Tips To Organize and Keep a Clean Kitchen

The kitchen is the one of the places in a home that seems impossible to keep clean. The constant use and gas have a way of making walls look grubby and dirty. Not to mention wet counters due to the tap or even condiments that have spilled out while cooking. It can be boiled down to the wear and tear of the space and utensils that affect the appeal of your kitchen.

That is usually why many houses have pantry for everyday use where you are able to keep dry ingredients and only equipment such as microwaves and fridges. The cooking or actual work is done in a kitchen that is affixed to the pantry but is not visible to the rest of the house.

This is a smart way of minimizing wear and tear of the pantry and is ideal if you don’t want anyone to see how messy it is. However, there are other ways to keep your kitchen organized and tidy. These hacks are ideal regardless of the type of kitchen you have so let’s see what they are.

Remove and organize the clutter

You know those random empty glass bottles lying around that you have procrastinated throwing away. Those are the exact definition of clutter. These types of items take space, time and worst of all collect dust even if they are safely tucked away in a cupboard.

You will be amazed to see the amount of free space your kitchen will have if you got rid of the clutter once and for all. Also did you know that kitchen baskets are the perfect organisation tool to help keep all those small items in place? The small jars or kitchen accessories that would usually get lost can be neatly stored away in these baskets.

Don’t hesitate on the dishes

Piled up dishes is the fastest way to either get very annoyed seeing or to waste a lot of time in having to wash up. Make it a habit to wash up your dishes as you use them or stash them into the dishwasher as you are done.

This reduces the work load and improves your mood whenever you look into your sink. Another easy way to keep your kitchen tidy is to make it a habit to clean up the residual water around the sink whenever possible.

Keep washcloths close by

Spilling is inevitable so have a washcloth on you especially if you are cooking or in the process of cleaning. It helps to be able to clean up as you go instead of waiting for it to be done at the end. Have a stack of washcloths so you can use new ones while the others are in the wash thus making life easy.

Keep bins near you

One of the biggest reasons for a messy kitchen is the fact that bins are not kept close by to where you are cooking. If there is a trash bin it helps so that you can get rid of rubbish on the go.