Kitchen organization – Week #4, you’re doing great!

Feature #27, March 20, 2010

We’re now in Week #4 of the Kitchen Cure, can you believe it? In this last week you get to restock the pantry and focus on your cookware.

You’ve come a long way! Take pictures to mark your achievement!

Week Four Assignments

1. Catch up: Finish up any unfinished business from the previous weeks’ assignments.

• Week #1: Clean Out Fridge and Pantry
• Week #2: De-Clutter and Reorganize Tools
• Week #3: Deep Clean & Beautify

2. Restock Ingredients: It all begins with having a well-stocked pantry. If you’re starting from scratch, this means spending some money. But in the long run, it will allow you to cook more with the small amount of fresh extras (like meat and produce) that you buy daily or weekly. Otherwise you’ll constantly be buying each ingredient you need for a meal and finding you either have duplicates (so what if fish sauce costs $2/bottle? You don’t need three bottles of it!), or you are caught off-guard without having what you need. By having a well-stocked pantry, you also are arming yourself with the tools you’ll need to cook by feel, instead of always following a recipe.

Here are lists we started a few Cures ago with recommended pantry staples geared toward baking/desserts, savory cooking and vegetarians.

Don’t forget the refrigerator when thinking about staples. Here is a post covering all the refrigerated staples that make cooking possible.

For more kitchen organization ideas on Stagetecture, click here.