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Does anyone have some really good tips on how you organize your kitchen?
Mostly pans!!!!! I can never seem to find a good way to stack my pans so that they aren't too heavy and all fall out of the cabinet when I want to cook something.
We are getting a new kitchen so I didn't know if anyone had some good tips?
I was wondering if a really large drawer would work for the pans? I don't know!
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When my mom remodeled her kitchen many years ago, they got large drawers that roll out all the way for her pans, and it seems to work really well. For me, I just try to keep it simple by storing only the few pots and pans that I would use on a regular basis. So I really only have a baking sheet, 2 muffin tins, a loaf pan, and a 13 x 9 pyrex dish in my kitchen. Anything else that I have that I want to keep for "big" cooking like holidays, etc, I store in a bin in the garage.
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We have a wrought iron pot and pans rack that hangs over our stove. We keep the pots and pans we use the most on it. It looks really cute...we actually asked the previous owners to leave it because we liked it so much. They also make these in stainless steel.
Jen
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We have a pull out drawer for ours and it works great! No digging in the back of the cupboard! I also bought a large plastic basket/bin the I keep in the same cabinet to put all of the lids in. That was my smartest move yet! The pots stack so much better without the lids!
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I use a hanging rack for my saucepans and frying pans. We didn't have ceiling space in our kitchen (just the way it's laid out), but did have a wall that I was able to mount the rack on.
I bought a wire kitchen cabinet divider and use that for my cookie sheets, trays and cutting boards. They all stand upright and are easy to access.
One of these days my budget will fit in the roll-out drawers to make accessing my pottery and glass dishes easier. But for the moment, they're just carefully stacked with the help of some wire shelving.
The hanging rack was one of the best purchases I've made for my kitchen.
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If you had room I would go for the hanging rack! I dont have a whole slew of pans so mine all fit in the drawer at the bottom of my stove.
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When we moved into this house, the previous owners had set-up a tall narrow cabinet with pegs all around the interior and no shelving. I was baffled by the arrangement then I figured out that that cabinet was for pot / pan storage - like an interior pot rack.
I LOVE IT!
I don't have to look at the hanging pots and pans but they are very easy to reach. If I had to do it over again, I'd create a pull-out slider with hooks so I wouldn't have to reach into the cabinet to get a pan. Other than that, the cabinet has been terrific.
On the bottom of the cabinet, I put a small stacked shelving unit which holds all the lids.
My cookie sheets and trays are stored vertically in another cabinet.
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Originally Posted by Cookie2
When we moved into this house, the previous owners had set-up a tall narrow cabinet with pegs all around the interior and no shelving. I was baffled by the arrangement then I figured out that that cabinet was for pot / pan storage - like an interior pot rack.
I LOVE IT!
I don't have to look at the hanging pots and pans but they are very easy to reach. If I had to do it over again, I'd create a pull-out slider with hooks so I wouldn't have to reach into the cabinet to get a pan. Other than that, the cabinet has been terrific.
On the bottom of the cabinet, I put a small stacked shelving unit which holds all the lids.
My cookie sheets and trays are stored vertically in another cabinet.
This is a really great idea.
Hopefully someday I will find a way to try it out.
I have those deep dark cabinets where I need to get down on the floor with a flashlight to see in...they must have been designed by a man.
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Originally Posted by mzloolue
This is a really great idea.
Hopefully someday I will find a way to try it out.
I have those deep dark cabinets where I need to get down on the floor with a flashlight to see in...they must have been designed by a man.
I have a cabinet that needs a flashlight as well, in my case I bet it was designed by a man in the fifties!
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The trend in kitchen design is to get rid of the upper cabinets. Heck with that! Get rid of all those lower corner cabinets. What's with that?
I want a wall of floor to ceiling 24" deep cabinets on one side of my kitchen for storing condiments, canned goods, and dishes. I'd have a hanging pot-rack INSIDE on of the cabinets, too. Then I want a walk-in pantry for storage of larger items, service ware, and a countertop where all my appliances can sit plugged in and ready to use. The rest of my kitchen would be nothing but the frig, the sink, the stove, the dishwasher, the trash compactor and a countertop where I could do food prep.