If you love to cook, you must have been spending most of your spare time in the kitchen. That must have brought to your attention the fact that your kitchen can be better organized. Unlike organizing other areas of your home, organizing the kitchen is a tedious and complex task.
You must have seen cookery shows online. Have you observed how chefs work in the kitchen? Have you noticed how they can find the things they need quickly without having to look all over the place? That doesn’t happen just like that. It takes a lot of ‘behind the scene’ planning to showcase a professionally organized kitchen where chefs can quickly conjure up the tools and ingredients they need as if by magic.
Would you love to enjoy the luxury of an organized kitchen that you see on your favorite cookery show? Here’s how to do it just like a professional chef.
Chefs are always short of time and must find things quickly. Their program can be a success if conducted smoothly minus any glitches. And the most crucial element for achieving this is a well-organized kitchen. The top chefs focus on the following areas:
The Kitchen Tools Drawer
A kitchen tool drawer contains every single tool you need to whip up a fancy preparation. These include graters, peelers, spoons, knives, spatulas, and many others. But can you find the right one when you need it quickly. The simple solution – create organized drawers for different tools. All the spoons in one, the knives in another, and the spatulas in yet another compartment so that you can find the ones you need quickly without rummaging through the drawer.
Arrange Spices In A Specific Order
This is a trick that can be quickly completed, and it will give your kitchen a well-organized look too. You will need spices for nearly everything you cook. Use transparent or labeled containers placed on a shelf above the counter to find the herbs you need. Knowing where to find the jar of paprika when the recipe calls for it will help you save time and effort. You can number it, name it, or color-code it. Regardless of whether you are using simple glass shelves or designer kitchen cabinets, what matters is that you must find it fast, and it must also be arranged neatly, if possible, in jars of the same size and design.
Keep Countertops Clutter-Free
You make dozens of dishes every week. If you have a clean space to work, the motivation to be creative in your cooking is high. A clutter-free kitchen starts with a clean countertop. They are the key to maximizing your cooking efforts. It has a way of making your feel-good factor come to the fore. Experts suggest keeping what is needed only on the counter. For easy access and use, use squeeze bottles for oils and salt. Use transparent bottles for items like sugar, salt, chili flakes, spices, etc.
Managing Your Refrigerator and Freezer
Keeping the refrigerator organized can be one of the most challenging tasks. The fridge environment keeps changing and quite dramatically too. Top chefs know how to keep it simple. They follow very basic rules. Eggs must always be kept in the shelf/tray. Meat should never be put anywhere else but in the meat drawer. Cheese and butter must never leave their designated spaces in the refrigerator. Veggies and greens will obviously go in the crisper drawer.
Label the meals and clearly mention the expiration date to prevent any accidental use of spoilt food. Nuts must always be kept in airtight containers to prevent them from getting stale.
Pots And Pans Must Be Kept Hanging
In any kitchen, residential or professional, space crunch is always a common factor. You will have to use dozens of pots and pans to whip up dishes fast, but the problem is where to keep them in an organized manner. A simple solution is to use hooks to hang pots, pans, utensils, spatulas, and more. Make sure the hooks are large and strong enough to hold the heavier pans and skillets.
Conclusion:
Planning a revamp of your kitchen like a professional chef? Start early and from ground zero. Cleaning your kitchen is the first step. Pull out everything you are not using, or you don’t need without hesitation and dump them. It will give you the necessary space to reorganize the things you need and in the proper manner. Remember, cleaning is a regular process. Don’t just attack the floors, tiles, and visible areas. Go deeper with the cleaning and reach out to the drawers, inner side of the cabinets, and clean everything end to end.
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