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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
it. This is a small-ish kitchen with very limited cupboard and drawer
space (word to wise: do *not* buy cabinets that have runners on the
underneath part of the drawers). In fact, a large chunk of my kitchen
is stashed under the beds in the master and guest bedrooms (crockpot,
deep fryer, fondue pot, electric skillet, big roaster, trifle dish,
Dutch oven, etc.). I may have to ask my next door neighbor to rent me
some of her under-bed space <g>

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

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"

I have a junk house. I have 5 different grain grinders, for
starters. Over 50 cast iron screw presses. 6 cheese samplers
(long fluted blade for extracting a sample from a cheese
wheel). 3 spring-loaded ham molds. 4 manche a gigot.
Friends say it's like living in an antique shop.

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
> 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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
> name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
> it. This is a small-ish kitchen with very limited cupboard and drawer
> space (word to wise: do *not* buy cabinets that have runners on the
> underneath part of the drawers). In fact, a large chunk of my kitchen
> is stashed under the beds in the master and guest bedrooms (crockpot,
> deep fryer, fondue pot, electric skillet, big roaster, trifle dish,
> Dutch oven, etc.). I may have to ask my next door neighbor to rent me
> some of her under-bed space <g>


You say you have limited cupboard and drawer space. How are you for
walls? Could you put up a peg board and hang scissors, scoops,
attachments and small appliances on it? Ladles and egg slicers can go
on walls. Pastry cutters and microplanes can hang on a wall; huge round
collanders can not, but you might do well to put the more commonly used
items in plain sight.


I tend to be organized too. This is why I object to each new item that
comes into the kitchen. When getting something new, I don't just
consider whether it's worth the price. I consider whether it's worth
the counter space. Some things aren't worth having.


--Lia

On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:18:06 -0400, Julia Altshuler
> wrote:

>Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>>
>> My point? Uh, howinhell do you organize this mess?

This is a small-ish kitchen with very limited cupboard and drawer
>> space (word to wise: do *not* buy cabinets that have runners on the
>> underneath part of the drawers).

>You say you have limited cupboard and drawer space. How are you for
>walls? Could you put up a peg board and hang scissors, scoops,
>attachments and small appliances on it? Ladles and egg slicers can go
>on walls. Pastry cutters and microplanes can hang on a wall; huge round
>collanders can not, but you might do well to put the more commonly used
>items in plain sight.

I have a lot of such objects in utensil crocks on the counter, where I
can reach over and grab whatever I need when I am cooking. Microplane
graters go in one such crock, as well as pastry cutters, etc. Scoops
go into another one, along with the handheld citrus juicers.

I also have a carousel type of thing that has a lot of such odds and
ends, again within arms reach.

I have pictures of all of these on my other computer, but I don't have
that up and running at the moment.

Christine

"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> 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 :-)

I have whole junk rooms. Get with the program!

Seriously, though, do bins.

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
There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 9/20

On Sep 21, 10:30*pm, Christine Dabney > wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:18:06 -0400, Julia Altshuler
>
> > wrote:
> >Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
> >> My point? Uh, howinhell do you organize this mess?
>
> This is a small-ish kitchen with very limited cupboard and drawer
>
> >> space (word to wise: do *not* buy cabinets that have runners on the
> >> underneath part of the drawers).
> >You say you have limited cupboard and drawer space. *How are you for
> >walls? *Could you put up a peg board and hang scissors, scoops,
> >attachments and small appliances on it? *Ladles and egg slicers can go
> >on walls. *Pastry cutters and microplanes can hang on a wall; huge round
> >collanders can not, but you might do well to put the more commonly used
> >items in plain sight.
>
> I have a lot of such objects in utensil crocks on the counter, where I
> can reach over and grab whatever I need when I am cooking. *Microplane
> graters go in one such crock, as well as pastry cutters, etc. *Scoops
> go into another one, along with the handheld citrus juicers.
>
> I also have a carousel type of thing that has a lot of such odds and
> ends, again within arms reach. *
>
> I have pictures of all of these on my other computer, but I don't have
> that up and running at the moment. *
>
> Christine

Terry Pratchett's Diskworld books include a character named The
Goddess of Things That Stick in Drawers, Anoia. We seem to have a
shrine to her in our kitchen.

