Declutter With Me || 2023 Edition || Spice Cabinet ||
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
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In 2023 I am starting the year with a massive declutter throughout the house. Room by room, every nook and cranny. If you like this type of videos and need some decluttering inspiration, you are in for a long series!
In this video I am still working in the kitchen diving into the spice cabinet, reorganizing and cleaning everything.
Enjoy!
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We have lived in our house almost 20 years. We sold and I’ve been packing, decluttering and donating. Not to mention the amount of trash! Sophia, I love you and couldn’t do this without you! Keep up the hard work and thank you for being REAL!! 🥰😘♥️
That is awesome! Thank you!
This is the realest cleaning video I have ever seen! The zoom shot of the crumblies and stickies was wonderful!
I use old calender pictures as liner . Like seeing the art work
That s a good idea and why not!
Great video! I use dollar tree placemats in my cupboards. They’re easy to cut to size, lay flat and easy to clean or replace.
Great idea!
Great minds... Shelby! I do the same. They have such pretty designs.
I find it helpful to keep all of my baking items together in a basket. The baking powder and soda, vanilla, cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger, allspice etc.
Hi Sofia, I found great shelf liners at Ikea. Target and Walmart have them also. The liner is a plastic and removable which you can wipe clean. They are a clear plastic and easy to find in the kitchen department. Also, I purchased one specifically made to go under the kitchen sink (at Target), it's grey and will be labeled as such. Putting away dishes is easy because the liner doesn't move, unlike the Dollar Tree ones. It will protect your cabinets. Hope this helps.
Dollar Tree placemats work well... Shelf liner is probably cheaper, but I got the placemats for the fridge. Also, tool chest liner works great, too. I stumbled on that gem by accident.
👏 Putting the bottles in a basket that’s easy to wash is so smart! 👏
❤ Unless refilling a glass spice jar the plastic bag spices are just a big mess.
boiling water - good thinking!!
In England we use the short form: Wooster sauce
The guys in your family had better ooh and ahh when they go to use that cabinet because you did a lot of great work in there!
Right?!
You definitely have inspired me to declutter. I’ve been going through my closets and dresser drawers, and I keep hearing your voice say, “I can let that go.” I listened to that voice, and just took five boxes of stuff to Goodwill. It’s a great feeling to get rid of things I know that I’ll never use again. Thank you for your inspiring videos!!! I look forward to watching more of your videos!!!
I have a small kitchen and bought a clear acrylic turntable with no dividers that has a couple inch height around edges for all my oils and sprays so they don't fall when I turn it. I keep that above my stove. In the cabinet next to my stove I got the turntables with the rubber bottom with no dividers for my spices. I have 3 turntables for all my spices where I can see them with only a couple things in the center. I never have to pull out the turntable as I can see everything I have. I also have my most used on the lowest shelf and the others are separated by type like Mexican seasonings, Italian, seafood, etc. For the baking items like baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla, etc I put in a separate acrylic tote that I can pull out. I keep all my bigger items up on the top shelf next to the pull-out acrylic totes. They all keep me organized and I love it.
Sofia. Why do I find watching you so fascinating..? You
have made me a better women over the years..😊😀💙
I went back and binged watched the start of 2023 as I just found your channel. I found the channel that speaks to my heart. Love your declutter and cleaning project and plan to follow along. I just redid my kitchen for the second time and it is a journey and process. Love Ya and happy to find you! Thanks much
Welcome aboard this train wreck. Fasten your seat belt while you are it!
You should join us on Patreon too! So much more personal! All us ladies love it... well we do have one John. LOL
I finished my office and am almost half done my craft room. Yes this is motivating me . I am loving this 😍
You are doing great 👍
Love & prayers ❤️ 🙏🏻
Suggestion :
Add pull out spice racks to your cabinets
It's saves lots of space and can also help with tall things with a pull out rack for those things too
Thank you for keeping it real! I now have my spices mounted in racks on walls next to my stove but I used to have some racks that attached to the inside of cabinet doors. It was easy to see what I had in smaller bottles that way. The bigger bottles went on the shelf on a lazy Susan.
I have been looking into those as well
I use Small metal clothes pins from the dollar store to close small packets.
I use the place mats from the Dollar Tree. I cut them down and put them on shelves and under appliances. They have pretty ones. I also use one as a desk blotter. Good job on the spices. I have to have mine on a hanging wire rack on the back of my pantry door. I have no cabinet space but the rack works well as I can see everything and they are eye level. I just watched the Photoshop tutorial on Patreon. LOVED it! Please do more of those! I hate that I will miss the LIVE with you on Saturday. Give everyone my best! 💕
I am going to look into that.
