Kitchen Storage – 5 Simple Ways to Help You Stay Organized

By: Jordon Browning

Are you running out of space in your kitchen? Are you going through the nightmare of storage shortages? Did you wish you could stock up more items by buying in bulk but are let down by the fact that you have limited storage space in your kitchen? Moreover, it’s not just about storage but the right storage, the right appliances, the right containers, and the right kitchenware and utensils. You need to make that everything is not only a utility item but also one that adds to the decoration charm of your kitchen and complements the style and theme of your entire house. We no longer live in the twentieth century when people used to build kitchens in order to hide them from the general view of the house? People living in twenty-century have modern kitchens and ample space to store while making the bulk hide from general view, not the entire kitchen.

1.Dump the Steel and Plastic

Steel is old-fashioned; plastic is hard to recycle; switch to unbreakable glass kitchenware. It suggests refinement and charm in taste, and glass utensils are easy to clean too. Glass kitchenware also serves dual purpose of eating right what you heat in the microwave or cool in the fridge (of course, you need to have heat and refrigerator-safe ware; it also comes in handy to have them all dishwasher safe). Plastic, as we all know, contributes to environmental pollution and takes several years to recycle properly. Moreover, plastic can prove to be a health hazard for you, your kids, and your pets.

2.Invest in Air-tight Containers (make sure it is recyclable and safe-to-use plastic though)

They’re transparent, air-tight, and often stackable – what more can you ask for? Having air-tight food storage containers help keep the dust bunnies and air-borne bacteria from entering your tomorrow night’s dinner. And being multi-purpose as they are, they can often be heated in without transferring them to a heat safe dish.

3.Store Food in Ziploc Bags

Ziploc bags are excellent for food on the go or for storing your sandwich that you might plan to eat at lunch. They save a lot of space too due to their limited size, thereby adding more space to store other stuff in your fridge.

4.Re-organize Appliances to Conserve Space and Make Use of Those Cabinets

Microwaves go well stacked into the wall; store a four-top range below with an oven right below. Now doesn’t that save space? Also, don’t forget to use those cabinets; I cannot stress this enough – stack, stack, and stack because stacking is great!

5.Throw Away the Clutter and Freeze What You Won’t Be Using for a While

Instead of adding loads and loads of food in your fridge only to throw it away three days later, freeze it if you know you want to eat it, say, a month later (the flavor might lose taste though, but you can certainly be assured it’s free of bacteria that could have attacked the food while in the fridge or in open air). And throw away those leftovers if you know you won’t be using them. Remember, it is good to buy in bulk, but everything has a limit; so don’t buy so much only to throw it all away unused after it expires. Storage, as we have learned, is no problem, of course!