Iikhabhathi zasekhitshini ezixineneyo, ipantry egcwele i-jam, iikhawuntara ezixineneyo—ukuba ikhitshi lakho liziva ligcwele kakhulu ukuba lingangeni enye ibhotile ye-bagel enezinto ezininzi, udinga izimvo ezikrelekrele zokugcina ikhitshi ukuze zikuncede usebenzise yonke indawo.
Qala uhlengahlengiso lwakho ngokuqwalasela oko unako. Khupha yonke into kwiikhabhathi zakho zasekhitshini uze usule izixhobo zakho zasekhitshini apho unako khona—iziqholo eziphelelwe lixesha, izikhongozeli zokutya okulula ezingenazo izivalo, izinto ezifanayo, izinto ezaphukileyo okanye ezingekhoyo, kunye nezixhobo ezincinci ezingasetyenziswa rhoqo zezinye zeendawo ezilungileyo zokuqala ukunciphisa.
Emva koko, zama ezinye zezi ngcinga zibalaseleyo zokugcina iikhabhathi zasekhitshini ezivela kubaququzeleli abaziingcali kunye nababhali beencwadi zokupheka ukuze bakuncede wenze lula oko ukugcinayo kwaye wenze ulungiselelo lwakho lwekhitshi lusebenzele wena.
Sebenzisa Indawo Yakho Yekhitshi Ngobulumko
Ikhitshi elincinci? Khetha into oyithengayo ngobuninzi. “Ingxowa yekofu ebunzima buziikhilogram ezintlanu inengqondo kuba uyisela yonke imihla kusasa, kodwa ingxowa yerayisi ebunzima buziikhilogram ezilishumi ayinangqondo,” utshilo u-Andrew Mellen, umququzeleli nombhali wencwadi eseNew York CitySusa Izinto Ezingafunekiyo Ebomini Bakho!"Gxila ekuqokeleleni indawo kwiikhabhathi zakho. Izinto ezifakwe kwiibhokisi zigcwele umoya, ngoko ke ungazifaka ezingakumbi kwiishelufu ukuba uzifaka kwiibhokisi zesikwere ezivalekayo. Ukuze ulungiselele kakuhle ikhitshi lakho elincinci, susa izitya zokuxuba, iikomityi zokulinganisa, kunye nezinye izixhobo zasekhitshini kwiishelufu uze uzibeke kwinqwelo enokusebenza njengendawo yokulungiselela ukutya. Okokugqibela, qokelela izinto ezikhululekileyo—iingxowa zeti, iipakethe zezidlo ezincinci—kwiibhini ezicacileyo nezinokupakishwa ukuze zingaphazamisi indawo yakho."
Susa izinto ezingafunekiyo kwiikhawuntara
“Ukuba iikhawuntara zakho zasekhitshini zihlala zingcolile, mhlawumbi unezinto ezininzi kunesithuba sazo. Kwiveki yonke, qaphela ukuba yintoni ephazamisa ikhawuntara, uze uzinike ezo zinto ikhaya. Ngaba ufuna umququzeleli weposi oxhonyiweyo? Ingobozi yomsebenzi wesikolo abantwana bakho abakunika yona ngaphambi kwesidlo sangokuhlwa? Iindawo ezikrelekrele nezilungiselelwe izinto ezahlukeneyo ezivela kwisitya sokuhlamba izitya? Nje ukuba unazo ezo zisombululo, kulula ukuzilungisa ukuba uzenza rhoqo. Yonke imihla ngaphambi kokuba ulale, jonga ngokukhawuleza ikhawuntara kwaye ubeke izinto ezingafanelekanga.”—U-Erin Rooney Doland, umququzeleli eWashington, DC, kunye nombhali wencwadi ethiUngaze Uxakeke Kakhulu Ukuba Unganyanga Ingxubakaxaka.
