How to Have an Organized Kitchen

The best way to organize your kitchen is to put your items where they will be used the most. The less distance you have to travel to get what you need the more efficient you are in your kitchen. Here is a simple way to give yourself an organized area in your kitchen for both your baking and cooking needs
Step 1
So the idea here is to eliminate the time you spend wasting getting together all the things you need to bake or cook. You group the items together in one area so when you are working you can have what you need on hand and keep your mess confined to one area as well.
Step 2
The first step is to evaluate where you do most of your cooking and where you do your baking. If you are like me you do your cooking near the stove top and your baking near the oven.
Step 3
Once you have identified where you do your work for each task set aside that area for the tools you need for that task. For instance if you usually do your baking on the counter top near your oven then those cabinets and drawers should be used for all your baking tools. This would include your cake, cupcake, and loaf pans, cookie cutters, cake decorating kits, beaters, measuring cups etc. Put all the tools that you use primarily for baking in these drawers and cabinet and when you have baking to do this is where you begin your work.
Step 4
Once your baking section is setup then you can move onto your cooking section. This area would include your casserole dishes, spatulas, meat thermometer, liquid measuring cups and any other tools you use primarily for cooking. This area can also include your spices. I find that a drawer is the best place for most of my regular spices because I can see what I have and am not digging behind others to find the one I need.
Step 5
Once you have set up your two zones. There will be some cross overs for instance, most people use measuring cups for both cooking and baking. There are two ways to handle this one you can have two sets one for each section or you have to decide where those items will go and make sure it is somewhere in the middle. I had two sets once I pulled all my stuff out of my drawers so I keep one in each area of my kitchen.
Step 6
Now you have two distinct areas in your kitchen for your two main task and it will be easier to find and faster to get your meals prepared because you will no longer be looking through your cabinets and drawers for all the supplies you need. Happy Cooking!