Great! I used plastic magazine storage bins from the Dollar store in some of my cabinets. Just an idea for narrow spaces.
4x a year is how often I do my baking/cooking shelves. So every season. I have a 3 level stand and 1 lazy Susan for my spices and herbs. Then the other 2 shelves have clear containers. One has cookie cutters, one has my Kitchenaid Stand Mixer attachments, another has baking items, and the last one has my hand mixer, immersion blender, potato masher. I check for spills and loose herbs and what not every time I open the cabinet for quick clean up.
You are definitely inspiring me to tackle these much needed tasks! 2023 is the year I too am going into every nook and cranny. If it makes you or anyone feel better, my spice cabinet is so overdue, I have spices living on my counter and that needs to stop! Lol. Keep ‘‘em coming, Sophia! We appreciate all that you do and share with us 😊
Love the video Sophia, I keep syruo, honey, molasses in pantry. Spray Pam
and baking supplies in a basket in baking cabinet. Well Done
These thumbnails are the best!
1st to watch. Thank you for all you videos. You are a role model for a portuguese nurse with a perfectly imperfect family like your's.
Wow, thank you!
Love your realism. I keep sauces in the fridge.
Great job. I started refrigerating my sesame oil. Really helps.
I would use the big one for all the baking stuff you don't use everyday like cookie sprinkles baking powder 10X sugar ect.
Oh wow! You have a lot more spices than I do.
We cook a lot and a variety of meals.
My son is a supermarket manager and I asked him and his girlfriend to clean out my pantry (including my spices etc) when we were packing up ready for our kitchen renovations. I knew they would be much more ruthless than I would and get rid of all of the dried herbs and spices that were past due (because I just keep using them knowing they’ve probably just lost some flavour). I don’t know exactly what I have left, but I guess I can do a stock take when we unpack, restocking things as we need them. I have new pull out drawers in my pantry so nothing gets lost at the back and I end up doubling up when I can’t find things.
Seriously considering going back to some of your older videos and playing them while I work...
For the doubles with different expiration dates, if you stock one on a top shelf, may I suggest getting a simple sheet of paper and writing what you have already and stick it on the back of the door. When you do reach for that jar, cross it off your list so you know that you will need to repurchase 😊
May I add to this helpful suggestion that the list be broken down by each shelf and items listed in alphabetical order because you can only see the front spices in your carousel and the taller bottles but not what's behind the front row. At least with the list, you would know what container and which shelf to find and replace your items. Attach a pen or pencil on a string to keep your list current.
I’ve been using the plastic placemats from the Dollar Tree as shelf liners for a couple of years now. I cut them to size and they are easy to clean and work very well.
And I use leftover flooring in the cabinet under my sink. Peel and stick tiles would work well too.
I sometimes long to be one of those kitchens with just salt, pepper, and garlic powder. I wonder if I would miss the rest. I could just stop cooking. 😉
I love the thumbnail 🤣
that is sooo!! satisfying!!!!
I have a spice cabinet also. It is a challenge to keep organized. The door has shelves for spice jars, but it is not enough to contain everything. Containers help corralling everything. Most of my spices and herbs come from the local food coop in small plastic bags, so I sort them into the containers by category.
I put plastic lid under my honey. I don’t know why the honey always find it’s way down the side of the jar, but it does!
My spice cabinet is not suitable for a magazine spread, but I can find what I am looking for!
I love dragon fly's too. My daughter gave me a tea mug with strainer and cover. The mug has dragon fly's on it so it's my favorite. My spice's are a big mess too and next on my list. Did the silver and utensil drawer last week. I use wax paper taped in place for a liner in a pinch for some areas.
I am so glad you didn’t add the Jaws music Sophia 😂 Great job! Decluttering is always motivating. I use long thin plastic container’s that are about an inch high in my cupboard. They act like mini drawers i can pull out but still see everything and keep the shelf clean xx
I am a new subscriber. Love your sense of humour and the fact that you rarely seem to overthink the process. I need to re organize my spice cabinet as well! I use the long, narrow shallow baskets you find at Dollar Tree for the small bottles of spices. I have 3 times the spices you have, I laughed out loud when you said you had so many!! I also almost never purchase large bottles of anything, chopped onions, and granulated garlic perhaps. I label my baskets w tape on the front... as in Italian spices, and Mexican spices, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, etc. (I cook from scratch most days) That way I can just slide out the bin of 5 or 6 bottles and choose the ones I need. I also use wire shelves to stack the baskets and bins to double my cabinet space. The bottles are always the challenge!! Looking forward to see how you handle things like holiday decor and other miscellaneous. We all have such different sized spaces to deal with!
