How organized is your kitchen? That is a great question for me, because it is my favorite room in a house to organize, reorganize. or unpack. This is probably because my top hobbies are cooking, wellness and nutrition. I also spent many years in the food business, so I have a passion for kitchens and the contents of kitchens.
How many people don’t know how many vegetable peelers or cheese slicers they have?
Rearrange Your Kitchen
No one is going to wake up on a Saturday after working all week and say wow I can’t wait ! Let me see how many duplicates I have in my kitchen? let me scale this back and rearrange all of my kitchen stuff so I know what I have! Don’t laugh I would!
Many times we received gifts over 20 years ago and have never used them or save them thinking one day we will use them. Some examples are the vase, platter, appliance , fondue pot or sterling silver piece from Aunt Bee. I want to let you know it is ok to say goodbye to these items and no guilt is necessary . If you are not using these items there are plenty of people in this world who will.
Reduce Items in your Kitchen
I give you permission to reduce the quantity of all things in your kitchen . Believe me you will finally know what you have, where to find it, where to put it away and won’t have to buy another one since you didn’t know where it was.
Tips for starting this project besides calling me, begin with taking everything out and putting like things together. Next step is to evaluate, make decisions and reduce. After that take a look to see where the items can fit together in a place that makes sense. You definitely want to keep items you use daily in a convenient place ie. coffee maker , coffee and mugs near each other and dishes and glasses near the dishwasher. Items used less frequently can be put over the refrigerator or up high or down low in the back of a cabinet.
Yes you can have a junk drawer, but put some sort of divider in there so it won’t get out of control .
My new go to place for spices is inside a draw lying down so visibility is terrific. If there are additional bigger rubs ,spices etc that don’t fit, use the cabinet near your stovetop that has oils, vinegars, sauces, salt and pepper and put them there.
We all have to eat, so why not make it easier, more organized and fun to spend time in our kitchens.
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