Save time and never search for spices again.
It’s not in your pantry (who wants to take a walk over there every time you’re by the stove)?
It’s not in your cabinet (who hates fishing around there for that spice that’s hiding behind the tall ones in the front?)
It’s in your drawer.
When you pull out the drawer, every spice you need is right there at a glance. It’s effortless!
To keep spices in a drawer, you’ll need low profile spice jars, like these.
I got mine years ago at Kitchen Caboodles.
How do you identify spices without labels? Well, you can get on Renee Muller’s labeling train (see why we’re all obsessed here). Or you can simply get to know what each spice looks like. Or use a permanent marker and mark the name of the spice on the bottom.
Now, how do you store the rest? Store spices that you don’t use often enough to keep in the drawer on a shelf in your pantry. Store larger containers of the spices in your drawer on a higher shelf. Keep them out of the way, as you’ll only need to pull them out with it’s time to refill.
Nice! I don’t have even close to that amount of spices though… Currently I have S&P granulated garlic onion powder paprika and basil – what are other must have basics? Do you believe in spice mixes like Mrs Dash?
Maybe do a thing post about this 🙂
I do believe in spice mixes for convenience for sure. Don’t have Mrs Dash but there’s a bunch of mixes on the list below.
Sounds like you need some more 😉 Here’s the basics in my drawer.
The Peppers: Black Peppers, White Pepper, Paprika, Chili Powder, Smoked Paprika, Crushed Red Pepper, Cayenne
Herbs: Basil, Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary, Parsley, Dill, Mint, Fennel
Basics: Couple types of Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Cinnamon
Middle-Eastern: Cumin, Allspice, Za’atar, Coriander, Schwarma Spice Mix, Turmeric
Not-so-basic – Porcini Powder, Sumac, Mustard Powder,
Some I’d keep in my drawer if I had more space (but they’re in the pantry): More spices mixes like pickling spices, Cajun rub, Montreal steak seasoning, Another homemade meat spice rub, Sour salt, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Lawry’s seasoned salt, Lawry’s garlic salt, pumpkin pie spice mix, cinnamon/sugar mix,
Love the pumpkin flavor! What do you use pumpkin pie spice mix for?
those spice bottles your showing have very week threads and, in no time the covers dont close, just spin and spin round and round but dont close tight
Nice idea for those who have the drawer space. I would recommend labeling the top of the spice jars instead of (or in addition to) the sides so you don’t need to lift the spices out of the drawer to find what you are looking for.
I keep my spices in a shelf in my pantry door. it’s low enough that I can see the tops of the containers, so I wrote the names on the covers.
My kitchen is small enough that it’s not a long trip between the stove and the pantry…