexpensive and great for storing many items. Any item that can be labeled and stacked can be easily found and used. Labeling is a great time saver. This may take some time initially but will be worth it when you are in a hurry to find a certain item.
Spice Racks are great and a well-organized spice rack will save you stress and time. People who like to cook use many different herbs and seasonings to make their food taste great. Imagine how hard it would be to find the spice needed if they were jumbled together in a messy drawer. A spice rack keeps the spices accessible, and in one place. Better yet, sort your spices in alphabetical order for easier location.
Utensil bars are great as they keep your commonly used utensils accessible at the slightest reach, and add another touch of class to your kitchen. A utensil bar is a bar you can attach to any vertical space in your kitchen, to hang utensils you often use while cooking.
Clean and organize your fridge and freezer. Do a quick upkeep once a week on trash day. If you don't use it, get rid of it. Go through your cookbooks and keep in the kitchen only the ones you use regularly. Seasonal cookbooks can be stored with your holiday dinnerware. Others can be kept elsewhere or given away. Set up a small pantry somewhere in your home for extra cans of soup, coffee, tea sugar and other essentials. A small cupboard can easily be converted to a pantry. Organizing a kitchen takes trial and error. You generally won’t get everything where you want it the first time but just remember that having a place for everything and everything in its’ place will do more for keeping a kitchen organized than anything else. Remember once your kitchen is organized to how you want it, keep it tidy and clean.