Sounds pretty organized to me. Good job!
Sophia ….you make me happy with your refreshing honesty !
I'm so glad!
I use dollar tree placemats easy to wipe for shelf liners
Here is a great way to organize spices in a cupboard: You will need 2 round metal cake pans 1 bag of marbles. In the 1st pan place 1/2 bag of marbles, then place the remaining cake pan on top..you created a lazy susan. Place jarred spices with labels facing out...give it a spin!
Just trying to be practical and economical here. Would it not cost more to get two cake pans and marbles? I know I could use old cake pans, but I don't really have them on hand. Haven't seen a marble in years. But you gave me an idea for a bathroom organization hack for under the sink supplies!
I have two lazy susans; 1 for spices and one for oils. Found that best to buy smaller sizes as the tall bottle won’t work on top of the lazy Susan.
Your hilarious you made my morning
I have a spice rack that fastens on the inside of the cupboard door, I've had it years. X x
I was wondering about those. That might be a solution for us.b
Years ago, after battling the spice cabinet, I decided to relocate all of my spices to a drawer. I keep them alphabetized and choose to buy jars that fit. It's much easier to keep track of my inventory and way more accessible in the long run.
If you wanted an easily removable liner, I bought some silicone liners for my oven, came in a 4 pack, I cut 1 down for the toaster oven, but I bet the other 2 would work well in cabinets. Pack of 4 was only 12 dollars.
That said, I did my spices for the first time 2 years ago. I got rid of the out of date stuff. If it wasn't used in the allotted time frame, I probably wasn't using it enough to stock (and in reality, some had been inherited from my Grandmother and Parents as they passed, and very few that I had saved had I ever used). That cleared a huge amount of space. Like one entire side of the double cabinets above the stove. I put some baking pans there, and saved some "matching" jars for future to upgrade plastic containers. My glass really don't match, but they are glass. Over time I have started buying spices from Azure standard or in deli type containers from a local Amish grocery. I have a "backstock" area in a different cabinet (would be like your top shelf I expect). My goal right now is to get to the point I have all glass containers that have labels and to have a year of backstock. That is a bit of a moving target since I'm cooking and making more these days, but I've worked through duplicates in the last year and pretty soon all of the spices will fit in the little spice area under the cabinet (in use, not backstock).
Sophia, wow you are really motivating me. You are doing great on this goal of yours. Thank you for the great content.
This was fun to watch & see that someone else did there's too this past month... had my brother help me...couldn't of done it alone....Had way too many doubles we married and re labeled...into matching containers...lol..
I also only keep spices and herbs I use regularly.
Loving this series, thanks Sofia! ❤
You're so welcome!
I use a long horizontal pull out drawer for all my spices. I have many more than you do but I limit myself to this drawer. I do have a bin of spice backups in large containers high up in my pantry. I probably have one hundred different spices! For oils and vinegars I use two lazy Susans in my bottom pantry which is taller. If I had them in the top they would get lost because I'm short! Great job !
From the sound of it, you probably have a newer kitchen design than me. My kitchen was renovated in the early 90s, also the narrowness does provide space for longer and wider drawers. That s something I am keeping in mind if I ever redesign. I would also like tall skinny drawers for platters and cookie sheets...ah one can dream!
Got my spice cabinet in order, too today. Love the series.
Thanks for the kick! 😁
You bet!
Way to go!
If you’re open to suggestions...get Grand Fusion Heavy Duty Shelf Liner. You’ll never have to buy shelf liner again...ever. You deserve good stuff so just buy it. Get 2 more of those clear turntables...one for each shelf. And stop buying the crappy stuff from Dollar Tree! You’re worth more than that Sophia! You deserve PIE!!! Now I gotta go wipe out my spice cabinet 😂
Thank you I ll look into them.
I purchased a set of clear glass spice jars on Amazon and decanted my spices into those and labeled them all ...now granted I do have some in larger quantities that I kept in different air tight containers and I have to store overflow in my pantry but it has been a game changer!! It may not work for everyone but it might be worth a shot
See, if I did that, the leftovers would be forgotten for a decade. You jave to know who you are.
@@mygreatchallenge I can understand that lol I do that with craft supplies
@@mygreatchallenge I can't even imagine going through the trouble of decanting spices and seasonings... and then where to store the excess. It is a lovely esthetic, though. We are all so different. I enjoy how you are so real in your approach!
