How to Organize Your Kitchen

Contributor

By eHow Contributing Writer

Article Rating:

(34 Ratings)

You've got three half-full bottles of vinegar in your cupboard and your utensil drawer is a minefield of knife tips and mangled wire whisks. Time to get organized!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Appliance Barns
Drawer Liners
Drawer Organizers
Airtight Containers
Kitchen Organizers
Knife Racks
Plastic Storage Containers
Silverware Holders
Spice Racks

Step 1

Go through your kitchen and discard anything you don't use, along with any food, spices or medicines that are beyond their expiration dates.
Step 2

Take everything out of your cupboards and drawers, and wash the insides with warm soapy water. Rinse, let dry and replace cupboard and drawer liners.
Step 3

Store pots, pans and cooking utensils near the stove, nesting the pots and pans together to conserve space.
Step 4

Store dishes and silverware near your eating area and/or dishwasher. Use racks and silverware holders to maximize use of space.
Step 5

Be sure that children are able to reach items they use. Put things they should not use - such as sharp tools, alcohol and cleaning chemicals - well out of reach.
Step 6

Alphabetize your spices and keep them near the stove on a spice rack or in a nearby cupboard on a revolving rack.
Step 7

Remove large and seldom-used items from countertops and store them in a cupboard. For appliances that you use often, consider adding an 'appliance barn,' which can store toasters, blenders, juicers and other appliances on the countertop without clutter.
Step 8

Store food items that you use on a daily basis in accessible spots, and store all like food items together - for example, tea and sugar.
Step 9

Put food that may become infested with insects into sturdy plastic containers and seal them.
Step 10

Use drawer dividers to organize utensils.

Comments

how2lady said

Flag This Comment

on 7/29/2009 Good advise, you can't be too organized when it comes to the kitchen.

on 3/27/2009 Good motivation article! I have already done a few of these suggestions. I stack all my plastic storage containers inside each other, makes them easier to get to. They serve double duty, also use as mixing bowls. I got rid of a lot of clutter and unecessary items by doing this. The lids are stored neatly in a basket placed inside a base cabinet.