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.

When it comes to kitchen appliances/utensils, there's not such thing
as a "junk" drawer in my house. It's "miscellaneous items".
>
>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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
>name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
>it. This is a small-ish kitchen with very limited cupboard and drawer
>space (word to wise: do *not* buy cabinets that have runners on the
>underneath part of the drawers). In fact, a large chunk of my kitchen
>is stashed under the beds in the master and guest bedrooms (crockpot,
>deep fryer, fondue pot, electric skillet, big roaster, trifle dish,
>Dutch oven, etc.). I may have to ask my next door neighbor to rent me
>some of her under-bed space <g>
>
Clearly, you need a new house with more kitchen cabinets or a bigger
pantry. Then your kitchen storage problems will be over (for the
moment).


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> 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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
> name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
> it.

Every year or so, I take all the stuff out of the drawers that
tend to be overwhelmed with stuff. Clean the drawer, maybe
clean the stuff, and put it back in a reasonably organized way.
Oddly enough, just doing that frees up space. And usually
there is an item or two that can be tossed or maybe just
doesn't need to be in that drawer, that helps.

nancy

Nancy Young said...

> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
>> 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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
>> name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
>> it.
>
> Every year or so, I take all the stuff out of the drawers that
> tend to be overwhelmed with stuff. Clean the drawer, maybe
> clean the stuff, and put it back in a reasonably organized way.
> Oddly enough, just doing that frees up space. And usually
> there is an item or two that can be tossed or maybe just
> doesn't need to be in that drawer, that helps.
>
> nancy


I need one of the clothing store's circular racks of 34", 36", 38", 40" for
my diet ups and down collections.

And a 2nd level for my 1x, 2x, 3x, etc., shirts.

And a personal chef to keep me in one of various matching grranimal "food-
fit" fashions accordingly!

I'd pick all the famous females of food to keep me right, if at all
possible.

Andy

I lived in a two by twice house with tiny kitchen. I had to trot to
the utility room for half my small appliances, had only 4 kitchen
drawers, you get the picture, so I know what you're experiencing. Now
in a much bigger kitchen, (54 cupboards and drawers, half still
empty) so I can only offer organization help. I have the daily use
utensils like spatulas and whisks in four caddies on the counter -
wood and plastic in one, metal in another, short pieces like the
potato peeler in another. The rest of the stuff is divided into three
drawers i.e. a. Stuff used about once a week, b. the daily cutlery
flatwear drawer and c. the hardly ever used drawer (lemon reamer,
pastry blender etc). Anything metal like colander and flour sifter,
are in the stove drawer. I hate a lot of stuff on the counters, so I
don't own canisters, or wrap caddies. Only thing on the counter is a
sm. food processor, microwave, and toaster oven. Maybe a FOUT,
(frequency of use test) would help you determine what's what.

I guess I really don't have a junk drawer, but I have a kitchen desk
and in those drawers are stuff like museum putty, coupons divided into
edibles and nonedibles, the phone manual to remind me how to reset
the time twice a year, a hammer,
leftover wallborder rolls, EZ MOvers ( love these), - on the desk are
a phone, pad and a pen pot, a small lamp.

"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> 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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
> name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
> it. This is a small-ish kitchen with very limited cupboard and drawer
> space (word to wise: do *not* buy cabinets that have runners on the
> underneath part of the drawers). In fact, a large chunk of my kitchen
> is stashed under the beds in the master and guest bedrooms (crockpot,
> deep fryer, fondue pot, electric skillet, big roaster, trifle dish,
> Dutch oven, etc.). I may have to ask my next door neighbor to rent me
> some of her under-bed space <g>
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> --
> "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
> old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
> waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
>
> -- Duncan Hines
>
> To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"


The problem is I have no idea of the layout and/or the space involved. IIRC
its a condo overlooking the blue pacific, the term guest bedroom suggests
its at the very least a 2 bedroom.

So here's a suggestion.

They make closet door shoe hangers that have stretch & clips to hold the
cloth rack taught.

Here is the link

http://www.target.com/Natural-Soft-C...orage &page=1

If you have a pantry door or a closet door near the kitchen this may help.

