Kitchen Organizing Mistakes - And The Easy Way to Fix Them | Food Network

Kitchen Organizing Mistakes – And The Easy Way to Fix Them || Food Network

Little Changes, Big Results

So much of what goes on in your kitchen takes place on autopilot. After unpacking on move-in day, most of us never give another minute’s thought to where we stash the silverware or how we arrange the spices. But of course, often it’s the smallest tweaks that can make the biggest improvements. We asked professional organizers for their easiest yet most brilliant kitchen habits and hacks to make your space work harder.

Store Spices Smarter

The mistake: The spice jars are stacked, stuffed and spun every which way, making it impossible to find what you’re looking for fast. And how long they’ve been languishing in the cabinet is anyone’s guess.

The fix: Skip the cabinet altogether, says Amelia Meena of Appleshine Organization + Design. Instead, stand up spices in a drawer and label the tops of the lids, making it a snap to look down and find the oregano. Bonus points for dating the bottom of the jars too; take a peek every few uses, and toss and replace spices after about a year for optimal flavor.

Streamline That Pantry

The mistake: You keep snacks in their original cardboard boxes, even when there’s only one left.

The fix: Dump all prepackaged snacks into open-top bins, says Meena. Ideally, multiple boxes of the same size would be most helpful — one for bars, one for snack packs, one for fruit cups, etc. When space is limited, however, one larger box for all snacks may have to do. For aesthetics, choose pretty containers or wrap each box in nice paper and label them. Keep replenishing your system and recycling the store packages.

FEBRUARY 2018
Food Network
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