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How to Keep Your Kitchen Clean & Organized While Cooking

Feb.posted by Paula 42 Comments

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How to Keep Your Kitchen Clean & Organized While Cooking

How to Keep Your Kitchen Clean & Organized While Cooking
When I was in high school, we still had Home Ec (economics) class. We learned among other things, how to sew and how to plan a meal and cook it. It was one of my most favorite classes ever. My mother sewed and I always cut the patterns out for her because she didn’t like that part. And, I was already cooking desserts, biscuits and pancakes regularly at home. I did learn a lot that I didn’t know in the kitchen and tips that I still use. At that time, I had not developed many bad kitchen habits. Bad habits are much harder to change than learning things the correct way the first time.

1. Start with a clean kitchen. This is the most important step or me. Clearly it’s hard to work in a messy kitchen with stuff lying all around the countertops. With that being said, I hate to have to clean a kitchen before I start cooking, especially if I’m crunched for time. For me it’s better to keep it clean that way when I have a random craving I can jump in there and start cooking. If it’s not clean, however, I do make myself clean it before starting. I have just found that things run more smoothly when I do this step.

Keep Kitchen Clean Organized while cooking

How to Keep Kitchen Clean while cooking

2. Set out all your utensils, pots and pans before beginning a recipe. Uber important so that you’re not opening drawers and cabinets with butter or flour on your hands, or having to wash an item before you can use it. Trust me in the long run this step will save you clean up time.

Tips on keeping kitchen clean while cooking

3. Have two sets of measuring spoons and cups. Not mandatory, but it sure makes things move more smoothly and quickly if you’re not having to stop and wash an item.
4. Place a towel or waxed paper under your work area to keep mess to a minimum. After you’re finished just crunch it up and throw the majority of the mess away!

Tips to keep kitchen clean while cooking
 
Keep kitchen clean, tips and shortcuts to keep kitchen clean while cooking
5. Line your baking and roasting pans with parchment paper or heavy aluminum foil when possible. 
How to Cook Bacon and keep Kitchen Clean while Cooking
Toss the yuck away! This one step will cut your clean up scrubing time by 200% (I’m really good with math!)
Keep your Kitchen Clean while Cooking

6. Run your sink full of dish water and wash as you go.

Easy to use tips for keeping kitchen clean

7. Keep a garbage bowl or I prefer just to pull the garbage can beside my work station. This saves steps and mess and keeps garbage off the counters.

Cooking and Cleaning Keep your kitchen clean

8. Set out all your ingredients (and measure them preferably) before you begin a recipe. Nothing is worse than starting a recipe with part of your ingredients already combined when you discover you don’t have enough (or any) of a certain ingredient!
9. Reread your recipe, even if you’ve made it before, mulitple times before beginning. I also reread through the recipe mulitple times as I’m making the dish so that I have everything ready when it’s supposed to be.
10. Relax and enjoy the cooking process.

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Also, check out my post on How To Cook Bacon!
 
Paula
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Comments

  1. Daniel Rahm says

    02.01.21 at 11:58 pm

    5 stars
    Wow! Great tips. Keeping the kitchen clean and organized while cooking is always challenging. I found your post very helpful. I hope I can manage now.

    Thanks
    Daniel Rahm

    Reply
  2. Amelia says

    12.08.20 at 11:35 pm

    This is very remarkable tips. This is very effective and helpful. I appreciate this post. Thank you for the post.

    Reply
  3. chota bheem says

    05.21.14 at 1:39 am

    Thank you for great Article for Clean my kitchen always….

    Reply
    • Paula says

      05.21.14 at 6:42 am

      Drives me nuts to try and cook in a messy kitchen 🙂 You’re welcome, happy you like the tips

      Reply
  4. Susan says

    03.23.13 at 7:18 pm

    Glad to know that there are others out there that do and think like me! :o)

    Reply
  5. Marilyn Clark says

    03.11.13 at 9:47 pm

    Super great tips….and in time for the big spring clean! Thanks for sharing at March Madness

    Reply
  6. Christine says

    03.04.13 at 6:51 am

    Such great tips Paula!!!!!

    Thanks for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer last week. Can't wait to see what you link up tomorrow evening! Have a great day!!

    Reply
  7. Melanie Cheripka says

    03.03.13 at 7:59 am

    awesome kitchen!!!

    Reply
  8. Cathy says

    03.03.13 at 12:21 am

    And I thought I was the only one who did these tips! When meals are ready to eat the only dishes that are left to clean are the dishes we are eating on or hot pots and pans (which my husband will clean). Awesome post!

    Happy Sharefest!

    Cathy

    Reply
  9. Khloé Belle Gadson says

    03.02.13 at 6:50 pm

    I thought I was the only one that did this.
    By the time, I'm done cooking my entire kitchen is spotless except the pots on the stove.

    xoxo,

    Reply
    • Paula says

      01.29.14 at 7:16 pm

      Drives me nuts to have a messy kitchen, we’re two of a kind Khloe’.

      Reply
  10. Paulin says

    03.02.13 at 5:39 pm

    These are great tips!!! You're welcome to come to my house anytime you're in NYC and help me out 🙂 I love being in the kitchen and cooking but since I live in NYC, my kitchen is tiny and hard to keep clean. I will definitely use these tips and look through your blog for more handy tips. I am so glad I found this place. BTW Happy Sharefest!!!

