Survey #241—Full Response from Ginger
| How often are you troubled by clutter in the kitchen and/or pantry? | It’s an occasional problem. |
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| What sources of clutter or specific issues do you experience in the kitchen or pantry? | 🔳 The pantry needs a good declutter. Step-in pantry w/shelves on 3 walls. 14 total. Organized w/like items together. ▪️Food. Our diets have changed. Our household shrunk to just the 2 of us retirees. We’ve been eating down the overstock and gifted some food to neighbors. I keep a food inventory. ▪️Cleaning Products. The products used regularly are few & under the sink. I have a small collection of products for MAX level cleaning & restoration. Good intentions that never came to fruition. ▪️Cookbooks. I’ve decluttered these before but have collected a few more low carb books. |
| What organizing solutions or strategies have you tried or used in the kitchen, and how have they worked—or failed to work—for you? | ✔️1. Under sink has stayed neatly organized since 2014. It stays tidy & it’s easy to clean. ▪️ I have 2 baskets. (There is nothing stored behind those baskets.) ▪️The left side holds frequently (daily) used products. ▪️ The right side product holds less frequently (weekly) used. ▪️My tool case slides in on the right side. ▪️I added hooks to the doors & walls to hold a brush, scraper, Swiffer frame, mop cover. And, hook/loop tape to my box of Swiffer refills and mounted it higher up on the right side wall. It’s out of the way - I can reach in the box & pull one out. ▪️Our food wraps are stored in racks mounted on the doors. Foil, wax paper, cling wrap, plastic baggies. ✔️2. Spice Corner Carousel Upper Cabinet. ▪️I created sections w/labels & cardboard dividers. Baking, Savory, Salts, Peppers, Sauces, Oils, Vinegars. ▪️Spices are organized loosely alphabetically within their category. ✔️3. Baking Corner Carousel Lower Cabinet. Works well. ▪️We keep measuring cups in the canisters. ▪️Spin to the canister and dip it out. Frequently used items get the top shelf. ✔️4. Pantry. Top shelf used to be a big messy mix. It stays organized now. ▪️I modified/painted/decorated cardboard flat boxes to hold: Filters (smaller) Light Bulbs, Canning Supplies, Paper Goods (plates, bowls, plastic cutlery). It’s easy to pull the box down. Find what we need. Return the box to the shelf. ✔️5. Fridge & Freezer. Every shelf & door shelf has a designated storage job. ▪️Husband’s Canned Drinks & Leftovers ▪️Milk, tea and juices ▪️Eggs, cooked bacon, my drinks ▪️Dairy drawer ▪️Produce drawer ▪️Meat drawer Door shelves ▪️Butter ▪️Sandwich condiments ▪️Sweet Condiments & biscuits ▪️Salad Condiments and add-ins ▪️Larger jars: Pickles, etc. 🔳 Freezer ▪️Breakfast Items ▪️Fruit & Pot Pies ▪️Meats (stored standing on end) ▪️Vegetables in a basket ▪️Drawer for seafood, French fries, onion rings. ▪️Door shelves hold nuts, nut flours, hot dog wieners, baggie of frozen cubed sauce. |
| What “one-trick pony” resides in your kitchen or pantry? Why do you keep it? | ▪️Apple peeler, slicer, corer. Husband bought. I used it once. Seemed more difficult than simply peeling with a paring knife. It’s on the goodbye tour in my mind. ▪️But… HEY! Last year - I successfully donated the 20 year old - never used not even once - juicer. So… there’s a realistic expectation the Apple thing will leave in the next round. ▪️Last time I counted - We had 102 cooking utensils & tools. (Doesn’t include flatware or knives.) I’ll be doing another declutter and inventory update. I like to count. |
| Future topics | Love the show line-up you have planned. Great job Ed & Gayle! |
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