On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:46:38 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>As I was composing another post, I referenced my "junk drawer." I
>suppose most people have one, as what else are you going to do with
>the many, many kitchen implements that cover such a wide spectrum of
>size, shape and degrees of usefulness? My junk drawer is 15" deep, 19"
>long and 17 1/2" wide, so the temptation to just stuff it full of junk
>is impossible to resist. In it I have - from memory, as there's only
>so much work I'm willing to put into a post :-) - the grinding
>attachment for my KA, shishkebab skewers, lobster crackers and their
>attendant picks, small hand mandoline, box shredder, ice cream scoop,
>3 microplanes of varying sizes, 2 types of poultry lifters, 2 sizes of
>sieves, pastry cutter, the non-electric ends of my immersion blender,
>one medium and one large ladle, a ricer, egg slicer, vegetable steamer
>(I use this for tamales with my stockpot) and I can't remember what
>else.
>
>My point? Uh, howinhell do you organize this mess? My usual method
>when I want to find something is just to rummage around until I find
>what I'm looking for or realize that what I'm looking for is in
>another drawer/cupboard.

snippage

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Junk drawers are never to be organized. Please tell me you won't do
it. The it will be a file drawer, not a junk drawer.

I created a new category on my blog and called it the junk drawer.
That's where you put your little treasures, things you need or want to
keep but have no where else to put them. Think of it a your
Miscellaneous treasure trove.

Dang, I didn't realize I felt so strongly about junk drawers before. I
think I need professional help.

koko
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