It's hard to believe that all this fitted in the one drawer ... but it did.
Some things get used over and over again, and some things are simply moved out of the way over and over again. I am one person and one person does not need three frying pans. I chose the two that I actually use often, and it turned out that the one that's leaving home came 'free' with my oven and hob when I had the kitchen fitted, and it's just too big and quite heavy. So, even though it's new I forgive myself for it having to go, as it's not something I went out and chose to buy.
Of everything here, two pans are going, the steamer and the large tin of cookie/pasty cutters. They are all listed as a job lot on Facebook Marketplace.
The drawer was given a thorough clean and wipe out and left to dry in it's own time, before I put the things that have earned their places back into it. Leaving things to dry in their own time means that I can have a cup of coffee and go and read for half an hour. 😁
Although I forgot to take a 'before' photo, I can assure you that it now looks so much less cluttered and everything is more accessible. I now have what I use and what I need in this particular drawer and nothing to excess.
Tucked away in the Le Creuset casserole pan are my measuring cups and cookie cutters, but they were there before so I'm not hiding anything. 😄
Now it's time to start on the bottom drawer.
Sue xx
It's very satisfying to have a good tidy and to clear out the unnecessary clutter. Xx
ReplyDeleteThe pan drawer in my new kitchen is smaller than before, so reducing equipment was essential. And I haven't missed those pans at all [yet!]
ReplyDeleteI have some hefty iron le creuset pans which are far too large and heavy for me now... long past time to hand them on. One day...
ReplyDeleteYour pan drawer looks great! I need to sort through my pots and pans, too, if only to make room for the cookware that my daughter will be bringing home when she moves back at the end of the summer!
ReplyDeleteYou have made me feel guilty. My top pan drawer under the oven is fine but the bottom one is a glory hole full of way too much "stuff" most of which I never use. As soon as I have finished my second cup of coffee I am off to declutter that drawer. Thank you. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteOh, that 'after' picture is a delight, soothing to the soul.
ReplyDeleteI am slowly, quietly, trying to do very similar things. Difficult when the other person here is becoming more of a hoarder as they become older . . .
(although thanks to Sue H, I am going to attack the dust-collecting cavity at the bottom of the oven . . .)
Very satisfying. Someone will appreciate the good frying pan. I would put a small cloth under the cutters and things so they don’t cause scratches. I keep a stoneware pot of cut up cotton socks and T-shirts for useful cloths.
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