31 Days of Kitchen Inspiration Day 5: 6 Items I Don’t Regret Buying for My Kitchen

I have a few items that really work for me in my kitchen – 6 items that I have no regrets purchasing.  Maybe they’ll help you, too, or inspire you to something even better.

#1  I like to reuse the plastic bags I get when I go shopping but where to store them?

Some of the ways I have tried are:

• Stuffing them all into one bag and then placing the overfilled bag into any cubby I could find so they would be contained and not all fall out
• grocery bag holder like this one.. I didn’t have a good place to hang it and it seemed to not hold very much as well as being a bit awkward when getting a bag out

• but then I got this wall mount grocery bag holder…  You can buy them from Amazon and maybe Target & Wal-Mart as well.  I love it.  My hubby screwed it into a stud in the wall so it’s very sturdy.  I can stuff a gazillion bags into it and it’s easy to grab one out.  A much better solution in my opinion than anything else.

#2 The next thing I like in my pantry is a simple little crate which you can buy at Michael’s.  It holds my potatoes, yams and onions.  Why do I like it?  It keeps all the dirt and onion husks from getting onto the floor, all while allowing the vegetables to breathe.  I keep a paper grocery bag on the bottom so that if I do have any potatoes that go bad it will get on the bag and hopefully not the wood.

#3 I have bought granola in bulk in the past (am currently depending on Costco’s cereal but would like to start making my own – someday, right?) and at the time I was buying in bulk I bought containers from Tupperware.  I love the uniform look they bring to the pantry as well as the fact that I don’t have to have a large box of granola sitting in my pantry but can pour some into these containers.

#4 A double hook on the back of my pantry door has been wonderful for holding the many aprons I have.

#5 My cookbook stand is so very helpful…

#6 and the last thing on my list is my little drying rack where I dry all my tea towels & dish cloths before they go to the laundry room.  I LOVE this and use it all the time.

Do you have something in your kitchen that you have no regrets purchasing?  Please share!

Here are my other posts on 31 Days to Kitchen Inspiration.