Have Food Containers Without Lids? Repurpose Them Into Instant Kitchen Storage

If you use your kitchen on a consistent basis, you may be frustrated by the disproportionate number of plastic food containers and lids you have hidden in your pantry. However, there's a brilliant way to give all your empty food containers a whole new lease on life. While you can certainly use thin, plastic takeout containers to revive next-season's outdoor garden, save all your sturdier, lid-less food containers made of heavy-duty plastic, metal, or glass to reorganize kitchen supplies.

For instance, use round glass or metal containers with high walls to store room temperature condiments and sauces. If you can easily fill more than one container with large and small bottles, simply situate the holders on a turntable style organizer near other similar food items. You can also store flavor extracts in smaller containers near your spices or baking supplies.

On the other hand, use large square or rectangular receptacles to store dry goods, such as various nuts, dried fruit, granola bars, and grains, including rice, couscous, and pasta. Use medium-sized containers to store supplements or miscellaneous items, such as kitchen shears, coasters, and disposable plastic bags. Extra-small containers are convenient for storing one-off items that rarely have a designated place in kitchens, such as rubber bands, chip clips, and loose change. Since there's no shortage of ways to put your assortment of lid-less food containers to good use, you now need to find the best place to store these organized vessels in your kitchen.

Once you fill a range of various food containers, store them on shelves or in cupboards that are easy to reach. This way, you can see the contents of each container without completely removing it from its designated location every time. Also, make sure not to overfill your containers to avoid their contents from spilling out. This is particularly important regarding the storage of smaller items, such as paper clips and rubber bands.

Beyond keeping these containers easy to access and safe to use, take stock of what else needs to be re-worked in your kitchen for maximum optimization. For example, you may need to declutter your messy kitchen cabinets with a simple organizational solution, such as pull-out shelves. This way, you can organize the contents of each food container accordingly and group similar items together more easily. If you run out of space, consider the tiny storage upgrade that quietly solves kitchen clutter problems and buy a countertop cabinet for easy access, such as the TQQDCI Double Layer Wooden Bread Box.

You can also store and use small containers as makeshift dividers in pull-out drawers. This can be especially useful as a way to provide more organization in junk drawers or spice drawers by grouping similar spices together. Whatever the size, just make sure you're storing repurposed food containers in locations that minimize clutter and make your kitchen more accessible.