How to Clean, Declutter & Organize Your Kitchen Cupboards!

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We won't go as far as to say that cleaning, decluttering and organizing your kitchen cabinets will change your life, but it will make life in your kitchen MUCH easier! Join cleaning expert Melissa Maker as she shares tips and tricks to tackle cleaning out your kitchen cabinets.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:56 - Empty & Clean
4:03 - First In, First Out (FIFO)
5:12 - Declutter Food Items
6:20 - Declutter Kitchen Stuff
8:17 - Time to Organize
13:00 - Just Two More Things
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[@mariacabrera2850]

Where is the link for the video you did with Cass from Clutterbug? I watched it when it first came out but I want to rewatch it since I'm decluttering, cleaning & reorganizing my pantry this morning👀

[@minwall9924]

Baked beans are an absolute staple in any English home 🥰

[@cleanmyspace]

They are delicious!

[@julietannOsfan1972]

They certainly are.

[@deborahwalton-blanchard5817]

New England chimes in too!

[@kathyms.]

LOVED that video with Cass (Clutterbug) ... Love you both🥰

[@katrinascreationscrafting]

My mother had spices in her spice rack from her wedding...50 years ago. LOL

[@cleanmyspace]

You never know when you'll need some old spices! lol

[@sutra2464]

No! 😅 Spices do really expire😆

[@katrinascreationscrafting]

She actually contacted McCormick to see if they were any good LOL...antique spices. Needless to say, my Mom doesn't season anything...it's basically out of the can and into the pan. LOL

[@stephanier2437]

Good tips, BUT: Expiration dates on canned / non-perishable food items are generally a guideline, put by manufacturers because they have to by the government. A can of tomatoes will be good a year, maybe even two, past its BB date. Please don't throw out all of your cans just because they're a month or two past what they say. It's wasteful and contributes to methane emissions from landfills.

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I read somewhere (wish I could find it) that canned goods, if not acidic, can last up to 7 yrs past the date. Acidic canned goods are shorter. This is, of course, as long as the cans are in perfect shape (no bulges, or deep dents).

[@carolelaplante8666]

That is why there is so much food waste because people don't understand about the "best before date", they think the food is no good anymore instead of the food has lost a bit of flavor but it is eatable .

[@marsfran55]

If you do not want the food that is past it’s “best by” date, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE donate!!!!!! I volunteer at a food bank and we have FDA guidelines posted for just this purpose - to determine what is actually expired vs best sold by. We sort through all donations - including from super markets -and are able to distribute the majority of donated items. Various items “expire” at days, weeks, months and even years after the best by date so this is an option for donating, it is NOT rude 😃

[@victoriagonzales5164]

What about condensed milk in cans? Mine passed two months but it’s milk and didn’t notice 😢

[@HeronCoyote1234]

@@marsfran55 thank you!!! I learned something else about donating to food banks. We used to get $75 bonuses at work. I’d buy cases of tuna to give to the local food pantry. I learned they’d rather have the $75, as they can stretch that further with their food discounts than I can at my local Krogers.

[@carolescalle791]

The can goods and packages, I take a sharpie and write the best by date on the items. Sometimes they are hard to see 👀 so I use a 🔎 🔍 glass. I want to thank you for sharing this with us ❤

[@lw7240]

In England we love baked beans especially our kids. They’re eaten every week ❤❤❤

[@SCash-rl5ee]

I had a bunch of cookbooks taking up space in my kitchen. Most of those only had a handful of recipes in each that I actually used. But I kept them because there were other recipes in there I told myself that one day I would make. So over a bit of time I went through each of them page by page. Every recipe I actually used and the others I told myself I'd get to one day I took pictures of. I also took a picture of the front of the cookbook and the copyright info so that IF I ever decided I really needed to get that cookbook again I'd know what to look for. By doing that I got rid of the excuses I'd been using to hold onto them. Then I donated all those cookbooks. You won't be surprised to know that I've never felt the need to go repurchase any of those cookbooks and over time I also got rid of most of the pics of recipes I told myself I might make one day.

[@samtakhandhia1012]

Have always done FIFO not only for groceries but also when I empty the dishwasher I put those plates at the bottom of the pile and the ones already in the cupboard at the top. That way the items wear equally. Being British we love baked beans and fhey are a staple item in most British cupboards.

[@Shria9]

Clutterbug! Cool to see two of my favourite creators hanging out and working together!

