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Thursday, December 10, 2009

9 kitchen organizing tricks

Manfred Koh for the Time Inc. Digital Studio

Manfred Koh for the Time Inc. Digital Studio

Afraid your leaning tower of pots is bound to collapse? Try these solutions.

Containers, Storage Systems

1. Store flour, sugar, and more in OXO Pop containers (shown). Press the lid’s button for an airtight seal.
To buy: $7 to $17 each, oxo.com.

2. Rather than splurge on a pricey spice rack, label the tops of spice jars and place them in a drawer to easily find what you’re looking for.

3. The SmartSpin Storage System comes with 24 plastic containers in three sizes, with one-size-fits-all lids. A carousel keeps the sets together.
To buy: $15, taylorgifts.com.

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Manfred Koh for the Time Inc. Digital Studio

Manfred Koh for the Time Inc. Digital Studio

Cutlery Drainers, Cabinet Organizers, Soda Storage

4. Place the cheery Avant Garde cutlery drainer (shown) in the sink to drain and organize utensils as you wash them.
To buy: $16, conranusa.com.

5. Access pot lids stowed in the back of a cabinet with the nine-inch slide-out Cabinet Organizer.
To buy: $40, simplehuman.com.

6. Never rummage through the refrigerator looking for a Diet Coke again. The Soda Shoot, made of easy-to-clean plastic, fits inside most refrigerators and dispenses 10 12-ounce cans with ease.
To buy: $3, bedbathandbeyond.com.

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Manfred Koh for the Time Inc. Digital Studio

Manfred Koh for the Time Inc. Digital Studio

Menu Organizers, Cutlery Trays

7. Tuck all your takeout menus―arranged by type of cuisine―inside the handy Takeout Menu Organizer (shown).
To buy: $21, knockknock.biz.

8. The plastic Expand-a-Drawer cutlery tray maximizes usable space by adjusting to fit the width of your drawers.
To buy: $20, containerstore.com.

9. Mark the contents of plastic food-storage containers with a dry-erase pen. The “labels” will come off when you wash the items.

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  • HM.Hou's Avatar
    Posted by HM.Hou Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:38pm PDT

    That takeout menu organizer is a cute idea.

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    Posted by pretty much amazing Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:07pm PDT

    Shine, I like you so much more when you aren't advertising.

    Remember that largest sales article? You listed Circuit City as #1. Well I went there. I should have known when everyone was leaving empty handed that it was not a great sale. Nothing in there was on sale at all!!! How much money did you make putting that up here on your website? Funny how that great advertisement happened right before that had to declare bankrupcy, too. Please, keep the good articles and lose the advertising you have taken too far.

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