Clean and Organize the Items Your Kitchen!

Face it. We’ve all had days where the kitchen was in such a disastrous state that we didn’t even want to look at it. The daunting task for those who cook at home- how to keep it in the shape it needs to be to minimize the mess.

A few tricks of the trade can be time- and life- savers. Cleaning, organizing, and rejuvenating are just a few steps away!

Cleaning:

Tip #1: Save time. As you prepare meals, do other things while the food cooks, especially for food you have to watch. Make other parts, mix ingredients for the next step, or wash dishes in between steps. This will cut down the time of making a meal, and if half the dishes get clean in the process, the more time after dinner you will have.

Tip #2: Use common items to help control messes. Use foil to line the bottom of the oven and the stove plates for spills, and as a liner for casserole dishes to avoid baked on scrubbing. Use paper towels or wax paper on the shelves of the fridge to keep sticky substances to a minimum. When pouring, pour over the sink, or for solid ingredients, over a paper plate that can be turned into a funnel and save the fallen ingredient for the next usage.

Tip #3: Save water. Run the dishwasher at a full load, or turn off the water in between plates and cups when washing by hand. A little water adds up to a lot of water in the long run.


Organizing:

Tip #1: Save containers. Containers that food comes in, such as soup from Chinese restaurants, or boxes of brown sugar, are great when cleaned out and reused. Not only do you save money from not buying extra containers, but you also help the environment. Need bottled juice or water for the car? Fill up old water bottles, and reuse after a run through the dishwasher.