[@DShaw47]

We do eat baked beans in the US but for my family it’s usually at cook outs 😁 We do eat Mac and cheese sometimes especially when we were ALWAYS on the go with sports and dance. But now that things are not as hectic and we have more time to prepare meals at home we have started eating healthier and avoid boxed and canned foods as much as possible.

[@patriciabailey6362]

I spit my drink out at work when you started throwing around the "nut" comments! Hahahaha! I LOVE your vids! I watch them at work.

[@cleanmyspace]

Thanks for watching Patricia!

[@kathyh.4691]

I had to watch that section again because I needed a good laugh today, plus I enjoyed watching Melissa work through it once she realized what she said! I always watch CMS videos to the end: I don't want to miss even a second of her good tips and advice! 🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@lori900]

I had to just stop on 3:00 ..... I am so pumped already to clean out my cabinets!!! I've been working on it bit by bit, but now I'm ready to dive in! Now back to the program.... 🤣

[@jocelynsmyth6604]

We have a really small kitchen, so something that worked for me is having a rule of 'this must always go here, or on the table, so it doesnt get lost / put away, and then goes bad. And be honest with yourself on what you actually use. For those of us in small spaces, I do recommend only having 'one' of something, unless you reall love it - for example, we only have basmati rice, we only keep one, maybe two kinds of dry pasta, we buy cereals we know we would go through. Best of luck everyone :)

[@deborahwalton-blanchard5817]

Indeed. Those of us in tiny apartments and mobile homes need good systems

[@patbagnell721]

Love the baked beans with cut up weiners and yellow mustard. Go to meal when I'm too lazy to cook.

[@Megan9689]

Im in the midwest, US and I grew up eating room-temp Bush's baked beans with hot dogs and using the hot dog bun leftovers to sop up the bean juice/sauce. Now grown and married, my husband family always eats them hot in a crockpot so I eat both ways.

[@loris.4639]

I bought a bottle of whole cloves at a warehouse club in a pinch because I didn't want to run anywhere else at least 10 years ago, and we're not even halfway through them. There's still fine for the only thing I use it for, which is ham at Easter and Christmas

[@maryellenyork2819]

I have SIGNIFICANTLY downsized twice. One coping solution has been to add extra shelves in the cabinets. My current kitchen is woefully lacking in drawers, so I am still figuring out where to put things. One solution is that I bought a wall cabinet and plan to add wheels to the bottom and a butcher block top to use as an island that can be pushed out of the way as necessary. I doubled my pantry by building shelves in the laundry room, including behind the door. My foyer is the size of a large bedroom, so bookshelves line the walls. Kitchen, dining and living rooms are open with high ceilings, so it feels spacious. No basement means one bedroom becomes the storeroom I need until items are consumed or given away because they are not needed. (I am giving up on the idea of visitors, so many items saved for company will soon go.)

[@ladonaoneal8137]

Loved the video with Cass, follow her too. We eat baked beans in the US. We just say Kraft Mac -n-Cheese. I found a really old van of peas one time. Right now it would probably be some of my spices.

[@juligriffin6115]

I got the idea for the multipurpose bins from Cass (clutterbug), too. I have bought so many in the past several months, and they are a game changer. I don't know why it never occurred to me to use them before!

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

Omg I have been trying to get my kitchen under control for so long! This was right on time for me. So far I've only managed one and a half cabinets but I'm going to take another pass and try to come up with some more alternatives because the way we're storing things now is a nightmare!

[@cleanmyspace]

You got this!

[@sherirae]

Thank you for the reminder to continue to clean and declutter my kitchen. Rice is the oldest item in my kitchen. However I buy it in bulk and keep it in the freezer. Also frozen tomatoes - Time i made chutney with them !!! (1 year old)

[@paolasoltero53]

Thank you this was so helpful for my first apartment ☺️ I got some nice ideas.

[@lottynava5580]

Yes I'm in the California (SoCal)my adult son & I love Kraft Mac n Cheese. No beans of any type for us. You & Cas are my favorite for organizing & your humor💜🖤

[@parkedawn]

Such a great video! I started doing this last week because it way overdue, especially my baking cupboard. 😅

[@LouLou-22]

Just a quick question: How do you organise your pots and pans (frying pan, woks, ect)? ❤ your channel & your cleaning tools!!! Lots love from the UK!!! ❤❤❤

[@lambchop206]

In my California house, baked beans go with BBQ or camping staples.

[@julietannOsfan1972]

Great tips. I love the yellow bits in your kitchen, especially the large cup & saucer. Baked beans are a big thing in the UK, especially cheesy beans, beans on toast & beans & cheese on jacket potatoes.

[@grimsqueaker5333]

Something I haven't seen in other homes is baked bean and banana salad. Add a sliced banana or 2 and a dollop of mayo to a can of baked beans in tomato sauce. My 70 yo mom still makes this and sometimes it really hits the spot.

[@cleaneverythinghome]

This video is so fascinating! I am left in awe! I need to check out your other videos on the channel!

[@cleanmyspace]

Thanks for watching :)

[@sylwiataskar8551]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@Naanii77]

Texan here! I only eat baked beans with bbq! Brisket, potato salad and ribs etc.

[@nancyfeeser4653]

I just spent time this weekend doing the kitchen cabinets. One at a time. I don’t have a pantry so I use my cabinets.

[@mightyfetheredone]

I would take a boxed mac & cheese over a fancy gourmet restaurant artisan pasta any day! I love that neon orange goo!🧡

[@carolfinn4027]

My aunt has Heinz baked beans for breakfast as does the English pub near me. I enjoy occasionally, myself. My Aunt is from England. I just came across an OTC med that expired 19 years ago. Apparently I've had no need for it in a long time. 😊 Thanks for the great tips.

[@meganfitzpatrick1019]

Hi! In Northern California we love Bush's Baked Beans!!! 😃

[@sutra2464]

I clean my kitchen cabinets once a year in Spring time with bleach mixed with water. That works great for me... The top problem is the dish machine! and also the cloth wash machine if its in your kitchen,!!! It really wash dishes withouth spending lots of water, save the planet! The main issue is that the dish machine and the cloth wash machine is they spreads lots of steam into your kitchen that would get into yr cabinets! Use an dehumidifier. Open all windowns ... but that will never be enough! Bc we tend to remove dishes without even being dry. And we try to dry it with cloths!! wrong! More fungus and mold into cabinets!! Thanks @cleanmyspace for the awsome teachings!

[@kimshaffer8787]

My husband and son loves them

[@desimonegallery]

Great video keep up the good work.

[@cleanmyspace]

Thanks for watching!

[@Janelegant]

Baked beans are yummy...we don't eat them a lot. Kraft dinner is delicious. For a long time I avoided having it in the house but it's been something my Husband and I are eating recently.

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

I definitely eat baked beans here in the USA, frequently with rice. But also, British style with scrambled eggs on toast. Even better is when I can find the Heinz baked beans they get in England, of course it’s about 8 times the cost here.

[@DShaw47]

I don’t have really old food items but when I was decluttering my sun blocks and lotions I threw out several that were over 6 years expired 😬

[@sandilee6187]

Does anybody know who Lazy Susan was ???? Sandi UK

[@ThankfulNanaDiane]

I believe the oldest food item in my pantry is a bottle of butter vanilla flavoring from when I used to decorate cakes. I should probably toss that. 😂

[@hazelcoate9203]

I love baked beans and I have them in my cupboard

[@HeronCoyote1234]

We have two “junk drawers” in my friend’s kitchen (I’m organizing it for him). One with the usual bits and bobs, and one for utensils, etc that are rarely used, but they are used, so no getting rid of them.

[@joniwarren3100]

Just opened my last jar of home canned tomatoes ( 2012). Made a big pot of Western Beans. I use canned tomatoes all the time.

[@beckykay9178]

Baked beans are a staple at midwestern US summer gatherings!

[@LouLou-22]

I'm a fan of baked beans 🫘 I'm from the UK, we can have them for breakfast with your full English!!!

[@janetroberts7073]

We love beans but Bush's beans. Put in chili too. My oldest item is poultry seasoning.

[@rachelhayes6246]

I'm going through my cupboards and drawers currently. For me it has to be a little at a time. Regarding the liner you talked about. It looks very similar to the ones I had used in the past. Mine seemed to fall apart into tiny little pieces.

[@KayTu-hh1kk]

Use a marker to write the expiration date on the can, you only have to hunt for it once 😊

[@KitchenCookingHacks]

Nice video

[@sueflitcroft8139]

I love baked beans, especially on toast.

[@cleanmyspace]

Mmmmmmmm

[@Anamarie157]

Absolutely, with a poached egg on top..

