Home Organizing Kitchen Organizing 3 Smart Ways to Store Your Food Containers Is your food container drawer a disaster? Tame the chaos with one of these three clever ideas. By Lisa Milbrand Lisa Milbrand Lisa Milbrand has more than 20 years of experience as a lifestyle writer and editor, writing thousands of articles on topics that help people live better and healthier lives for Real Simple, Parents, and dozens of other top publications. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Published on August 20, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email The messiest, most disorganized part of your kitchen? Chances are, it's your food storage container cabinet or drawer—with its jumble of various-sized containers and lids floating around randomly. (A close second would be your "throw everything in there" junk drawer.) Time to get it under control! Start by recycling your mismatched items (Rubbermaid has its own recycling program) and upgrading to a cohesive set of containers, to help minimize the mess. Then, consider one of three ways to organize—stack and store all the same-sized lids or containers together, store the lids and containers married together, or sort the pieces into bins to help corral them. Whichever way you do it, it'll make it so much easier to find the right size container for the job—and the lid you need to finish it. Glass Square Food Storage Courtesy of the Container Store $3.99–$9.99 each; containerstore.com These sleek glass containers are heavy-duty and can go from the dishwasher to the freezer or fridge, to the oven or microwave without a problem. Bamboo Adjustable Drawer Dividers Courtesy of Amazon $30; amazon.com These easy-to-install drawer dividers help you corral and organize your containers—so they don't start devolving into clutter. Pantry Bins Courtesy of the Container Store $12.99–$24.99 each; containerstore.com If you're using the bin technique, invest in a few clear bins in just the right sizes to organize your food storage containers. Label Maker Courtesy of Amazon $100; amazon.com A P-Touch label maker lets everyone to know exactly what goes where in your kitchen. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit