Thursday, April 21, 2011

Killing Two Birds with One Stone

I don't know about you, but I have a major kitchen cabinet problem. Yes, pots, pans, cutting boards, mason jars, and storage containers all thrown haphazardly into a pile, a big lopsided pile. How do I find anything, you may ask? Digging. How does my slightly OCD mind deal with this problem? Not well.

Today, I identified some of the big problems. One...storage container lids. Two...large kitchen equipment I use once a year. And I came up with a solution.

After spending a couple hours this morning (Exaggeration? Who knows?) on Amazon trying to find solutions, I discovered this and this. I liked the idea, but I can't spend $10-20 on a cheap piece of wood, wire, or plastic, which won't even fit all my lids. Waste o' money, imho. For realz.

Then I came up with a solution!

Yes, the roasting pan I use perhaps once a year is now no longer taking up a whole section of cabinet by itself...it's also organizing my lids.

I'm not sure whether to be proud of myself or sheepish that I didn't think of this before.

3 comments:

  1. funny...I keep all of my pan lids in my roasting pan, and have since I got married! :)

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  2. Sure...you must be smart than I, Aprille!

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  3. My current solution to disorganized cabinets is to grow things away. Although that is only going to work until we move. Then I'll probably regret it when I need to replace things.

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