When you plan to show off your skills in the kitchen, you find that the cereals stuffed deep in the cupboards are infested with insects, the dried fruits are already moldy, and the coffee cups are missing their trays. The unplanned kitchen leaves you stretched. So, to become a good cook, start with storage.
1. Must-know storage principles
●Do not place items that are easily perishable when heated in drawers under the stove
Place items in the drawers under the stove Putting grains, opened small bottles of seasonings, bottled nuts and bags of dried mushrooms can easily shorten their shelf life! You know, the large drawer right under the stove is almost like a small greenhouse that heats up from time to time. When you cook on the stove, the temperature is easily transferred to the drawer below. Therefore, this drawer is most suitable for storing pots and bowls that have been sterilized and ready for use. On the one hand, it is convenient to access when loading vegetables. On the other hand, in seasons with lower temperatures, the dishes will be warm when taken out, making it difficult to load dishes. cool down.
●The cabinets under and on both sides of the sink are not suitable for storing rice noodles
Place the rice bucket in the cabinet door under the sink, or install pull-out rice cabinets on both sides of the sink , are all storage places that can easily cause rice to become moldy. In the overall kitchen, the cabinets under the sink have the highest humidity, followed by the cabinets close to both sides of the sink. These places are not suitable for storing items that are easy to absorb moisture and deteriorate, such as rice noodles, grains, dry goods, and nuts. Make the cabinet under the sink into a sliding garbage can, close to the cabinet doors on both sides of the sink. Kitchen utensils such as enamel bowls, stainless steel pots, etc. can be placed. However, please note that all kitchen appliances are afraid of moisture and cannot be placed nearby. Places with sinks, such as electric hot pots, soymilk machines, induction cookers, etc.
2. Kitchen storage ideas
●The most convenient way to place kitchen utensils
Nowadays, most kitchens have integrated wall cabinets and floor cabinets. , a hanging metal mesh basket is also added between the wall cabinet and the base cabinet to place condiments, chopsticks and spoons. If you already have such hardware facilities, you only need to pay attention to the "best fit principle" when storing - the most commonly used tableware, kitchen utensils, spices and raw materials should be concentrated between the eyes and the knees and rarely used The ones that arrive are stored on the top floor of the wall cabinet and the bottom floor of the base cabinet.
●Principles for classifying and placing small utensils
Choose a large drawer to use as an area for classifying and placing small utensils. You might as well use cut tissue boxes to make some adjustable enclosures in the large drawer. Divide the large drawer into four to six small storage areas to ensure that small kitchen utensils can be returned to its "group dormitory" without being confused with it. Other items "mix in". For example, all tureens and coffee cups can be placed in the same storage area with their trays removed and turned sideways. The spoons can also be arranged sideways in a long queue, with stacked chopstick holders placed next to them, stacked in groups of three. In this way, when you find the spoon, you will also find the chopstick holder.
●Mineral water bottles store miscellaneous grains
Grain grains are afraid of moisture, and storing grains in fresh-keeping boxes takes up a lot of space. You might as well use leftover mineral water bottles to store grains. These lightweight bottles It is easy to wash and dry, has excellent sealing performance, and will not be broken or spilled when taken. It is really a "grain display jar" that can be seen at a glance! What's even better is that if we always have more than a dozen kinds of cereals at home to cook rice-treasure porridge, we don't have to worry about the cereal bottles in the front row blocking the view of the bottles behind, making it easy to find them. Mineral water bottles can be placed upside down and stacked in a pyramid shape, which is beautiful, practical and space-saving. All you need to do is stick the date of purchase on each bottle in advance.
●Milk carton array to store red wine
Red wine needs to be stored in a dark, light-proof, relatively cool cabinet. If you don’t have a special wine cabinet at home, you can make your own "honeycomb" "Divided cabinet: Collect several 500 ml milk cartons. After drinking the milk, carefully tear off the seal of the milk carton, wash the inside of the milk carton, dry it, and then use glue to align the milk cartons Glue two of them together to form a 3x3 or 3x4 milk carton array. When the glue dries, you can stuff bottles of red wine into them. The inner diameter of the 500 ml milk carton is just enough to hold a bottle of red wine. The interlayer set up in the milk carton to block light is just the "sleeping nest" prepared for the red wine.
●Honey bottles are used as home-brewing jars
If you like home-brewed wine or homemade kimchi and various hot and sour side dishes, a honey bottle is a very good making vessel, and it occupies a smaller area than The round belly altar is much smaller.
There is a sealing layer similar to a white film inside the cap of the honey bottle. Do not remove it! It can ensure that the bottle is sealed and will not leak when placed upside down. Wash off the original label on the honey bottle in advance, stick a small piece of label card with double-sided tape, and write the brewing date and weather. You will find that these bottles are neatly placed on the kitchen countertop, and they are also very good decorations.
●Tips for stacking pots
Casseroles, woks, steam pots, stainless steel pots, especially pots that are not used frequently, take up a lot of space when placed separately. Choose a deeper cabinet, separate the pots and pot lids, stack the pots in the same shape from large to small, and place two thick kitchen towels between the pots to reduce friction between the pots. . Turn the pot lid upside down (the side with the handle on the lid is facing down). Place the lid of the small pot first, then the medium pot, and finally the large pot. Place paper towels between the pot lids. , with the space between paper towels, the placement of the pot lid is also very stable. If you stack pots of different shapes, the lids may have different curvatures, making it difficult to stack them. Don't force it at this time. Choose a large drawer for safer placement.