A GON Reader Asks:

Hi Maria,

What is the best way to organize plastic ware, tops and botttoms, square and round. I desperately need help.

This fabulous GON reader 'Ask Maria' question was submitted by:

Karen Habing

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Maria Gracia responds:

Hi Karen,

Thanks for asking! First and foremost, only keep plastic ware that you actually use. So many people have a surplus of plastic ware for an army. So, step one is to weed out, especially any containers that no longer have a matching lid.

Second, what I do is nest my plastic ware containers...small inside medium, medium inside large, etc. You'll have to make three nested stacks...square, rectangle, and circle. Nesting these saves a ton of cabinet space.

Then, I use three gallon-size, Ziploc baggies to hold the lids, one for square, another for rectangle, and a third for circle...each bag organized smallest lid to largest lid. These are kept in the same cabinet as the containers. When I need a matching lid, I know exactly where to look.

Hope this helps!

Maria

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