    Reply
  11. misssrobin says

    03.02.13 at 12:43 pm

    Love the idea of getting everything out before I start so I don't get drawers and cupboards dirty opening and hunting. Great tips.

    I hope you have a lovely weekend.

    Reply
  12. Mariann says

    03.02.13 at 10:14 am

    You captured all of the most important tips in this post. Being an organized cook is such a challenge for me! Here's hoping I can reference your play-by-play and get it together in the kitchen!

    Reply
  13. Tamara Camera says

    03.02.13 at 10:11 am

    My husband is more of the neat one of the house, but I think your tips have even his beat. I'm bookmarking this for him. Thanks!!

    Reply
  14. Erin @ The Grass Skirt says

    03.02.13 at 9:03 am

    These are great tips! I think that I might have to pin them. Thanks for sharing. 🙂 Stopping by from SITS!

    Reply
  15. Peggy~PJH Designs says

    03.01.13 at 9:08 pm

    Great tips Paula! You have a lovely kitchen. Thanks so much for linking up at Transformed Tuesday.
    Hugs,
    Peggy

    Reply
  16. MommiFried says

    03.01.13 at 12:04 pm

    Great tips! 🙂

    Reply
  17. Anita Stafford says

    03.01.13 at 10:43 am

    Great reminders! I think I'll go clear away some clutter from the counter top now!

    Reply
  18. Marlys @ Thisand That says

    02.27.13 at 9:12 pm

    Great tips… I need to do a few of these tips as my kitchen is usually a disaster area by the time I am done. Here from tasty thursday.

    Reply
  19. Rita says

    02.27.13 at 3:49 pm

    Great ideas! I am with you that you need to start with a clean kitchen. I always run a sink of hot soapy water whenever I start cooking and that really helps me.

    Reply
  20. Chandra@The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen says

    02.27.13 at 12:05 pm

    Great tips! I am glad that I do most of those and I am going to start with the wax paper on the counter! Brilliant idea! I found you on Wednesday's Extravaganza!

    Reply
  21. Noting Grace says

    02.26.13 at 8:13 pm

    Found you from Fluster Buster. This is perfect timing for these awesome tips! I'm getting my house ready to sell and this will help keep my house show ready while I'm cookiing!

    Thanks for the tips!
    Jen @ Noting Grace

    Reply
  22. Christa aka The BabbyMama says

    02.26.13 at 10:06 am

    I am SO all about cleaning as you go! And keeping the kitchen clean for next time. If you have to do a sink full of dishes just to get going, how much are you going to enjoy cooking?

    Reply
  23. Carmen says

    02.26.13 at 7:38 am

    I always like a clean kitchen too! I like the idea of getting everything out before getting started- there has been many times I had to stop to go to store- thanks for the reminders and tips!

    Reply
  24. Carmen says

    02.26.13 at 7:35 am

    I also love a clean kitchen to cook but always don't happen! Like the idea of getting everything out first bc I have for in the middle of recipes and realized oops got to go to store!

    Reply
  25. Melissa Llado says

    02.25.13 at 10:03 pm

    Wonderful tips! I always feel like a tornado hit once I'm done in the kitchen!!

    Reply
  26. xtraleo says

    02.25.13 at 10:02 pm

    I definitely like to clean as I go. I hate to cook, enjoy a meal, end up stuffed and sleepy only to be brought back to reality by a sink full of dishes and dirty counters. Thanks for visiting BeQuoted today!!!

    Reply
  27. Organized Island says

    02.25.13 at 12:28 pm

    Great post Paula! I love the idea of pulling out the garbage can.

    Reply
  28. Cynthia Landrie says

    02.25.13 at 11:34 am

    Great tips! I use a few, but will have to incorporate more!

    Thanks for sharing
    Cynthia at http://FeedingBig.com

    Reply
  29. Paula Jones says

    02.25.13 at 11:15 am

    My mother actually used to do that. My favorite is the garbage can. I used to primarily use a garbage bowl, then I was like 'that's just one more thing on the counter!'

    Reply
  30. Paula Jones says

    02.25.13 at 11:14 am

    I guess I'm obsessed with it because I'm always in the kitchen.

    Reply
  31. Paula Jones says

    02.25.13 at 11:13 am

    Thank you! I a wee bit obsessed with the kitchen

    Reply
  32. Paula Jones says

    02.25.13 at 11:12 am

    Thank you, The whole rest of the house could be a wreck, but I like my kitchen clean. 🙂

    Reply
  33. Mamamia says

    02.25.13 at 11:10 am

    Great tips! And you have a very nice kitchen.

    Reply
  34. Karen Kerr says

    02.24.13 at 10:55 pm

    Great tips!

    Reply
  35. Carli Alice says

    02.24.13 at 9:27 pm

    My favorite tip was the parchment paper on the counter. I feel so silly that I didn't think of that.

    Reply
  36. Marilyn Clark says

    02.24.13 at 9:14 pm

    Awesome tips…thanks so much for motivating me to keep my kitchen clean!

    Reply

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