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Home » Home Organization » Kitchen » 10 Kitchen Organizing Essentials You Need

10 Kitchen Organizing Essentials You Need

Last Modified: September 9, 2024 Sabrina Quairoli This blog uses cookies. It also has affiliate links. We earn sponsored content income.

The kitchen is the heart of the home, and it can be very messy if not well organized with some planning and some necessary organizers. This post will cover different kitchen organizing essentials and what is needed to keep those areas organized.  This area has a lot of things to organize. To help you know where all these items go, I have divided them into various organizers.  Note: These links below are from Amazon (Affiliate Link).com. If you click through and purchase an item on Amazon (Affiliate Link), I will receive a small commission for the referral. This will not increase your cost of the item.

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  • Knives Organizers and Cooking Utensils Organizers
  • Refrigerator Organizers
  • Lid Organizers
  • Plastic Storage Bags, Storage Organizers
  • Silverware Drawer Organizers
  • Can Organizers
  • Baking Pan Organizers
  • Junk Drawer Organizers
  • Spices and Herbs Organizers
  • Paper Management in the Kitchen

How does your kitchen look?  Are all the areas organized? Do you feel like you are losing out on the kitchen clutter battle? Here are ten kitchen organizing essentials that will help with the clutter.

Knives Organizers and Cooking Utensils Organizers

1st Kitchen Organizing Essential: Knives and cooking tools (Affiliate Link) need to have a proper space. I am unsure about neatness, but knives should never be left out on counters for safety.  Here are some examples of excellent organizing essentials for knives and cooking tools (Affiliate Link):

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Refrigerator Organizers

2nd Kitchen Organizing Essential: Now it's time for refrigeration organization.  These deep acrylic bins (Affiliate Link) help with daily cooking and using up all your supplies without waste.  Here are some refrigerator organizing essentials.

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Refrigerator 8 PACK Stackable Bins (3 sizes)

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Refrigerator Organizer Bins - 8pcs Clear Plastic Bins 12.5 inch deep

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I also use these bins in my freezer for frozen fruits and vegetables. I also use the next image in the fridge that I use for yogurt and individual hummus containers.

Read more about refrigerator organization here: Refrigerator Organization.

Lid Organizers

3rd Kitchen Organizing Essential: Lids organization.  I bet you thought I would say Pots and Pans.  While pots and pans are essential, lids are the ones that tend to clutter the cabinet because, without a system for them, they will not stay clutter-free. Here are some essentials for your lids:

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Lid Organizer: Kitchen Organizer for Plates, Cutting Boards, Bakeware Cooling Racks

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Image of Lid Organizer: Retro Shaw Expandable Bamboo Food for Cabinet

Lid Organizer: Retro Shaw Expandable Bamboo Food for Cabinet

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These lid holders have a cut-out for the handles. Great idea. They slide out so you can reach the larger lids in the back.  They also can be hung on the back of the cabinet door. 

Plastic Storage Bags, Storage Organizers

4th Kitchen Organizing Essential: Storage for bags. Our Kitchen has storage containers and bags to keep our leftovers. My most recent post talks about how to make your own DIY Food Storage Bag Holders. Check it out by clicking on the image below.

Pull out drawer with pvc pipes holders in it. No fastening needed if you have bins behind. | Sabrina's Organizing

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Bag Organizer for Kitchen Drawer Foil and Plastic Wrap Organizer with Cutter

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Silverware Drawer Organizers

5th Kitchen Organizing Essential: Silverware organization. We all have a silverware drawer.  Some have large drawers; others have small ones.  The image below to the left is for a large drawer, and the image to the right is for dividers that can be customized for smaller drawers.  I find that it's easier to fit dividers in smaller drawers when you can add individual divider pieces to the drawer.

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Kitchen Drawer Organizer - Silverware Organizer - Utensil Holder

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Can Organizers

6th Kitchen Organizing Essential: Aluminum can organization. We all have a variety of cans in our pantry (Affiliate Link) — some stores have more cans than others.  Many can use organizers that can only fit in 15-inch deep cabinets.  So, to add cans to upper 12-inch deep cabinets, you will need to use items like tier shelves (Affiliate Link).

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Baking Pan Organizers

7th Kitchen Organizing Essential: Baking pans  To help keep your baking pans at bay, I like these dividers that you can place inside your cabinets.  They are lovely and help keep my baking supplies upright.  And, when I need, say a cookie sheet (Affiliate Link), I just need to pull out the cookie sheet (Affiliate Link) and don't have to worry about the rest. Easy, right?

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Dividers: Cutting Board Organizer, [2-Pack] Cutting Board Holder Rack Baking Cookie Pan Sheets Cooling

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Junk Drawer Organizers

8th Kitchen Organizing Essential: Junk Drawer Aw, the infamous junk drawer!  This one needs an excellent organizer to manage.  I particularly like the one below.  I bought it for my kitchen, then realized there was a lip on the edge, so it just didn't fit in my drawer.  Darn. I ended up getting dollar store wire drawer bins similar to the ones below.

To help you manage your junk drawer, here is my What to Keep in the Junk Drawer post.