Sophia you can use one of the jars you are throwing out to put your baking soda.
I just went through my spices a few weeks ago. I would say maybe... once a year.
Regarding baskets for your spices (or anywhere else). I have found that if you trim the edges back on the baskets, you can make them fit into your spaces and be able to get them out easier. Fortunately, my partner is a whizz with a grinder so he does that for me. Some plastics you can cut with a craft knife, others are too thick. Perhaps a dremel tool? I get really frustrated when it's just millimetres too tight!
You did a great job . Maybe a turntable on the top for the heavy stuff.
We have a lot of spices as well. We like them all.
Funny thing, growing up I didn't know it was called Worcestershire sauce..my parents avoided the difficulty all together and always called it Lea & Perrins. So
that's what I call it 🤣
And that works too!
I don’t do the liners anymore on my cabinets I use placemats. You can buy them at the dollar tree or Walmart for a good price and you just set them in there. Sometimes you have to cut them down to size but I love that I can just pull it out and wash it and pop it back in. I also use them in my fridge.
A lot of people have mentioned that. I am going yo give it a try. It does make sense. Thank you
Quick one about the appliance cabinet at the stools. Would you consider putting the door back on to keep the dust/animal hair off them? You are doing great. Love following along with your series no matter what you are doing. You make me feel normal. Thank you for sharing your life with us
I have the entire top half of my hutch filled with "Spices". But, I cook alot, and bake alot and have all my pickling spices up there as well. It is the most organized spot in my house. I even have labels on the lids so I can see everything.
I did my spice cabinet about a month ago. It has worked perfectly now that I decluttered it. I just have to say, I absolutely LOVE your dragonfly necklace. Dragonflies are my spirit animal! Thanks for all the great videos!
Thank you. Found on amazon. I think it was like $15 no more.
Hi sofia..I'm from malaysia..its a public holiday here today and I woke up at 5am..didn't know what to do....watched your videos and u inspired me to clean up my kitchen cabinets....thanks babe for getting me started
Excellent. Enjoy your holiday!
Yes, love these videos! Keep 'em comin'!
The thumbnail is hilarious! Great video as well!! I have a spice cupboard I could clean myself. Spices in bags is hard to keep organized, so I definitely need to work on that!
Cut the side lips off the green baskets and leave the front and back lips and they will fit perfectly
Funny you should ask I just did my spice cabinet and have a lazy Susan holding the spices
I've been doing the same. 4 cabinets done in the kitchen! It feels so good to open the door and see everything neat!!!
I keep syrup and sauces in the fridge. Leaves more room to maneuver with the spices. Then I have a step shelf that helps quite a bit. I use lazy Susan for vinegars and oils. It helps that I have them set up on each side of the stove in the upper cabinets. I do tend to group them in categories ie, Asian or Italian mostly.
I re-organized my small walk in pantry last year. I put my bottles on lazy susans and put them in the corners. Then I bought square glass spice jars and I keep the large refills elsewhere. It's all working, lol. I need new shelf liners, I have some from the dollar store and they bunch up. Another great video!
Sophia you asked about spice organization and oils. I like you, have a cabinet on either side of my stove on the left side it's all dedicated to spices and mixes. The right side of the stove cabinet is dedicated to all oils and vinegars. I was lucky to have been stationed in Japan and at the 100 yen store long ago the japanese house wifes were using flat plastic trays to orgainze their fridges and cabinets such a great idea I've been doing that ever since. What I'm amazed at is I still have them and use them.
How lucky to have lived there. It s my dream vacation with South Korea.
10:56 When you poured the boiling water, you can literally see the ring of syrup disappear. How satisfying! lol :)
EDIT: I raced to write this comment before I continued to watch, but then I saw the next clip of the paper towel coming unglued from the boiling water.... EXTRA SATISFYING! lol :)
Lol, you are my people!
@@mygreatchallenge absolutely! lol!
I’m reorganizing my spice cabinet. 😄thx for the video.
You can do it! And you are welcome!
Hi Sophia
I keep alot of the bottles in my fridge. Most things like that say refrigerate after opening. Well here in Canada anyway.
Many of my bottles are in the fridge also for the same reason.
Mine too. I also buy Mexican vanilla, it lasts forever, and goes in the fridge. It is also very strong so I only use 1/4 of what the recipe calls for. Wocestershire also goes in the fridge.
