Kitchen reorganization day...oh my

[bicentennial_baby]

it's really gotten away from me, and the setup just isn't intuitive. Alas, very limited counter space. So far, the counters are done. Next, the food cabinets (disaster lurks within), then the cookware, small appliances, and such.

:crazy:

Oh, and then I will tackle the hundreds of books piled everywhere. :rofl:

[Tab]

1. I did that once

When we moved into that particular place we just put things roughly where we thought they'd be convenient. Eventually, after a few months, it was just so frustrating to work in the kitchen, and so I spent many hours - possibly two days worth - taking stuff out, considering where it really ought to be, and putting it there.

Since then, on the few other occasions that I've moved houses, I try to respectfully refuse the help of others in what to place where in my kitchen. Everyone seems to think if we just put it in a cabinet, it's done. I have to say that, at least for me, no.

And as far as designing placement, I have settled on what seems to work best for me:

- Saute pans, sauce pans, instant cooking pans, go right near the oven.

- "Lesser" pans, like for cookies, or perhaps huge stock pans or even slow cookers get to live further away, the concept being that I might need them in the beginning but I don't need to grab them at the last second.

- All serving tableware (except some that are reserved for cooking) are preferably moved away from the oven. Same with plates and dishes and whatnots.

- Immediate reference stuff - tablespoons, measuring cups, thermometers, etc., live nearby. When I need them, I usually need them Right Now.

- Oils are kept near, herbs and spices are kept near, so they can all be grabbed at a moment's notice.

- The knives, you would think I'd keep near, but actually I don't. I usually haul out my chef's knife, and maybe my paring knife, early on, and they just stay nearby for the duration.

How do other people organize?

- Tab

[Lucinda]

2. Excellent! It's a great feeling, isn't it? I can do my kitchen in a half hour flat.

That's because I'm anal about where everything goes, and I designed the kitchen with no upper cabinets and the drawers pull out. I just usually have to put things back where they go when Bill "helps" me put things away. I'm even weird about the fridge...things go where they go, and not on THAT shelf. :)

Now, my guest room closet is another matter entirely. :rofl: I'd be better off just padlocking the closet door and forgetting about it.