kitchen drawer organization
Kitchen Drawer Organization: Simple Tips For a Stress-Free Kitchen
Think about it – how many times have you opened your kitchen drawer and spent just 2 minutes washing a spoon, knife or peeler? Everything in the drawer is stuck to each other, and your mood is bad. I know, this happens in every kitchen. But the good news is that if you take out some time and organize your kitchen drawers, then cooking and cleaning both become 10x easier.
In this blog, I will guide you through small steps that, if followed, will not only keep your drawers clean but also make them enjoyable to use.
First Step: Take out everything and declutter
First of all, take out whatever is lying in the drawer. Yes, everything – extra spoons, rubber bands, old chargers, ketchup packets. Then make three piles:
- Items that are used daily
- Items that are used rarely
- Those that are not used at all
- Donate or discard the last pile. Trust me, you do not need 5 spatulas; 2 are enough.
Second Step: Give a Purpose to Each Drawer
What is the biggest mistake? We tend to turn every drawer into a parking spot for “random stuff”. Instead, give each drawer a category:
- One drawer for only spoons, forks and knives
- One drawer for cooking tools like a spatula, whisk, and tong
- One drawer for baking tools
- And if necessary, make a proper “junk drawer” (but keep only one!
- What will happen with this? Whenever you need a spoon, you will know where to get it from.
Third Step: Make sure to get organizers
Organizers are the best hack to keep drawers clean. But don’t buy blindly. First, measure the height, width and length of your drawers. Then get organizers from online or market:
- Extendable dividers (which adjust to equal size)
- Cutlery trays (forks, spoons spaced apart)
- Deep drawer boxes for bulky items (like rolling pin, masher)
- Organizers are a simple thing that instantly fixes drawer mess.
Fourth Step: Keep Daily Items at Easy Access
- Put the items you use daily in the top drawers:
- Drawer near the stove – spatula, wooden spoon, oven glove
- Drawer near the chopping area – knife, peeler, scissors
- Items that are rarely used (such as cookie cutters and fancy gadgets) should be stored below. Simple!
Fifth Step: Do Function-Based Grouping
- Don’t organize things by size; organize them by use case. Example:
- Keep measuring cup and spoon in one place, because they go together
- Keep baking tools in one drawer.
- Keep the bottle opener and cocktail spoons in the same drawer
- This will save time and make the cooking flow smoothly.
Real Solution of Junk Drawer
Let’s accept – there is a junk drawer in every house. And honestly, there should be too. But keep one rule: only one junk drawer, and use small trays in it too so that rubber bands, tape, and batteries stay in separate compartments. And reset it every 2-3 months.
Bonus Hacks
- Get an in-drawer knife holder for knives – it will stay safe and organized.
- Store lids (covers of boxes) vertically in a slim box. Game-changer. For spices, insert a slanted spice rack inside the drawer.
- Labels will be clearly visible. Keep foil & wraps in a dedicated flat drawer. A little maintenance, problem zero. Organizing a drawer and then leaving it is not enough. Build a habit: Reset the drawer for 5 minutes weekly.
- Do a mini-declutter session every 3 months
- Seasonal rotation: Take out festive baking tools at a different time, store them the rest of the time With small steps the system will always keep running.