[@henriettelinkshanderin1449]

The oldest food items in our kitchen are some spices that my husband bought before we met and that was 20 years ago. I once asked if we could toss them but he wanted to cook with them again and spices are so expensive. Well, I let him have those because there won't be any bugs or mold growing in them...

[@willow9790]

I have just cleared out my elderly mums pantry. She had bags of flaked almonds from 2005. She doesn’t even like almonds

[@emeraldjonz.]

😂

[@NiciFoe]

In Germany we have baked beans too, although they are not as famous as in Great Britain. But in Gemany they just put sugar to the cans 😂 But you can get some with stevia, too.

[@HeronCoyote1234]

Melissa, I have the worst luck with handheld vacuum cleaners. I didn’t see the one you used in the description. Could you share which one (make and model) yours is, please? 🙏🏼 Thank you.

[@kh0034]

Garlic salt, and it's still good and in use😊

[@CheerMomOhio]

Love baked beans

[@JoanO51]

I’m from the US and grew up eating canned baked beans quite often.

[@steffiekensley8743]

It's been said you can keep canned food for up to two years after the expiration date. Cans are required by law to bear an expiration date and the sooner, the better because product manufacturers theoretically make more profit if you throw things out earlier and thus have to buy more. It's worth a check before disposing of.

[@mikagrossmann5370]

Oh my god, I remember the Taco kit from your organization video from your old house! Is that the same one? I think it was even before you renovated that kitchen...

[@maryannbower9706]

I love baked beans. I prefer the English style without all the added sugar.

[@5rgyyuyrgg]

I didn't see a link to your organizing products. I'm especially interested in the Lazy Susan.

[@j.m.6454]

I just decluttered my cabinets and found a bottle of seasoning that had an expiration date of Jan 2018 😂 that was my oldest find. It also means I packed it and moved it to my current house after it was expired 🤦‍♀️😂🤷‍♀️

[@victorenecahill9013]

Canned food is really still good for at lest a year after the expiration date on the can. If they are swelling or dented then they have to go.

[@fritter51]

Lentils, which I cooked and feed to the chickens.

[@amyheckathorn7172]

Baked beans are a thing in the US, though the recipes I’ve seen call for brown sugar. The maple syrup in the baked beans is purely Canadian.

[@toyatoole4857]

Rice. My rice is kept in a air tight bucket I bought from Home Depot. It keeps the bugs out . Tell us if this is the best thing to do and how long rice could be stored this way 🤔🤔🤨🤨🧐🧐

[@qfusarah1477]

This Canadian girl loves her baked beans with maple syrup!

[@leonahanson9127]

The mac and cheese here in the states as of 10 years ago are nasty where is the cheese. Love baked beans but the hubby doesn't so we don't eat them. I've also rotated the can good but the hubby doesn't so irritating. Love you all see you in the next one

[@marsfran55]

If you do not want the food that is past it’s “best by” date, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE donate!!!!!! I volunteer at a food bank and we have FDA guidelines posted for just this purpose - to determine what is actually expired vs best sold by. We sort through all donations - including from super markets -and are able to distribute the majority of donated items. Various items “expire” at days, weeks, months and even years after the best by date so this is an option for donating, it is NOT rude 😃

[@cmak1212]

I love baked beans but only Bush's brand lol.

[@kimfujino7473]

❤

[@shinytomoon]

obviously the oldest food is my kosher salt. i bought some giant costco box maybe 5+ years ago and i'm hardly halfway through it. but it's salt so it'll never go bad lol

[@tinasesselmann8170]

I have a jar of homemade salted lemons that I grew on my balcony. Must be at least 5 or 6 years now. I wanted to preserve them so bad, but I don't actually know how to use them. So I'll just keep them forever, because I don't wanna use them and get botulism or something.

[@madhumitadevivlogger4781]

U can eat little bit of eat with rice and dal curry and sometimes simple alone....if u get bloating by eating some food then eat this little bit of salted Lemmon.... soon u will get better..,.

[@busyboy7635]

I love Baked Beans -- U.S.

