How To Store Plastic Containers And Lids

For a super simple solution to keep plastic containers of varying sizes neat and tidy turn cloth book bins on their sides and use them as dividers.

How to store plastic containers and lids.

One large one medium and one small. Pile your containers in and then neatly line up the lids between the ridges. Rubbermaid ziploc glad and even target s containers. As you sort them put the correct lids with each container.

The organizer holds 12 plastic containers and their matching lids. Using a dish rack for drying dishes in the drawer or cabinet is a good way to keep the lids upright during storage. Place the tension rods near the top of the drawer two or three inches apart to create three compartments. When you are done sorting set aside any containers or lids that don t have matches.

Keep your food storage containers in the large compartment water bottles lined up in the medium compartment and lids in the small compartment in an upright position to maximize storage. You might already have soft sided book bins that you can borrow from the kids room or buy some book bins new. Round containers make for wasted refrigerator and storage space. Also the entire rack can be pulled out for easy searching.

Stick to square or rectangular containers. First thing to do is to gather all of your plastic containers and lids from throughout your kitchen. When we ask the clients what is currently not working in their kitchen they almost always say the plastic container situation as handy as plastic containers are for storing leftovers and sending yummy lunches to school or work they can also be a pain in the neck to try and corral.