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How do you use the cupboard? Kitchen tableware storage is one of the places where you often consult about cleaning up.

・ My family has to start over without putting it in the correct position. ・ I'm stuck in a heavy rotation that uses only the same tableware.

The difficulty of using tableware storage is that it often ends up in this kind of place. How about your house?

"Correct answer" for tableware storage that differs from house to house

The cause of the difficulty in use is not really clear just by looking at the cupboard. As I asked, "Where should I store this tableware?" And "Which tableware do I use every day?", It became clearer that "it's annoying" and "it should be difficult to use". It feels like it's becoming.

Therefore, at the site of organizing and storing, we will continue to listen until we can grasp the "correct answer of the house". Most of the clients who are asked will answer with the expression "I have never thought about it so much ...", but by the time the storage work is completed, "it will be perfect for my convenience." It seems to have the impression that it was.

The correct answer for tableware storage is different for each house. The type, number, and frequency of tableware you want to use are different, so it's natural when you think about it. I don't make a model for tableware storage in the house, I just sort out the client's wishes and put away the tableware.

This time, I will introduce the procedure for organizing tableware that I am practicing at the site of organizing and storing.

Step 1: Separate "tableware that you are currently using or have trouble with" from others

If you have a large number of dishes, you must first adjust the amount so that the cupboard does not become clogged. However, unless the tableware is chipped or broken, it is a difficult item to part with. I think there are many people who are surprised, "Well, I may not be able to throw it away ...!". Even at the site of organizing and storing, the client will have the same atmosphere, so I can understand that feeling very much.

Therefore, I would like to recommend a method of avoiding the squeeze of the cupboard by "choosing the" thing you are using "instead of the" thing to throw away ".

Divide the tableware into the following four.

[1] Use (must be within 3 months) [2] Use (must be within 1 year) [3] Get lost [4] Let go

[1] is a rice bowl, a soup bowl, a bread plate, a salad bowl, a small plate, a small bowl, a side dish, etc.

[2] is a level item that is "not as good as [1], but surely used", such as pasta plates that are used only on weekends and seasonal vessels that are only available in summer and winter. No sweet judges are allowed here. Divide things at the "I want to use if possible" level into [3] instead of [1] [2].

Even if you divide it into [3], if you say "you don't have to throw it away", there may be many things that you think [3] is okay.

<[3] Examples of things to be divided into "getting lost"> ・ The amount of tableware in the set that is left over due to the number of people in the family Plates and other items that have limited usage and rarely come into play ・ Large plates for hospitality that have changed their lives and have not been used at all for the past few years

The most important thing is to make [1] and [2] clear. If you get lost for 5 seconds, go to [3]. [4] is OK only if it seems to be so without any resistance. In order not to waste energy in tidying up work, it is important not to have extra conflicts. Please move your hands quietly to complete the "divide".

The prime location for tableware storage is very limited. So, before thinking about how to put it away, it is very important to first select the "tableware to be used now" in this way.

Step 2: Take a place from the tableware you use

When you have finished dividing, move from "what you use most now" to "good place". In other words, [1] use (within 3 months) → [2] use (within 1 year) → [3] get lost. [3] will be the last, so first decide from the location of [1].

■ What is a good place? "Near the place to use"

The plate on which the side dishes are placed may be used differently depending on the day, but there are also things that are definitely used every day. From such items, we will take a place near the place to use.

For example, a rice bowl is near a rice cooker. If it's a mug, it's near an electric kettle or a pot. The bread plate is near the toaster oven. The plate for serving sweets is near the sweets storage area. The shelves and drawers that are stress-free and can be quickly served are "good places".

…… Is it natural? No, there are many kitchens where the precious “good place” is a waste.

Isn't there a drawer full of unused cutlery and utensils that you rarely put in and out? It would be very convenient to collect only the tableware and cutlery you use every day. For cutlery and cooking utensils, carefully select only the ones you are currently using for the "separate" work. Let's take this opportunity to dispose of disposable chopsticks and plastic spoons that have been stored without any deep meaning. That way, you can create a space for tableware. Please, try it.

■ When you put it away, "collect it according to the scene you use"

In addition, organize the storage locations by scene, such as "group used for breakfast" and "group used for dinner". That way, you'll be able to prepare your meal without fluttering around, and it's easy to understand, so it's easier to share your meal preparation with your spouse and get your child involved in helping.

・ Breakfast set Just open the one-sided door of the cupboard → Bread plates, mugs, and salad bowls are available

・ Serving set Just open the drawer in front of the rice cooker → Rice bowl, soup bowl, cutlery, soy sauce plate, and plate are available

・ Supper set Just open the double door of the cupboard → You can see all the platters, bowls, and plates for side dishes

Please be aware of the way that "only ◯◯ → ◯◯ are all available!"

Being able to put it out smoothly means being able to put it back smoothly. It's important to make it harder for you to feel like "I'll use it again anyway and don't bother to put it in a troublesome place."

Step 3: Well "seal" things that are lost

After taking the place of the "use (within 3 months)" tableware in [1], the rest is the storage of the "use (within 1 year)" and [3] "stray" tableware in [2].

The tableware "used (within 1 year)" in [2] will be stored in a place adjacent to [1], such as the back / top / bottom of [1]. It is used less frequently than [1], so it is okay in places where it takes some time to put it in and out. However, a completely different place is NG. You may forget the existence of the tableware itself.

By the way, you should have all the dishes you want to use. Please stop and take a look at the cupboard. It would be nice if the tableware you wanted to use was easy to put out and put back in, and you thought, "I think it will be easier to prepare meals from today!".

After that, we will "seal" the "lost" tableware in [3] in the extra space of the cupboard, but this is not supposed to be taken out and used at all, just "keep it without throwing it away" The purpose is to do.

Finally, I would like you to review the tableware that you "get lost" again to see if it should be kept at hand. At the site of organizing and storing, there are many things that are judged in this process as "I don't need this anymore". If there is something you can afford to part with, let's say goodbye here.

■ Sealing rules (1)… Use the dead space in the cupboard

Use the difficult-to-use space further back / above / below [1] and [2].

■ Sealing rule (2)… Increase the density and pack

Put it upright or stack it in the case, pack it as tightly as possible, and then store it. In the past, I've done "sealing" work at many homes, but MUJI's polypropylene make-up box was easy to use. The height makes it easy to pack tableware, and the translucency makes it easy to identify what you put in from the outside.

Be sure to remove the "seal" and check the contents of these items the next time you organize the dishes. After some time, the attachment will disappear and there will be many things that you can comfortably let go. They say goodbye and then collect and "seal" the "lost" tableware at that time. This is the sealing cycle.

This time, I told you about the customization of tableware storage. If you clean up according to this method, you should be able to eliminate the incomplete combustion of the tableware that you put out randomly and put it back in almost the same place and finish it. Please take this opportunity to bring the tableware storage closer to the "correct answer of my home"!

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