How to Organize Spices

A variety of spices.

When its time to cook do you have difficulty finding your favorite spices? Are some of your spices wedged to the back of your cabinet or hidden with other food items? Having your spices close at hand makes your cooking experience all that much easier. By adding labels and the convenience of a spice rack, you will not only save time, you will save your meal preparation by being able to make sure your seasonings are added to your food at just the right time.

Things You'll Need

• Spices.
• Spice Containers.
• Spice rack.
• Labels.
• Permanent Marker.

Instructions

How to organize spices.

1. 

   Gather all of your spices together.

2. Take a permanent marker and begin to create labels for your spices.

3. 

   Add the labels to your spice bottles.

4. Empty the spices into similar shaped containers that match and coordinate.

5. Alphabetize your spices so they remain in order.

6. Place the spices in a spice rack near your food prep area.

Tips & Warnings

• Spice containers can be reused. Make sure they are cleaned and dried completely before adding new spices.

• Combine spices into one bottle if possible to save space, for example if you have two half bottles of garlic powder, combine into one to utilize space.

• You can alphabetize spices or sort them by how often they are used. If you use garlic powder and pepper the most, place them first in the rack.

• You can also create and customize labels on your computer, print and apply.

• You can also use a label maker if you have access to one.

• Keep bottles sealed tight to prevent moisture from getting in and ruining the spices.

• Store your spices in a dry, cool place.