A lot of factors typically determine kitchen organisation – from space, to storage capacity and your personal kitchen needs. With that, stocking up on things can be slightly tricky in the sense that what you have in your space must be easy to access as well as things you tend to use frequently. Based on this principle, having a flexible approach to organising your spice rack is essential to keep track of what you have, at all times as well as understanding what you really need for your kitchen set up.
Using Jars
While spices come in small packets, it is always wiser to transfer them to see-through glass jars with a lid. What this enables, is to have a locational memory of knowing where you can find the spices you need, at the time of cooking. Jars are pretty easy to stack and come in various sizes, to cater to the volume of spices you need to store.
Wall-Mounted Tins
If you’re the sort who cooks with a limited number of spices, investing in a magnetic wall-mounted shelf with multiple provisions for spice jars to be placed, is ideal. This allows you to easily locate spices as well as save surface space and storage space around the kitchen. Adding a couple of these wall-mounted tins to your kitchen can help in bifurcating between everyday and occasional-use spices.
Spice Drawer
Having a drawer designated to spice storage allows for an extended shelf life, since they are stored in a cool and dry place, away from direct sunlight. Drawers are also useful to keep the spices in an air-tight environment, since the exposure might result in the loss of aroma and flavours from the spices.
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Stackable Jars
Have a single unit of spice jars placed on top of one another, to accommodate a variety of spices in a tight kitchen space. Vertically storing spices is a clever way of saving space in the kitchen and allows you to have each spice visible enough to pick from, as and when needed.
Reusable Silicone Bags
In order to store spices for a longer time than usual, storing them in air-tight, reusable bags can allow you to stash them away in the refrigerator. Since these silicone bags have a higher capacity, storing spices in bulk becomes easier. Silicone bags also let you store spice blends and powdered spices rather easily, without exposing them to moisture or air.