@awk Yes, or I can buy a big plastic thing to try to fit in all the other plastic things I have. But what are the chances I have exactly the right number of the plastic lids, of exactly the right size to fit in the organizer and look all organized (organised?).
A few years back I changed mine so that all the containers use the same lid. They’re all square and vary in depth. Makes it super easy to keep them organized. Also handy in the fridge since they stack easily as well
I converted a hall closet that used to have a furnace in it into a place to store containers and other stuff. My wife has zero patience and just throws stuff in there while I actually go to the effort of making it easy to find things. Maybe this will help since you only have one place to look for lids.
When the container is washed and dried, we put the lid on and everybody is happy. We limit the size of the bin where we store the whole containers, when the bin fills , we cull duplicates out. You don’t need 6 quart chinese soup containers, or 8 small cold cut tubs for leftovers, keep them rotating.
@Kidsandliz@shahnm Moreover, batteries are seldom stored with the devices that they power, hence the fridge. But storing lids with their containers, both when in use and when cleaned and ready for their next contents to be added, is just common sense.
@Kidsandliz Not necessarily. I’ll take this opportunity to point out there may be less of a relationship between your containers, their lids, and batteries in general than you might think.
@shahnm Well if they are going to live together in the fridge, they need to have, at least, a “neighborly” relationship… umm but not that kind of neighborly
Just need to use the same type of container , too much difference and its a hassle to ever get organized , buy 10 of the same container , not big not small , just a middle-sized one , and there you go ,
We use the 2 swivel shelves in the corner cabinet for Tupperware (I still have more big stuff in the basement on my shelves). I put most of the lids on the bottom and stack that Tupperware onto of the lid. Some lids are stored in bread baskets so the Tupperware can stack and some lids are stored inside their Tupperware. All our glass stuff is stored in the cupboards above the above range microwave.
@kytyn That’s not a bad idea. I don’t know if my kitchen configuration has enough usable drawers above cabinets to dedicate to this, but I like the idea especially since it uses those seldom-used lower cabinets (all the appliances you buy on Meh but never use) and frees-up an upper cabinet, at least partially.
For a long time, the larger species of lids were kept in a basket, but it was a pain to match them to the containers, which were stacked like Russian dolls in a couple piles. (We have a lot of different brands, shapes, and sizes.)
We finally made extra room on the shelf so every size/shape now has its own spot, with the matching lids underneath.
You have to be kidding.
Define organised.
@yakkoTDI
organised adj : organized
I just set the stack of lids on top of the stack of containers.
@brennyn Same
@brennyn @togle Same here. If a lid or container goes missing the piece I have goes in the quarantine box. It it’s missing for a month it gets tossed.
Yes, they are on the containers… am I making it too easy??
@awk Yes, or I can buy a big plastic thing to try to fit in all the other plastic things I have. But what are the chances I have exactly the right number of the plastic lids, of exactly the right size to fit in the organizer and look all organized (organised?).
Organized enough. They go in a basket in the cabinet. All in one place is plenty.
Well, depending on who puts them away. I try, my wife just finds a spot. But then again, a spot is organized for some people.
This is Texas; we discourage organizing.
@phendrick
I’ll let my lids be organized; I’ll draw the line at letting them unionize.
A few years back I changed mine so that all the containers use the same lid. They’re all square and vary in depth. Makes it super easy to keep them organized. Also handy in the fridge since they stack easily as well
@chienfou
/giphy smart!
@chienfou A little inconvenient when you need to use more than one container, isn’t it?
@macromeh
/giphy face palm
I converted a hall closet that used to have a furnace in it into a place to store containers and other stuff. My wife has zero patience and just throws stuff in there while I actually go to the effort of making it easy to find things. Maybe this will help since you only have one place to look for lids.
@tweezak You have enough containers to fill a hall closet??? (snicker).
@Kidsandliz Not really. The ironing board takes a good portion along with some big Costco sized spice containers, plastic wrap, etc.
I hate to admit that our family has this one cabinet in the kitchen that everyone dreads opening.
The Rubbermaid ones snap together and snap to the bottom of the containers. It’s all good as long as I don’t try to introduce another brand.
@kostia This!!! I have a few of the Rubbermaid Brilliance glass sets & i LOVE them! Saves SO much space & actually looks decent enough, too!
When the container is washed and dried, we put the lid on and everybody is happy. We limit the size of the bin where we store the whole containers, when the bin fills , we cull duplicates out. You don’t need 6 quart chinese soup containers, or 8 small cold cut tubs for leftovers, keep them rotating.
Wait. Lids aren’t like batteries that you store in the fridge with the container? Fact check on aisle 9 - calling @shahnm…
@Kidsandliz
Correct. Lids are not like batteries.
Maybe this bothers you more than it should…?
@Kidsandliz @shahnm Moreover, batteries are seldom stored with the devices that they power, hence the fridge. But storing lids with their containers, both when in use and when cleaned and ready for their next contents to be added, is just common sense.
@shahnm So my containers apparently need a tin foil hat if they are in the fridge?
@Kidsandliz Not necessarily. I’ll take this opportunity to point out there may be less of a relationship between your containers, their lids, and batteries in general than you might think.
@shahnm Well if they are going to live together in the fridge, they need to have, at least, a “neighborly” relationship… umm but not that kind of neighborly
I didn’t have a choice, they voted unanimously for the union.
Just need to use the same type of container , too much difference and its a hassle to ever get organized , buy 10 of the same container , not big not small , just a middle-sized one , and there you go ,
We use the 2 swivel shelves in the corner cabinet for Tupperware (I still have more big stuff in the basement on my shelves). I put most of the lids on the bottom and stack that Tupperware onto of the lid. Some lids are stored in bread baskets so the Tupperware can stack and some lids are stored inside their Tupperware. All our glass stuff is stored in the cupboards above the above range microwave.
Containers in a lower cabinet - lids in the drawer above the cabinet. (really large lids also just go in the cabinet)
It does help to know what color lid goes on which container.
@kytyn That’s not a bad idea. I don’t know if my kitchen configuration has enough usable drawers above cabinets to dedicate to this, but I like the idea especially since it uses those seldom-used lower cabinets (all the appliances you buy on Meh but never use) and frees-up an upper cabinet, at least partially.
Lids stacked underneath the stacked containers.
For a long time, the larger species of lids were kept in a basket, but it was a pain to match them to the containers, which were stacked like Russian dolls in a couple piles. (We have a lot of different brands, shapes, and sizes.)
We finally made extra room on the shelf so every size/shape now has its own spot, with the matching lids underneath.