Kitchen Decluttering: Bakeware & Small Appliances

Did you get a upgraded cookie sheet set as gift?  Or even saw a sale on pans you couldn't resist for yourself? Instead of keeping an over abundance in the cabinet,  considering gifting the now 'old' set forward.  These are great for the kiddos moving out box or to someone local in need.  

Baking pans can clutter up quicker than we may realize.  Maybe there was that one pan for that one cake on that one birthday, but you are never going to use it again, that clutter can go. Perhaps making cupcakes was a past hobby but now time has shifted...declutter the pans, decorations and accessories.  

Speaking of accessories,  what about all those handy ones that come in the form of Small Appliances.  Too often a 'new shiny' option that will make our lives easier in the kitchen comes home with us on a whim. We use it once or twice but then get tired of lugging it around or clunking it in the drawer. Let's declutter those items that we prefer not to lug out when we tend to use something easier instead.  Do you still have that George Forman grill?  When was the last time you used it?  If your family has grown and you now use a 4 slot toaster, don't keep that 2 slot one.  If you are uncertain on a few items, move them to a temporary home, outside of the kitchen's prime real-estate area. Don't forget to schedule a space check-in in six months and make an extra not about the temporary home box.  If those uncertain items haven't been used, move them to the car and declutter them for good. I know it can be hard to declutter things, especially if they are higher price ticket items. Consider a local shelter to help people in transition instead of a retail donation spot that may not feel as impactful. I know locally we have some really great ones in place for teens that are aging out of the system, women transitioning out of difficult situations and even veterans getting back on their feet.  The options are endless when we can declutter our spaces AND bless someone else.