Spice up your cooking while spending less time in the kitchen with a well-organized spice rack!
We’ve all been there. Your day has been riddled with non-stop chaos, everyone is hungry, and you’re rushing to fix a quick dinner. Everything is working according to plan until you find yourself climbing a countertop to rummage in the back of a dark cabinet for a spice you’re not even entirely sure you have. Spice rack organization is one of the easiest things you can do to speed up the meal prep process. Investing a little time over the weekend to get it all organized will make cooking hassle-free.
There’s no one right way to organize your spices. What may work in one kitchen may not work in another. The key is to consider what will make your life as simple as possible. Our tips will help you to organize a spice rack that accommodates your favorite recipes and your busy lifestyle.
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How to Organize a Spice Rack
1. Find the best spot in your kitchen.
Look around your space right now and decide where will be the single most convenient place for your herbs and spices. For some people, a drawer under the counter makes perfect sense. Others prefer a premade spice rack that hangs over the back of a pantry door. Wherever that space is, make sure you can reach it without using a floor-to-ceiling ladder or muttering four-letter words in front of the kids.
2. Stick with one type of container.
One of the most simple spice rack organization tips is to invest in one type of container and keep every herb and spice in that kind of container. Shop online or at a home or container store to find plastic or glass jars (they often include blank labels).
3. Go back to your ABC’s.
An easy way to start organizing spices is to alphabetize the containers. This makes it easy to find exactly what you’re looking for. It also ensures that your spouse or the kids can locate the spices they’re looking for, too.
4. Place the most-used spices within easy reach.
There are probably herbs and spices that are front-and-center in your favorite recipes, whether it’s a premade Italian herb mix or dried parsley. Consider putting those go-to ingredients where you’ll have the easiest access. That might be at the front of a cabinet near the stove, in a drawer, or perhaps on a small magnetic spice rack on the fridge (find these online or at home or container stores). You can combine this with the ABC method. Place the most frequently used spices up front, and then alphabetize the remaining herbs and spices.
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