[@cleanmyspace]

I think we'll be hearing from the UK too :)

[@aprildawnsunshine4326]

Idk about everywhere but ime both beans and Mac & cheese are seen as "poor people food" which is fair for Mac & cheese, it's calorie dense and nutrient light, but the opposite is true of baked beans. Frankly they are a good way to make the Mac healthier by mixing the two 😜

[@camcat26]

I’m a fan of boxed mac n cheese, but not Kraft brand. I grew up on Annie’s

[@DaneElshof]

Now I want to know if you make Kraft Dinner with coconut milk 🤔

[@deidreking4472]

Your never gonna find those lids again 😭 😂😂😂 I just emptied half a cabinet 😂

[@karenrich9092]

When I cleaned out my upper pantry, I threw out Instant pudding dated 2012. As for my cupboards, the original kitchen was built as a r ental by a short person (5 feet tall) we were 6 feet tall at least. So, when we started planning our new kitchen, if we were at someone's house and liked one of their features, I would ask what it was called and add it to my notepad. There are 2 roll-out cupboards and a skinny cupboard with a skinny drawer and a number of other things, making the most use of the space we had in our "budget." My other advice is when you are discussing new appliances, DO NOT do that in the kitchen. The stove, oven, and fridge can hear you, and they will quit working. Finally, my 2 year old was worried about all these changes and refused to take a nap after all this. So, take that into account when assuming this challenge. Don't worry, she's okay and trying to have children of her own.

[@cisium1184]

At intervals I will have baked beans and Kraft macaroni and cheese in the same meal, often with a hot dog or smoked sausage. BTW that giant coffee cup is freakin me out.

[@TheRealJules]

My oldest food item is a can of those baby corns you use in stir fry’s. Good lord, I need to throw that out!

[@missbell1634]

Oldest thing in our pantry is a can of soup pre-pandemic.

[@cleanmyspace]

FIRST!

[@jets1722]

so which cookbook(s) did you get rid of?

[@reginabeasley872]

I recently decluttered my can goods and tossed all the expired ones my can goods are up to date

[@cleanmyspace]

Hi Regina!

[@kaesmomFitz]

Canned goods will last years beyond their expiration dates. Those dates are "best by" or "use by". Basically all that happens past that date is the food starts to break down. But all in all, you can keep canned goods almost indefinitely.

[@paolasoltero53]

Maybe flour or bulk box cereal

[@JoanO51]

Who doesn’t eat ice cream anymore? 😂

[@Corellyn]

HA! Last week I threw out a taco kit that expired in 2010!

[@HeronCoyote1234]

One of my (ok, many) pet peeves is having to play Where’s Waldo looking for expiration dates on cans, boxes, bags… And putting the expiration date in a color very very close to the container color? I’m looking at you, Fresh Express, black date on a navy blue background. 🤬

[@Surferess]

Oldest food item found: I found some cinnamon from 1986 in the spice cabinet! lol What did I win? :)

[@SahairaHodge]

In October 2023 I cleaned out my pantry. I found Turmeric powder that expired in june 2010 🙈

[@CorinaRoberts]

I clean for a disable person Make sure everything is disafected but it's a big home I need to know what I can do to keep her home. Clean 😮I clean walls with disafected wash the floors in bleach and disafected make sure her room and toilet very clean scuba floors with by hand with disafected make sure everything clean 😮😮❤❤I need to know what I can have trick and tips to know how to keep things cleaner my person as alot of medical problems need a clean home ❤😮😮

[@TodayinJensSewingRoom]

Baked beans with bacon bits and brown sugar and ketchup and a splash of worcestershire sauce. Oh yes. Oldest thing? Cans of corn I got and will never eat.

[@nafisajaghuri51]

Cream of wheat that got expired and still there. Eventually I removed it 😅

[@Maneater5909]

The oldest thing in my kitchen. Is my mother.

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

10:35 “does it look gorgeous and like something I would show off on instagram? No, because we just SHOVE OUR NUTS INTO IT”

[@Dwynfal]

Canned goods, providing the can is not (badly) dented, bulging, damaged or leaking, are fit to eat for years. Different date types are used on canned, perishables, non food items, etc. However they literally mean what they say, so it's useful to know the differences. "BEST BEFORE" = > taste or texture may degrade after that date but product is safe to consume. The product is BEST before that date. "SELL BY" => stores cannot SELL this product after the date. It's still fine to consume. Usually a "SELL BY" will also have a "USE BY" date too. "USE BY" or "EXPIRY" => product taste, safety or efficacy is not guaranteed and you should not consume these past that date. Obviously things don't magically go bad at the stroke of midnight; if you have a perishable item with a "USE BY" from the day before, use your better judgement!

[@verenalisinski6811]

Expiration dates do not matter! Especially with unopened canned goods. Ignore the dates.

[@chrisnutter6933]

OK do you know Reebs from “Well Your World” KZbin channel? Because I would guess you guys are sisters are twins!