Each of us loves cleanliness in the kitchen. But achieving it and always maintaining it is not so easy. To make things easier for yourself, the first thing you need to do is declutter your kitchen. Let's figure out what can be classified into this category and part with it without regrets.
Magnets and notes on the refrigerator
They immediately catch our eye when we walk into the kitchen. It creates a feeling of disorder and chaos. Get rid of the unnecessary ones, and put the ones that are especially memorable and dear to your heart in a beautiful box and store them on the shelf.
Glass jars and bottles
A great many of them can accumulate. Glass containers fill all the drawers, shelves and even the space on the balcony. The best option is to hand it over to a collection point or put it in a special container for glass.
Plastic bags
Often, after visiting a store, plastic bags are left behind. A whole mountain of them accumulates in the kitchen. Leave the strongest ones, fold them compactly in a special way. Now they take up little space in your locker and your purse.
Old dishes
Get rid of dishes with chips and cracks. Not only does it look unaesthetic, but it is also unsafe. Also, review all supplies of tableware and food preparation. Leave only the essentials that you currently use. Everything else can be taken to the dacha or given into good hands.
Kitchen appliances
Housewives love to buy household and kitchen appliances to make their work easier. As a result, a lot of them accumulate on kitchen shelves and in the pantry.The equipment breaks down, becomes outdated, or you have long ago bought something to replace it, more functional. Remember what you haven’t used for more than a year, and get rid of it.
Minimalism on the countertop
Usually, it contains frequently used items or things that simply do not fit in the cabinet. After going through your drawers and cabinets, put these things there, and put the things you really use often into beautiful containers or boxes and leave them on the countertop. The view will be much more beautiful and neat.
Old cookbooks
Nowadays any recipe can be found very quickly on the Internet. You can also install various applications on your phone. Books only take up space and accumulate dust.
Small items in kitchen drawers
Sometimes, a lot of randomly scattered rubbish accumulates in them: caps, straws, toothpicks, pieces of paper, packaging and much more. Sort through, throw away the excess, put what you need in its place in boxes and trays. This will create visual order and free up space for, for example, what is on the countertop and does not fit into the drawers.
Plastic and glass bottles
They too can grow exponentially in your kitchen. Keep 1-2 for use and throw away the rest.
Expired products
There is no need for unnecessary comments here, because the health of the family comes first. Dispose of items that have passed their expiration date.
Sponges for washing dishes, cloths, cleaning products
To maintain order and cleanliness, you need cleaning supplies. They often fail and bacteria multiply on them. Therefore, use a small number of rags and sponges, wash and change them often.Household chemicals also need to be checked for expiration dates and get rid of expired items and those that you have not used for a long time.
Items after home delivery or product use
This is truly unnecessary junk that accumulates over the years and is most often not used. Throw away all boxes, containers, sushi sticks, etc.
Old kitchen towels
They spoil the appearance of the kitchen; germs are more likely to grow on them. These are inexpensive household items, so change them often and use them to give the room a new look. Another option is paper towels. They look aesthetically pleasing and, when placed on a special holder, can even decorate the kitchen.
Don't be afraid to get rid of the old, unnecessary and what doesn't make you happy. When there are few things, cleaning becomes much easier.
Well, you “crashed” your kitchen, why give advice to others? :)
My kitchen! I keep what I want! And there is no point in giving stupid advice.
Andrey, I completely agree with you! Ha ha ha...
It’s so good that my kitchen is clean and without unnecessary junk. Only my husband won’t allow me to remove the magnets from the refrigerator.
I can’t find anything like that in my kitchen. Well, maybe just remove the magnet from the refrigerator...
Respect to Andrey. The advice about household appliances is infuriating: “Remember what you haven’t used for more than a year, get rid of it.” Does the author know the price of that equipment? Cooking books are also a convenient thing, you read and create, a computer in the kitchen, or a phone in flour, is not always convenient.
Everything is spot on.
The article was inspiring. I'll go look for what else I can throw away.
One gets the impression that the author has nothing more to do. Any housewife knows what she needs and what she doesn’t.
I think everything written is very correct, a good housewife will not create a dump in her kitchen and then spend half a day looking for what is where.
Thank you Very good recommendations. I suffer from Plyushkin syndrome and have difficulty throwing away even clearly unnecessary things. So this article was inspiring!
It should always be this way.
Refrigerator magnets are designed to be on the refrigerator, and not to lie in a box.
I won’t remove the magnets for any reason
I understand that the author is begging for “likes”, that’s why he comes in with unsolicited advice. Let's agree: you won't advise us what we need to throw away, and we won't tell you where you should go
There is no need to scold the author: you yourself came and read his article yourself. She didn't force you. As for the advice, I agree. Magnets on the refrigerator look very cute and remind us of the places where we vacationed. Why are they in the box? They don't clutter up the kitchen like bottles and bags. And it’s also wrong about kitchen towels. You won’t wipe everything with paper. And I completely agree with the rest.
Why do modern authors hate cookbooks so fiercely? Personally, I wouldn’t trade Kengin’s pie recipes for anything on the Internet. Accurate, proven and very tasty. Banks, yes, take up space. But in the summer it is a very necessary thing. Sponges for cleaning - you also need 2-3 pieces at a time. I agree - you don’t need trash, but it’s also not a good idea to throw everything away.
Here's a question for the author. Why do I need junk in my dacha if I don’t use it at home? Throw away cookbooks? There are priceless recipes there that you can’t even always find on the Internet.
Irina, a good HOUSEWIFE will not spend half a day looking for the thing she needs, because she knows exactly where it is/is
We've arrived. Books only clutter and collect dust. Victim of the Unified State Exam
The comments are more interesting than the article - all haha)) Thank you, authors! Pleased))))