When life gives you a box of spaghetti, you are faced with a tough option (not including the option to just eat the whole box). Do you transfer the contents into a jar or container, or do you keep it in the box? Keeping it in the box feels more practical - all of the instructions are right there at your disposal. But leaving all those half empty boxes of pasta creates an eye-sore in your pantry and a potential mess when you accidentally grab it upside down (guilty).

So this little trick seems to solve every pasta problem but the carbs. Get a jar for each pasta, rice, and grain, a chalkboard label, and a chalkboard pen. Include the cook-time any instructions you need to reference. For instance, in the below pantry, quinoa was a new item and not something they regularly cooked. It will save time looking up cooking directions if you put the steps on the label.



Here are some of our favorite canisters and jars to have on-hand:

 GLASS CANISTER SET WITH BLACK LIDS GLASS CANISTER SET WITH BLACK LIDS

 GLASS CHALKBOARD CANISTERS GLASS CHALKBOARD CANISTERS

 GLASS CANISTERS WITH KNOBS GLASS CANISTERS WITH KNOBS

 STAINLESS STEEL CANISTERS STAINLESS STEEL CANISTERS

 WINDOW CYLINDER CANISTERS WINDOW CYLINDER CANISTERS

 GLASS CRACKER JARS GLASS CRACKER JARS
Meal Prep Cutting Board

Our jaws dropped when we discovered this cutting board. It has containers that slide underneath, so you can chop your food and instantly store your pre-prepped items in the cute containers that come with it. We love this for prepping and storing items for kids lunches, plus it comes with graters for prepping cheese and more.

THE Rating: 10/10, our minds still are blown by this one!

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Pizza Storage Container

Another "why didn't we think of that moment" was discovering this pizza storage container via TikTok. This container has individual trays inside that each hold one slice of leftover pizza. When you're ready to reheat, pull the microwave-safe tray out and heat your pizza with ease.

THE Rating: 8/10, we love this so much but it's not an absolute must-have if your family doesn't have the local pizza place on speed dial like us.

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Ziploc & Foil Organizers

If there's anything we hate, it's a bunch of non-uniform boxes of plastics bags and aluminum foil shoved into a drawer. Enter: this amazing bag and foil organizer. We love using it with our labels to make drawer magic in 10 minutes flat.

THE Rating: 10/10, every kitchen needs this organizer. Period.

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MORE KITCHEN HACKS:

Garlic Chopper
Drink Dispenser
Vegetable Chopper
Acrylic Cutting Board
Bagel Guillotine
Water Bottle Sorter
Herb Scissors
Jar Opener

Thoughts welcome!

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