The other option if you sew - go to Goodwill buy a bunch of men's shirts,
cut off the pockets and sew them onto a large piece of cloth. hang the
cloth on the back of a door.

Good luck

Dimitri

Nancy Young wrote:

> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
>> 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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
>> name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
>> it.
>
> Every year or so, I take all the stuff out of the drawers that
> tend to be overwhelmed with stuff. Clean the drawer, maybe
> clean the stuff, and put it back in a reasonably organized way.
> Oddly enough, just doing that frees up space. And usually
> there is an item or two that can be tossed or maybe just
> doesn't need to be in that drawer, that helps.

I clean my drawers every now and then, too.


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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:

>> Every year or so, I take all the stuff out of the drawers that
>> tend to be overwhelmed with stuff. Clean the drawer, maybe
>> clean the stuff, and put it back in a reasonably organized way.
>> Oddly enough, just doing that frees up space. And usually
>> there is an item or two that can be tossed or maybe just
>> doesn't need to be in that drawer, that helps.
>
> I clean my drawers every now and then, too.

Wow, I love a guy who keeps his drawers straight.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> Every year or so, I take all the stuff out of the drawers that
>>> tend to be overwhelmed with stuff. Clean the drawer, maybe
>>> clean the stuff, and put it back in a reasonably organized way.
>>> Oddly enough, just doing that frees up space. And usually
>>> there is an item or two that can be tossed or maybe just
>>> doesn't need to be in that drawer, that helps.
>>
>> I clean my drawers every now and then, too.
>
> Wow, I love a guy who keeps his drawers straight.

I don't iron them, though.


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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:

>>> I clean my drawers every now and then, too.
>>
>> Wow, I love a guy who keeps his drawers straight.
>
> I don't iron them, though.

Hmmm. Maybe you could find a nice woman to press
them for you?

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>>> I clean my drawers every now and then, too.
>>>
>>> Wow, I love a guy who keeps his drawers straight.
>>
>> I don't iron them, though.
>
> Hmmm. Maybe you could find a nice woman to press
> them for you?
>
> nancy

Why do I feel I should not be eavesdropping.

LOL

Dimitri

"Dimitri" > wrote
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>
>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>>> I clean my drawers every now and then, too.
>>>>
>>>> Wow, I love a guy who keeps his drawers straight.
>>>
>>> I don't iron them, though.
>>
>> Hmmm. Maybe you could find a nice woman to press
>> them for you?

> Why do I feel I should not be eavesdropping.
>
> LOL

(laugh!) nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>>> I clean my drawers every now and then, too.
>>>
>>> Wow, I love a guy who keeps his drawers straight.
>>
>> I don't iron them, though.
>
> Hmmm. Maybe you could find a nice woman to press
> them for you?

Oh, I can iron. I just don't.


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On Sep 22, 1:47 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:

>
> http://www.target.com/Natural-Soft-C...nizer/dp/B0006...


We made one of these for the garage from leftover upholstery fabric -
16 pockets on both sides, hangs on a dowel with a fat rotating hook.
Keep small gardening tools, gloves, car wash gear in it. Handy, and
no stooping - it hangs at eye level on the extension ladder.

On Sep 22, 7:55�am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> > 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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
> > name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
> > it.
>
> Every year or so, I take all the stuff out of the drawers that
> tend to be overwhelmed with stuff. �Clean the drawer, maybe
> clean the stuff, and put it back in a reasonably organized way.
> Oddly enough, just doing that frees up space. �And usually
> there is an item or two that can be tossed or maybe just
> doesn't need to be in that drawer, that helps.

Deluthtrading.com has the best "organizers".

