I used to have one of those things on my counter that holds spatulas and spoon and stuff, on a base that rotated.
It broke a couple of months ago, and since then we've had a problem. Most of the larger items went into a Polish pottery canister that is also on the counter, but everything else had to get crammed into my gadget drawer.
Our kitchen is small and cabinet and drawer space is at a premium. A friend once told me that I'm a master at fitting things neatly into a space that's technically not large enough. But it's clearly not working now.
Most of the time, finding what I want means taking half the stuff out because it's always gravitated to the back or the bottom. The can opener fell on my barefoot the other day, and fairly frequently, one or more skewers is sufficiently askew that the drawer ends up jammed shut.
So I need some new storage options.
I try to follow Alton Brown's rule of not having items that can only do one thing. Of course, I do have some of those things, but most of what is in this drawer gets used often enough that I want to keep it. It would also be super inconvenient to relocate things to another room. I know I should get another counter top storage thing, but I'm bamboozled by all the options.
Should I get more Polish pottery so everything matches? Or should I go for something that rotates and has multiple sections for easy sorting (like the Pampered Chef stuff). Or should I just get vicious and jettison some of my gadgets?
Opinions?
It broke a couple of months ago, and since then we've had a problem. Most of the larger items went into a Polish pottery canister that is also on the counter, but everything else had to get crammed into my gadget drawer.
Our kitchen is small and cabinet and drawer space is at a premium. A friend once told me that I'm a master at fitting things neatly into a space that's technically not large enough. But it's clearly not working now.
Most of the time, finding what I want means taking half the stuff out because it's always gravitated to the back or the bottom. The can opener fell on my barefoot the other day, and fairly frequently, one or more skewers is sufficiently askew that the drawer ends up jammed shut.
So I need some new storage options.
I try to follow Alton Brown's rule of not having items that can only do one thing. Of course, I do have some of those things, but most of what is in this drawer gets used often enough that I want to keep it. It would also be super inconvenient to relocate things to another room. I know I should get another counter top storage thing, but I'm bamboozled by all the options.
Should I get more Polish pottery so everything matches? Or should I go for something that rotates and has multiple sections for easy sorting (like the Pampered Chef stuff). Or should I just get vicious and jettison some of my gadgets?
Opinions?
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I store my most-used gadgets in containers that are mounted to a rack above my sink (my sink faces a wall, not a window). That rack includes two urns for utensils (holds at least 20 spatulas and spoons, plus a potato ricer, rolling pin, etc.) Above that rack I mounted a magnetic spice rack (from Costco). The total wall space may be 6 square feet, but it holds a ton of stuff and it looks organized. When you run out of surface space, build up. Ikea has good prices on a lot of kitchen storage that you can build up.
I got rid of any duplicates and either gave them to friends or stored duplicates outside of the kitchen (basement, in my case).
I have been very happy with the pampered chef thing. It rotates, and everything we use often fits there, easy to find! I really do recommend it--I wasn't sure I'd like it, but I really really do!
We also got rid of duplicates, icky/getting old & showing it stuff, and haven't missed anything (apparently we had plenty of every kind of spoon, stirrer, & spatula)
I have an extra Pampered Chef turnstile that I would be more than happy to mail to you! Just shoot me an email if you'd like it.
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