As we ready for the new
season we find ourselves cleaning all around the house. Have you started
cleaning your kitchen yet?
On the site ehow.com: They
talk about how to spring clean your kitchen in one day!
Sometimes though, I think sometimes the harder
task is to go through and spring clean all the items in your cupboards.
Here are four helpful steps from creativehomemaking.com
Step 1: Clean
Take all your food out of your cupboards and
pantry. Dust your cupboard shelves, taking the time to wipe out each cupboard
with a cleaning cloth and get the gritty flour, salt and grease off of your
canned goods and jars.
Wipe off the bottom of jars and bottles and
give the entire can or bottle a quick wipe to dust them off. Place all labels
forward facing and try not to stack too many cans in a row or you may never
know what got pushed to the back of the cupboard.
Step 2: Evaluate
Just how long has that been in my kitchen
cupboard?? Will you really use some of those items in your pantry? Throw out
anything that you haven’t used in over a year. Chances are you will never use
them or maybe they just did not taste as good as you thought they would.
Step 3: Organize
Think you are running out of room in your
cupboards? Pull everything out and organize according to cooking type. Organize
all baking ingredients together and all main course foods together. Try
grouping them by how they are used in your recipes.
You would be surprised how much extra room you can find, just by cleaning and
organizing.
Step 4: Label and Date
Label anything that you have put into a
separate package with a marker and/or masking tape. Write the date purchased on
it as well.
Date your canned goods with a black permanent
marker on the bottom with the date when you purchased them. This can be
especially helpful if you have more than one of a specific item. That way you
know which one to use up first. Place the oldest cans or jars to the front of
the cupboard.
Whether it is the spring-cleaning bug or a
fall-cleaning bug, make some time to clean out your kitchen cupboards. You
would be surprised how fast time flies and how long items can stay in your
cupboard.
If you cannot remember when you purchased it, you
should probably replace it. Be confident that your baking supplies
are fresh and you will feel like baking and cooking so much more.
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Here is another good link
that touches on making your kitchen more green and other great kitchen cleaning
stories.
http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=quick_tip_spring_clean_your_kitchen
If you need to help with
ideas on how to reorganize your kitchen – suggestions are given here:
http://www.wusa9.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=83010&catid=37
Please share
your stories, tips and tricks to spring cleaning your kitchen!
Sincerely, Cate