This is the best "junk drawer", it's portable, I have three:
http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/...&kw=organizers

Sheldon wrote:
> On Sep 22, 7:55�am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>>> 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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
>>> name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
>>> it.
>>
>> Every year or so, I take all the stuff out of the drawers that
>> tend to be overwhelmed with stuff. �Clean the drawer, maybe
>> clean the stuff, and put it back in a reasonably organized way.
>> Oddly enough, just doing that frees up space. �And usually
>> there is an item or two that can be tossed or maybe just
>> doesn't need to be in that drawer, that helps.
>
> Deluthtrading.com has the best "organizers".
>
> This is the best "junk drawer", it's portable, I have three:
> http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/...&kw=organizers

Hey, that's nice, and I bet it comes in really handy around
your place.

nancy

On Sep 23, 11:51�am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > On Sep 22, 7:55 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> >>> 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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
> >>> name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
> >>> it.
>
> >> Every year or so, I take all the stuff out of the drawers that
> >> tend to be overwhelmed with stuff. Clean the drawer, maybe
> >> clean the stuff, and put it back in a reasonably organized way.
> >> Oddly enough, just doing that frees up space. And usually
> >> there is an item or two that can be tossed or maybe just
> >> doesn't need to be in that drawer, that helps.
>
> > Deluthtrading.com has the best "organizers".
>
> > This is the best "junk drawer", it's portable, I have three:
> >http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/....aspx?feature=....
>
> Hey, that's nice, and I bet it comes in really handy around
> your place.

I use one just for gardening tools... that one has the swivel seat
lid... very handy for when ya just gotta set a spell. One is in the
garage, the other out in the barn. They save a lot of steps. I
probably have like two dozen of those plastic buckets, they are very
handy for all sorts of chores, even for storing my fully composted
humus I seem to have an abundance of storage space in my kitchen (I'm
not much into weird gadgets). For tools I have an assortment of
plastic tool boxes I keep around the house, in the basement, garage,
gardening shed, and barn. I have a lot of duplicate tools, steps are
worth more than the price of extra shovels, rakes, pruners, etc.

I agree with this response.

It's my experience that the commonly used stuff in the junk drawer migrates
to the top and the little-used items sink to the bottom.


"koko" > wrote in message
...
> 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
> There is no love more sincere than the love of food
> George Bernard Shaw
> www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
> updated 9/20

"Tom Royer" wrote:
>
> It's my experience that the commonly used
> stuff in the junk drawer migrates to the top
> and the little-used items sink to the bottom.

WOW... an anti gravity kitchen... NASA is gonna be very interested.

It's my experience that the oft used stuff migrates to the front of
the drawer but not necessarily to the top... the smaller items tend
towards the bottom.

On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:17:45 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
wrote:

>On Sep 22, 7:55?am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>> > 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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
>> > name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
>> > it.
>>
>> Every year or so, I take all the stuff out of the drawers that
>> tend to be overwhelmed with stuff. ?Clean the drawer, maybe
>> clean the stuff, and put it back in a reasonably organized way.
>> Oddly enough, just doing that frees up space. ?And usually
>> there is an item or two that can be tossed or maybe just
>> doesn't need to be in that drawer, that helps.
>
>Deluthtrading.com has the best "organizers".
>
>This is the best "junk drawer", it's portable, I have three:
>http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/...&kw=organizers
>

You'll find those at garage sales and resale stores for a buck all the
time because they're useless.

HTH

Lou

On Sep 23, 1:48�pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:17:45 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >On Sep 22, 7:55?am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> >> > 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. Given my day job, organization is my middle
> >> > name, so this particular drawer makes me wince every time I consult
> >> > it.
>
> >> Every year or so, I take all the stuff out of the drawers that
> >> tend to be overwhelmed with stuff. ?Clean the drawer, maybe
> >> clean the stuff, and put it back in a reasonably organized way.
> >> Oddly enough, just doing that frees up space. ?And usually
> >> there is an item or two that can be tossed or maybe just
> >> doesn't need to be in that drawer, that helps.
>
> >Deluthtrading.com has the best "organizers".
>
> >This is the best "junk drawer", it's portable, I have three:
> >http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/....aspx?feature=....
>
> You'll find those at garage sales and resale stores for a buck all the
> time because they're useless. �

You'll be found at garage sales all the time because you're useless.

On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:48:06 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:17:45 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon >
> wrote:
>
>>Deluthtrading.com has the best "organizers".
>>
>>This is the best "junk drawer", it's portable, I have three:
>>http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/...&kw=organizers
>>
>
> You'll find those at garage sales and resale stores for a buck all the
> time because they're useless.
>
> HTH
>
> Lou

pretty much my reaction, except i said 'jesus christ.'

your pal,
blake