Head into your kitchen and observe your surrounding. Are you short on space? Is there too much going on? Then yes, it is time for the much-needed kitchen countertop cleanse.
During this decluttering process, you will sort your items and realize what you actually use and what you need to give away.
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Take Care of the Heart First
The kitchen is the heart of the home after all and it is essential that we maintain a healthy heart. No – sprinkling cheerios over the countertops and the floor will not cut it!
Of course, my daughters see it that way, but no, in all honesty, an organized work space in your kitchen just makes for an easier cooking and baking process.
You deserve a place where you can actually cook a full course meal and not have to wedge the cutting board and the pyrex dish between the toaster, the blender, the mixer, the espresso machine, the food processor, the panini maker, the air fryer, the juicer, and the other seventeen items purchased at 40% off.
3 Question Process
Take a deep breath right now and then let the cleanse begin.
This process is not going to be difficult if you ask yourself these three questions when evaluating each item.
Question 1: Does the product serve a dual purpose on this countertop?
If you can’t utilize this particular item in more than one way, it doesn’t need to be taking up valuable real estate.
Yes, coffee makers serve as a dual purpose item. (survival and sanity)
Question 2: Have you used this item in the last 2 months?
An item that isn’t being used consistently isn’t worth the extra dusting and maintenance. Tuck it away or put it in the pile.
Question 3: Is the food/drink/side dish this tool makes better than the one baked/cooked/created at an actual restaurant or cafe?
Honesty is always best. It is okay to admit that the grilled panini fresh off the press at the local cafe is unbeatable. Admitting these truths is the first step. The first moment when we can see the square footage appearing.
The Quiz Results
If you answered no to two of these questions, get rid of that item right this second!
Don’t even hesitate. Don’t ask the questions again. Don’t hope for different results.
Yes, it may just be an item that you thought of as useful or necessary, but if it failed the quiz questions, a study guide won’t help. Set it aside and donate it.
When You Are Finally Able to See the Backsplash
As the questioning continues, you will eventually look around and see all of the space you can use.
All of the space that you don’t have to waste with these useless appliances.
Let’s face it these items are just dust collectors and those items are usually the items that have crumbs underneath of them.
The crumbs from the dishes that you have been trying to create. The dishes that have been slamming and chipping into the espresso maker and the wedding shower blender.
Your cookware will thank you. Your cutting board will breathe easily. Your countertops will feel lighter. Your kitchen will beat like it used to or at least as it should.
3 Dual Purpose Recommendations
These three items truly can be used in multiple ways and serve various purposes throughout the cooking and baking processes. They are three items that pass the quiz and deserve the kitchen countertop space.
Item 1: Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven
I researched high and low for an air fryer that wasn’t going to take over my kitchen and that I could leave out so that I would actually use it.
This air fryer not only makes amazing items taste even better, it has a ton of functionality.
The small machine can convection bake, convection broil, bake, broil, warm, and yes, toast.
So this item wins the presentation award – it aces the quiz. It passes the course.
It remains on the countertop at all times!
Item 2: KitchenAid® KHBBV53 Cordless Variable Speed Hand Blender
Of course, I originally fell in love with the luxury item in the Kitchenaid Mixer, but as the years have passed, I have realized the ease and usefulness of the immersion blender.
This particular blender is cordless. Anything cordless is just easier in my mind. Fewer cords mean less chaos and clutter.
You may find this useful item more impactful than the original mixer.
Item 3: Magic Bullet Personal Blender
My family utilizes this small appliance on countless occasions to make various smoothie combinations.
This summer I used this machine more than ever making pesto and various summer sauces. It is so easy and dishwasher safe.
Dishwasher safe is definitely something that is on the top of my list when I check the product details.
The blender is a definite perfect score and doesn’t take up much space at all.
To Conclude
As much as your kitchen deserves a little love and decluttering, you deserve this new space. You deserve the room you need to make the dishes you want.
This is your moment to enjoy being in the heart of the home because it wouldn’t be the spot it is without you!
Go on, declutter and ask away!
& Remember
Start with the Bed,
Juliet