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Drawer Organizer 12 Pieces Plastic 3 sizes

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Drawer Organizer Tray for Vanity Cabinet (Set of 10)

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Spices and Herbs Organizers

9th Kitchen Organizing Essential: spices (Affiliate Link) and herbs. Spices (Affiliate Link) and herbs are my favorite.  I have almost all of them and have organized them in a few away.  I have a drawer that holds the most frequently used spices (Affiliate Link) and herbs; then, I have a cabinet.

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Spice Rack Adjustable Spice Rack Organizer, Pull-Down

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Spice Rack Cabinet Caddy for cabinet

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Spice Rack Pull Out Organizer with 20 Spice Jars

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Three Tier Non-Skid Spice Pantry Kitchen Cabinet Organizer, 15-Inch

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Here is my post about Organizing Spices and Herbs.  Feel free to check it out.

Paper Management in the Kitchen

10th Kitchen Organizing Essential: Paper Management Now, the dreaded paper!  We all have an area in the kitchen that holds paper.  It could be a place for bills or kids' activities.  I preferred to make a customized paper sorter.  Below is a post that may help you organize your papers in your kitchen. I hope you visit them and leave a comment if you have time. DIY Magnetic Chalkboard Weekly Paper Sorter

I hope this post on kitchen organizing essentials inspires you to organize your kitchen. I know there are a lot of essential tools (Affiliate Link) in the kitchen, but they can be arranged a bit at a time.  

Here are some additional articles about kitchen organizing tips.

15 Quick Tips for Keeping an Organized Kitchen

20 Clever Products for the Most Organized Kitchen Ever

Please note these are affiliate links through Amazon (Affiliate Link), and at no additional cost to you, I will earn affiliate fees if you decide to make a purchase.

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Now it is your turn; what is your favorite kitchen organizing tool that you can't live without? Please leave a comment below. 

10 Kitchen Organizing Essentials You Can't Live Without
10 KITCHEN ORGANIZING ESSENTIALS YOU NEED
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  1. Sarah Soboleski says

    January 24, 2016 at 2:25 pm

    What a great idea for a blog series! I have those clear, plastic fridge bins and love them!

    Reply
    • Sabrina says

      January 24, 2016 at 2:44 pm

      Thanks, Sarah for commenting. =) They are awesome bins.

      Reply
  2. Natalie Gallagher says

    January 24, 2016 at 9:05 am

    I'll be sure to link to this post when we declutter and organize the kitchen in my 2016 Organize and Refine Your Life Challenge. Great round-up of products for each of the kitchen zones

    Reply
    • Sabrina says

      January 24, 2016 at 12:41 pm

      That's awesome, Natalie. Thank you.

      Reply
  3. Regina Sanchez says

    January 23, 2016 at 8:23 pm

    I as well love to organize kitchens. There is so much to be creative with. I love how you segmented the kitchen in areas and gave visuals. Very helpful.

    Reply
    • Sabrina says

      January 24, 2016 at 12:42 pm

      Thanks, Regina.

      Reply
  4. Hilda Rodgers says

    January 23, 2016 at 1:37 pm

    These are great products and ideas Sabrina! I've been using one of those dividers in my deep drawer for bakeware and it's so much better than piling everything up.

    Reply
    • Sabrina says

      January 23, 2016 at 5:27 pm

      I totally agree, Hilda.

      Reply
  5. Liana George says

    January 23, 2016 at 12:22 pm

    Great post Sabrina! Love that you included paper organization in this list! So many people dump their papers in the kitchen and that can often get overlooked in a list like this. Great resources and visuals!

    Reply
    • Sabrina says

      January 23, 2016 at 5:29 pm

      Paper is my biggest pet peeve. I don't want to loss anything so keeping it organized in the kitchen works great.

      Reply
  6. Jamie Steele says

    January 23, 2016 at 12:33 pm

    I love the active file box in the kitchen. Before I had a box for sorting in the kitchen the mail would pile up all over the counters. Now with the active file box I can put my hands on what I need quickly and efficiently. My husband is even on board with it. Thanks for the great kitchen organizing tips.

    Reply
    • Sabrina says

      January 23, 2016 at 5:28 pm

      It's one of my favorite projects. I can place all my kids actives in the appropriate month and know where it is when I need it. =)

      Reply
  7. Andi Willis says

    January 23, 2016 at 11:28 am

    I LOVE my magnetic knife holder I was so happy to get rid of the bulky knife block. I've even given them as gifts before.

    Reply
    • Sabrina says

      January 23, 2016 at 5:29 pm

      It was one of my favorites before I had a drawer for my knives.

      Reply
  8. Jill Robson says

    January 23, 2016 at 11:12 am

    Kitchen's are my all time favourite to organize, I grew up around professional kitchens, they are also the hub of the house.

    Reply
    • Sabrina says

      January 23, 2016 at 5:30 pm

      I totally agree, Jill. It's the heart of my home.

      Reply
  9. Janet Barclay says

    January 21, 2016 at 12:14 pm

    There are only two of us and we don't buy many canned goods, but I have to admit that my heart went pit-a-pat when I saw those organizers!

    Reply
    • Sabrina says

      January 21, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      Me too, Janet! One of my favorite organizing projects is to organize people's kitchens. =)

      Reply
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