When you’re busy and you have a toddler running around the house, the kitchen needs to be organized. I hate not being able to find anything, or the opposite – not having anywhere to put anything. I like to try to keep our kitchen as organized as possible so it’s easier to prepare meals and safer for the kids. Now and then I try to clear up, rearranging the cupboards and finding places for anything that’s lying around on the worktops. If you want to get your kitchen in order, here are some of my favorite ways to organize a kitchen for efficiency.
Sort Your Cupboards
The first thing I like to have organized is the kitchen cupboards. It’s all too easy to shove everything in and close the doors. After all, you don’t have to look at it until you need something. But then when you do need something, you then can’t find it. Although, you can find something you should have thrown out months ago. I like to have regular sort through our cupboards to get rid of anything old and straighten things out. You don’t need to have a complicated system, but it helps to give each cupboard a purpose. One can be for fruit and veg, another for dry goods, and one for naughty snacks.
Put Everything in Containers
Have you got little items that just float around? Or maybe food like pasta or rice that starts falling out of the packet as soon as you open it? I think everything in the kitchen needs a home, and preferably in a container, rack or shelf that will keep them in place. I love the coffee pod holders, for example. That’s just the kind of thing that ends up all over one of the cupboards or counters! Spice jars can be particularly annoying too, especially if you have a lot of them. Instead of having them rolling around in a cupboard, make sure you have a nice spice rack so you can organize them.
Give All Your Appliances a Home
If you have a few different kitchen appliances, you don’t always have room for them all on the work surfaces. You need to have room to prepare food, so you can’t have your mixer, bread maker, juicer and fryer all sat out all the time. Pick the ones you use most to have out all the time. That’s probably your kettle, toaster and perhaps a coffee machine or blender. Leave space for getting out other appliances so you can switch them around, and find somewhere to store them. You might have a couple of spare cupboards or some shelves. Even better, get a multifunctional appliance that does lots of jobs in one.
Keep Lids with Their Owners
One thing that annoys me is when there are pan and container lids floating around a cupboard. It makes everything messy and then you can never find a matching pair. To solve this problem, I keep lids matched up with their containers or pans. Another option is to put label everything and put all the lids out of the way in a drawer.
If you want to keep your kitchen organized for efficiency, I recommend checking up on it every few weeks. You can make sure everything is still where you want it to be. Also you should check out this article too: “5 Motivation Cleaning Tips Every Mom Should Know“.
