In the past 6 years that I have been organizing I have noticed that one drawer in the kitchen that can be come a collection of a variety of stuff is the utensil drawer. I am a strong believer that everything has a place and everything in its place. Let's make that happen in the utensil drawer by following these steps.
- Empty the drawer.
- If you have a utensil divider…please clean it. Now wipe down the drawer. It is amazing how dirty this drawer can get.
- Sort your silverware - knives, forks, little spoons, large spoons, serving utensils.
- Now do you have more than one set of silverware? Do you have a random spoon that doesn't match your set? Take out all the items that do not match your set and put them in a bag for donation.
- You may also have utensils that you do not use - i.e. small butter knives. If you don't use them, donate them. I get it that you think its cute but that is no reason to keep something. Pass it along.
- Put the utensil divider back in the drawer. Put the utensils in each slot.
- The remaining items you took out - i.e. plastic utensils, paper chop sticks, rubber bands, packets of salt, pepper,…throw them away. Use real utensils and I guarantee you already have a salt and pepper shaker.
Utensil drawer is for utensils only. Imagine that!
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