Marilyn Bohn | Creative Organizer

Don’t you just love picking up a knife in your kitchen to slice a vegetable, or cut a piece of meat and it actually slices without you having to use all your strength, resort to swearing and tearing your hair out? Me too I love sharp knives in the kitchen.

With Fall in the air it is a good time to ready your kitchen for Winter. Sharpen those knives. If they are too old to sharpen on a wet stone or chantry then take it to someone who can put the edge back on the knife.

With fine steel wool apply mineral oil to wood cutting boards and wooden spoons to prevent splitting. They look so nice after being oiled.

If you are like me it sometimes doesn’t compute that it is O.K. to let go of old pans or plastic containers that are pitted or stained or toss a stray lid. Now is the time to say bye-bye. Glass has become my favorite container to store food in when putting left-over’s in the fridge.

Yesterday I put a pan I have had for over 40 years on a different shelf and because I was then able to see the bottom of it I realized it is time to let it go. Only half of the bottom touched the surface. What am I thinking? Why have I been cooking my stews, soups and stir fry in a pan that can only do half the work? The handles burnt off years ago and the lid has been history longer than I can remember. Like I tell my clients as I organize their homes, just let go. I have a new pan only better; I think it is time to use it. How about you? Do you have old kitchen items that you need to let go of? If you say yes, then get rid of it. Good luck on getting your kitchen utensils in tip top shape.