Get Your Kitchen Organised With Sensible Storage

Already, and all too quickly, January has flown by and for many people, those well-intentioned New Year’s Resolutions are fast becoming a distant memory. What started out as an ambitious plan to get fit, be more mindful or simply to declutter and get organised at home can so easily get lost as we struggle to keep pace with a hectic lifestyle and too many demands on our time. 

If this sounds like you, and you really do want to organise your life and your home, it’s time to make things happen. Instead of trying to change everything all at once, and failing because the task is just too big, try focusing on just one area of your life, or just one room in your home and work from there.

In today’s blog post, we look at how to get organised in your kitchen, since this is perhaps the most important room in the house and a room where you and your family spend the most time. If you can crack the kitchen, the rest of the house should fall into place very quickly!

Declutter And Deep Clean

If you are going to organise your kitchen effectively, you need to start by taking a cold, hard look at what’s there to start with. Are your cupboards looking a little grimy at the back? Are your shelves stacked with things you never use, or foodstuffs you had forgotten you even had? It’s worth getting everything out of all of your cupboards and going through it all ruthlessly. If you find food items that are nearing their best before dates, prioritise using these up, to avoid food waste.

Simply make a meal plan for the coming week that incorporates anything that you need to finish off and you’ll be amazed at how much you will be able to declutter your store cupboards in no time at all. You might even find that this exercise encourages you to try out some new recipes at the same time!

Of course, if you find items that are years past their best before date, then there isn’t really an alternative but to throw them away. If you do have the ditch any out of date food, take a good look at it as it goes in the bin, and make a promise to yourself not to waste food in this way in future!

So, you’ve emptied your cupboards, given the shelves a thorough clean and checked all the dates on your food items. How do you put it all back in such a way that it stays tidy permanently? A good selection of storage jars should get you organised in a jiffy! By switching to a neat row of storage jars to hold your rice, pasta, flour, cereals, dried fruit and so on, you’ll avoid the frustration and untidiness that comes from storing those items in the plastic wrappers that they are sold in.

We’ve all suffered at some time or another with split packaging that spills pasta shells, grains of rice and all manner of other foodstuffs all over your cupboards or larder, and we’ve all no doubt found sugar that has gone lumpy because it hasn’t been sealed in an airtight container, or dried fruit that looks less than appetising because the air has got to it and made it go all limp and horrible.

Avoid all of these horrors by storing everything possible in some sensible storage jars. Kilner jars are ideal for this purpose, as they come in a wide range of shapes and sizes and they look good too. Why not declutter your work surfaces at the same time, and display a selection of Kilner jars in a corner or on a shelf to contain biscuits, sweets for the kids, spaghetti or whatever it is that makes your own kitchen look permanently untidy?

The Wares Range Of Storage Jars

At Wares, we have a huge range of storage jars to choose from, including Kilner jars in every conceivable shape and size. If you have a young family and you’re concerned about glass jars getting broken, we also stock a range of plastic storage jars that might be more suitable for you and your family. They are just as practical and stylish and, again, they come in a huge range of shapes and sizes to suit every storage requirement. 

Utensils And Equipment 

Moving on from storage of your foodstuffs, it’s time to think about organising the rest of your kitchen. If your saucepan lids and baking equipment is always a jumble of untidiness, consider investing in some racks to keep everything in place. If you have any specialist equipment that you only use once in a blue moon, move it to the top shelf of your highest cupboards to free up space to organise the more frequently used items in the lower cupboards.

Think logically, and you will have things organised in no time at all - and you’ll have storage systems in place to prevent a slide back into disorganisation!