Spice Racks Blog

From the bathroom to the kitchen, cleanup doesn’t have to be a mess of bottles and scrubbers. By equipping your cabinets with the right organizers and drawers you can make it easy to find everything you need for a faster cleanup. The easier it is to access cleaning equipment, the more time you can shave off cleaning time.

reversible under sink drawer

When it comes to storing liquid, an open rack is a good way to make sure containers can dry off. Look for durable metal construction that can stand up to everyday use. The reversible under sink drawer features a slide out drawer that makes the back corners of a cabinet easy to access. This is great in the bathroom for storing everything from extra toilet paper or paper towels to cleaning products or toiletries. In the kitchen keeping dishwashing soap or extra sponges clean and ready to use is easy when they have a special storage space of their own. Under sink space can be the hardest to organize with awkward pipes that get in the way. A tall and narrow design is a good way to make the best use of this space.

A portable basket is a more compact, portable way to store cleaning supplies. By keeping them all in one place you can carry everything you need with you as you move from room to room. This is an ideal option for cleaning smaller spaces. Make sure you use a basket made of metal or plastic that has plenty of ventilation so bottles can quickly dry off.

For a heavy duty clean or a quick freshening up, when you’re done cleaning up, putting away cleaning supplies doesn’t have to be a hassle if you have the right tools. Spend a little time creating just the right storage and save time every time you clean!

Suffering from the post-holiday blues? Need a new and exciting project to reinvigorate your outlook? Here’s a great idea that will only take an afternoon, but will enhance the quality of your cooking for the rest of the year: go through your spice rack, and toss all the old bottles.

Spices do indeed have a shelf life, and their quality can greatly decrease as they age (quite unlike us, gentle reader!). A good rule of thumb is to have a yearly purge, and toss out everything that’s about to celebrate its first birthday. And if you happen to have a lot of McCormick spices, their website has a really cool feature! You can actually enter the codes from your bottles to check the freshness! Although, they also say if you have any bottles that were manufactured in Baltimore, don’t bother entering the code – they’re at least 15 years old. The Charm City strikes again!

And after you’ve culled your spices, why not give them a new home? There’s a gorgeous steel, wall mounted Spice Rack at StacksAndStacks right now. This rack has three shelves, and I really like how spice bottles are neatly held in place by the curved metal accents.

So, don’t you think it’s the perfect time to get rid of your old spices?