Kitchen

[Carmie]

I bought plastic containers with lids and dumped my most used  spices into them.  They stack and save so much room.  This is the best system I have ever used.

[beach-mom]

@JeanLouiseFinch - I have my favorite ones in a wall cabinet that my mom gave me when I got married. I won't part with that.

My others are in the exact same shelf system you showed in the cabinet next to the stove. This fits the cabinet and it is easy to find the ones I need.

 I like to cook when I have the time, and I like to use spices. I have a lot.  

[ValuSkr]

@JeanLouiseFinch   I do what you do - unload half the bottles to find the ones i want.  It's not fun but at least I'm not likely to forget what's in my collection.  I have them on a lazy susan inside a kitchen cabinet - makes searches a little easier. 

[sometimesQVCaddict]

I have a spice drawer, it's tiered several rows or you can Google to see what they look like. Everything is visible! I also have 2 rotating round trays in a cabinet for larger & awkward size spices & rubs.

[Harpa]

My spices & herbs are not in any neat, organized racks or holders. I keep them in their original containers  arranged according to:

1) what I use the most - some on a partitioned turntable, some there in the cabinet next to the turntable - for a quick reach.

2) what I use primarily for the Sunday sauce - they have a separate cabinet space. (I use these in other dishes, too.)

3) what I don't reach for every day - they are on a plate that also acts like a turntable, but on the higher shelf, like my jar of peppercorns that are ready to be ground when my pepper runs out.

Once in a while, I am hunting something down. But I know where everything is. I do use a lot, because they are superfoods.

[Mj12]

I purchased mini mason jars with lids (4 oz) on Amazon. They came with stickers for the lids. 

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Thanks for the input, everyone. Unfortunately I don't have drawer space available or I would have liked that option.  I ended up ordering the Spicy Shelf (top pic) and am  keeping my fingers crossed that it'll work.  It's scheduled arrive sometime Sunday so I know what I'll be doing on Monday. 🤞 

[deb5555]

Another option 

[kate2357]

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@deb5555 wrote:

Another option 

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This is what I use for the few dry spices I use. I primarily cook w/ fresh herbs so my dry spices are probably less than 30. They fit nicely on the lazy susan and I can spin and find my spices. I've stopped buying large amounts of spice (except for kosher salt and pepper) because one of my daughter-inlaws made a big deal about spice getting old, yadda yadda. I personally didn't give a rip, but I also wasn't going to argue w/ my husband's wife about spices. My son was giving me that pleading look of please mom, please just agree with her. LOL. 

[Free2be]

The Spice Shelf in the opening post is great if your jars all fit and there's no over-flow.  I've collected far too many and all sizes, have purchased containers to make them easy to stack and accessible, have purchased drawers that pull out and hang down (love those), and several other means to keep them corralled and still I'm dissatisfied with how much space and spread out they are.

So -- Plan is to not replace what ages out unless it is a staple.  No more fancy blends that seldom get used.  No more various types of cinnamons, steak seasonings, sea food variations.  Etc. Etc.  

This goal will be on the Spring Cleaning list - going through them once again purging the old once and for all.