Today I cleaned out that drawer - the one in the kitchen where I put all the gadgets and utensils that I can't think of putting somewhere else. The items that went back into the drawer:
Tin opener, knife sharpener, measuring cups, measuring spoons, 2 vegetable peelers, 2 pairs of kitchen scissors, meat mallet, 3 hand whisks, 2 wooden spoons, 2 pairs of salad servers, pair of tongs, set of scone/biscuit cutters, set of meat skewers, 2 silicon spatulas, funnel, egg slicer, 5 Consol jar lids, ball of string, wooden hand juicer, gimmicky multiple-bladed scissors for cutting herbs, cake lifter, Stanley knife, tea strainer (as if I buy leaf tea), tea steeper (ditto), bottle opener, two corkscrews, melon baller, apple corer, two plastic medicine syringes, egg separator, silicon pastry brush and assorted items handed out at Tupperware parties as a gift.
I can quite safely say that most of these items haven't been used for years, but I know that if I throw them out, I will need them the next day. I also kept 2 sets of chopsticks on the off-chance that I may want to eat a stirfry with them at some time in the distant future and 10 plastic knives in case of a picnic. I think I may be persuaded to part with these on the next clear-out.
What I threw out:
About 50 loose toothpicks, 3 sachets of sugar from an ancient takeaway, 3 straws, a viciously sharp peeler bought from a fleamarket years ago which has peeled more skin from my fingers than from a vegetable, 2 elastic bands, a peg, various lids from long-disappeared Tupperware items, a plastic lid for an opened can and 2 for opened cooldrink cans.
The drawer is now only half full and I feel motivated to do some more adventurous cooking now that I have been reunited with some of my favourite implements - I prefer doing things manually rather than with a mixer - and there is also space for some new additions. Some swanky knives, perhaps. I love a sharp knife!
Now to tackle the two drawers underneath...
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