Cutlery.
One of the easiest ways to organize a cutlery drawer is to purchase a drawer organizer designed for the purpose. It usually includes five or six individual vertical sections, separated by dividers, in which cutlery of different types and sizes can be placed. It can also feature a larger horizontal tray at the bottom or top to store larger items like serving forks. If you prefer not to buy this type of cutlery organizer, you can divide the cutlery drawer yourself, making individual slots, although this requires some DIY skills.
Generally, a cutlery drawer organizer will have five sections because this corresponds to the common number of different types of cutlery. It doesn’t matter what order you place the cutlery in. Many people start with butter knives on the left side, followed by forks and spoons. Placing dessert forks next to large forks and teaspoons next to tablespoons is often the preferred method of organization because they are easily and logically organized once you open the drawer. Making sure each piece of cutlery has a designated space will also make it easier to store clean dishes rather than just having a stack of cutlery in the drawer.
Some kitchens have built-in cutlery drawer dividers, so you won’t need to buy a separate organizer. They can run the entire length of the drawer and are useful for storing larger items such as spatulas, larger knives, or serving utensils. If the kitchen doesn’t have this, some people choose to build their own, cutting pieces of wood to fit in the drawer. Instructions can be found online, but this is a pretty simple DIY project. As a temporary solution, the cardboard boxes that come with cutlery often have appropriately sized dividers and will usually fit nicely into a standard drawer.
If you find that all the cutlery and kitchen utensils you own don’t fit in the cutlery drawer, it might be a good time to rummage through your items and get rid of old or broken things, or tools you never use, it doesn’t matter. How convenient they may seem. Some people also find that pulling larger items out of a cutlery drawer can help make the drawer easier to organize. A bowl to hold spatulas and ladles can come in handy for the counter, as well as a knife block to keep larger knives safe and out of the way.