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Storing Kitchen Items

That You Need, But Don’t

Use Often

by Maria Gracia Updated October 13, 2023 Join our newsletter to be notified when new content is added to our website. Almost every kitchen has appliances, oversized servers, and pots that are seldom used. Obviously, items that are never used should be donated, sold, or tossed. However, you may have items that are occasionally used and important to you at certain times of the year. Getting rid of these items is probably not your best option. But allowing them to take up year- round kitchen storage space is probably not your best bet either. Maybe you have several large cookie sheets, but you only use them during the holiday season. Or you only use the bread machine when Aunt Sally visits once or twice a year. There's no sense in keeping these in the kitchen all year if you only use them once in awhile. A good solution for this dilemma is to stow these rarely used items in a closet or in the basement, and just fish them out when you need them. By the way, so you remember where you're storing everything, it's a good idea to keep a list of these rarely used items and their storage locations taped on the inside of one of your kitchen cabinets. This save-on-daily-storage-space idea can easily be applied to the other rooms in your home, or even in your office. Back to Organized Kitchen Index