Fabulous Flatware Organizers
By Karen
Porter,
Editor
EasyHomeOrganizing.com
Sort those forks, spoons and even knives (if you don't have a
separate knife holder) into a flatware organizer. This is your daily flatware. The best flatware organizers fit inside
your kitchen drawers and expand to fit the size of your drawer. Not all
flatware drawer liners are expandable. So look for a flatware caddy that is
expandable. And while you can buy plastic flatware organizers (which do wipe clean easily) in any major discount
retailer or kitchen store, you also can buy wood flatware organizers.
For instance, Organize-Everything sells the
Expandable Bamboo Flatware Caddy. It is a step up in appearance from
your plastic flatware caddy. But like anything that's a step up in appearance
and quality, it needs a little care. This one needs occasional rubbing with
mineral oil to maintain its appearance.
As you can see in
the picture above, most flatware caddies have several compartments made to hold
your daily eating utensils, a few cooking utensils and some smaller odds and
ends gadgets like corn holders. This is a fairly standard layout for utensil
caddies, whether they're wood or plastic. The main thing to look for is size.
Measure your kitchen drawer and buy the biggest flatware caddy, or expandable
caddy, to fit it. You'll easily fill up all of the caddy compartments and still
be looking for more room. In fact, you may want to put a flatware caddy in more
than one drawer if that's an option for you.
Utensil crocks and
knife blocks or knife holders can carry the overflow that doesn't fit into your
flatware caddy (because a flatware caddy usually won't hold every utensil you
own whether due to utensil size or flatware caddy available space).
If you find that
your flatware caddy slides around in the drawer, put a piece of grip liner
underneath it. You'll find it in about a dozen colors or patterns at Organize-Everything. This
one to the left is
Grip Liner - Shelf Liner - 12" x 5' - Slate
 . You also can find it in walk-in retailers in the section
where you find contact paper or shelf liner. Dollar stores also sell a limited
amount of it (less color/style choices at dollar stores because they're selling
overstock, remainders, etc.).
Or use
No-Slip Drawer Tiles by Made SmartŪ - Honey Yellow
from Organize-Everything. Both of these nonskid options work for more than just
keeping your flatware caddy in its place. You can line shelves or cabinets with
these no-slip helpers to keep any type of item, such as glass mugs, safer and in
place.
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