Oh my......so this is what I do. All the spices and herbs go in the same jars. All are clearly labeled. All go in racks screwed to the pantry wall ,one above the other. I could see your set up as done like this.....a shelf screwed to the door so the door shuts. More little shelves to the walls with turntable for the tall bottles. I arranged mine so that what I cook together are on the same shelf. I have a need to keep my kitchen tidy , only because it takes too long looking for things. I've had a leg injury and can't spend too long standing in one place. That was the necessity to find a system that works. I sincerely hope you find something that works for you. Enjoy your chanel and love how you explain the process. Take care and blessings on you and your family. Xx
The tall bottles go up high in the plastic magazine boxes so I can pull out a whole group to get what I want
Yep that s pretty much what I did with the basket on top. It's much easier that way.
Great job! I need to go through my spices. Maybe that will be my weekend project.😅
Love your decluttering videos
I have my spices on lazy suzie in A- L & M-Z with salt & pepper on counter.
Great job!
Try using up your whole coriander seeds making a rub for pork steaks or chops. Grind them not too finely in a pestle and mortar and add a little oil to make a paste. You can add some other herbs if you like - I think the recipe I used had something else but I can’t remember what! Ideally let them sit marinating for a while before you cook them.
I think sesame oil is supposed to be in the fridge, or it will go rancid. Had that happen one time.
I'm cleaning my spice shelf's at least once per month.. most of the time it's two times per month.. we are using spices at least once per day so that means it's always a mess especially when someone other than myself is cooking in my kitchen
I would maybe put olive oil bottles etc on bottom since they are so heavy but no basket. Spices in basket at top would be easier to get down since they are lighter.
We don't use them that much
Thank you so much for inviting us into your kitchen. Wow, I didn't know that baking powder can expire. So glad you told us. The other day you inspired me to tackle my tea stash. Soon I will also tackle my spices. Kitchen designs are obviously not designed by people who cook. It is so challenging to utilize the right cabinet, preferably the one next to stove, which in my case is so narrow and not very deep, but filled to the brim. Have a great day.
I keep my spices in a drawer in small baskets, but my daughter has suggested I change the drawer to one closer to my cooker
Instead of the bottles being dangerously high and heavy like that could they not go in the bottom shelf of the matching cupboard on the other side of the microwave. And then something lighter or less used on that top shelf? You don't need to injure yourself getting that heavy basket down. Then your spices and oil and sauces are all within reach on both sides of the stove. You've inspired me to go thru my spice cabinet
That s where I keep my cookbooks.
Doing my spices today 😁 thank you ❤
at least four times a year we pull out all the spices and clean. we keep our oils seperated from the rest of the spices and herbs because our heart cupboard doesn't fit the oils and vinegars.
Can you move your shelves lower? If you could then if you have the bottles on top it won’t be so high..it will be heavy and risk falling on you. I noticed because you had the bottles on the first shelve if you could drop shelves that would allow some room without bottles on bottom.
I like to use Dollar Tree plastic place mats (cut to size) as shelf liners. More expensive but washable and heavier than most plastic shelf liner.
That s a great idea
i too thought decanting was too frufru for me to ever use but then i found a system that works for keeping my spices organized and those large jars did not work anymore, i had to decant to fit my spices into the drawers next to my stove. if your husband likes those little baggies of spices perhaps decanting those large jars so you can fit them into a second carousel would allow your husband a place to put those little baggies where the spillage will be contaied. you would even have enough space to allow him to buy a few bottles to decant those baggies into.
i use the dollar tree place mats for shelf liners, they are easy to cut to fit your space and easy to clean, just take it out and wash and replace also very affordable
hi Sofia i used to have the same problem with the spices. I solved it by not buying bulk spices. i only buy the small bottles and once one is done i replace it for a new one. the bulk spices used to take so much space and by the time you get to half the container they are old. Also like you everything got lost in mi cabinets so i used to get doubles. I'm lazy, so a basket helped a lot. I keep my oils, vinagers and sauces in a baskets o if they leak i only have to rinse the basket.
Hi Sofia, my husband and I are renters and live in California. We have moved a LOT! We have had the same shelf liners since 2010 and have moved twice since then. We have been able to take our shelf liners with us. Sometimes we have to cut them to fit, or use two together in somewhere that doesn't get a lot of activity, but we love them. I got the first set at Bed Bath and Beyond and then found them at Costco when we moved and had more cabinets to line. They are really great and don't melt into the cabinets - at least in my experience. They are called Con-Tact Ribbed Clear Premium Shelf Liner. I feel they are reasonably priced.
Thank you