Beka Izinto zasekhitshini kwindawo yokuqala
“Akukho mathandabuzo ngaloo nto: Ikhitshi elincinci likwenza ucinge ngezinto ezibalulekileyo. Into yokuqala ekufuneka uyenze kukususa izinto ezifanayo. (Ngaba ngokwenene ufuna ii-colander ezintathu?) Emva koko cinga ngento ekufuneka ibe sekhitshini nento enokuya kwenye indawo. Abanye abathengi bam bagcina iipani zokubhaka kunye nezitya ze-casserole ezingasetyenziswa kakhulu kwikhabhathi engaphambili, kunye neepleyiti, izinto zesilivere, kunye neeglasi zewayini kwi-sideboard kwindawo yokutyela okanye kwigumbi lokuhlala.” Kwaye misela umgaqo-nkqubo 'wokungena omnye, omnye aphume', ukuze ugcine ukuxinana kungaphandle. —ULisa Zaslow, umququzeleli okwiSixeko saseNew York
Yenza iiNdawo zokugcina izinto ekhitshini
Beka izinto zasekhitshini ezisetyenziselwa ukupheka nokulungiselela ukutya kwiikhabhathi ezikufutshane nesitovu kunye neendawo zokusebenza; ezo zokutyela mazibe kufutshane nesinki, ifriji, kunye nomatshini wokuhlamba izitya. Kwaye beka izithako kufutshane nendawo ezisetyenziswa kuyo—beka ingobozi yeetapile kufutshane nebhodi yokusika; iswekile kunye nomgubo kufutshane nomatshini wokuxuba.
Fumana iindlela zobuchule zokugcina izinto
Khangela iindlela zobuchule zokusombulula iingxaki ezimbini ngaxeshanye—njenge-trivet yobugcisa enokuhonjiswa eludongeni, ize isuswe ukuze isetyenziswe kwiipani ezishushu xa uzifuna. “Bonisa kuphela izinto ozifumana zintle kwaye zisebenza kakuhle—oko kukuthi, izinto ofuna ukuzijonga nazo zisebenza injongo yazo!” —Sonja Overhiser, ibhlogi yokutya kwi-Couple Cooks
Yiya nkqo
"Ukuba kufuneka ukhuphe izinto kancinci ukuze uphephe ukuqhekeka kwentaba-mlilo, kunzima ukugcina iikhabhathi zicocekile. Isisombululo esikrelekrele kukuguqula onke amaphepha eekuki, iirakhi zokupholisa, kunye neetini ze-muffin zibe ngama-90 degrees uze uzigcine ngokuthe nkqo, njengeencwadi. Uya kukwazi ukutsala enye ngokulula ngaphandle kokutshintsha ezinye. Lungisa kwakhona iishelufu ukuba ufuna indawo engaphezulu. Kwaye khumbula: Njengoko iincwadi zifuna ii-bookend, kuya kufuneka ubambe ezi zinto endaweni yazo ngee-divider."—ULisa Zaslow, umququzeleli okwiSixeko saseNew York\
Yenza iZiko lakho loMyalelo libe lelakho
“Xa ucinga ngezinto ekufuneka uzigcine kwiziko lomyalelo ekhitshini, cinga ngento ekufuneka yenziwe lusapho lwakho kweli gumbi, uze ugcine kuphela izinto ezifanelekileyo apho. Uninzi lwabantu lusebenzisa iziko lomyalelo njengeofisi yasekhaya yesathelayithi ukuhlela amatyala kunye neposi, kunye neeshedyuli zabantwana kunye nomsebenzi wesikolo. Kwimeko enjalo, udinga isixhobo sokugaya, ibhini yokuphinda usebenzise izinto, iipeni, iimvulophu, kunye nezitampu, kunye nebhodi yemiyalezo. Ngenxa yokuba abantu bathanda ukulahla iposi okanye amathuba kunye nesiphelo edesikeni, ndiba nabathengi abafake iibhokisi okanye ii-cubbies zelungu ngalinye losapho, njengoko abasebenzi besenza eofisini.”—Erin Rooney Doland
Gcina i-Clutter
Ukuze ungasasazeki, sebenzisa indlela yetreyi—qokelela yonke into ekwiikhawuntara zakho. Iposi idla ngokuba yeyona ibangela ingxaki enkulu. “Ukuba unengxaki yokuthintela iposi ukuba ingaqokeleli, qala ngokujongana nezinto ezilahliweyo. Ibhini yokulahla izinto ezingafunekiyo ekhitshini okanye egaraji sesona sisombululo silungileyo sokulahla inkunkuma ngoko nangoko—iiflaya kunye neekhathalogu ezingafunekiyo.
Lungiselela iiGadgets zakho
“Kunzima ukugcina idrowa yezixhobo ihlelekile xa umxholo uneemilo nobukhulu obahlukeneyo, ngoko ke ndithanda ukongeza i-insert enokwandiswa eneendawo ezinokulungiswa. Okokuqala zinike indawo engakumbi yedrowa ngokutsala izixhobo ezinde, ezifana neetong kunye neespatula. Ezo zinokuhlala kwi-crock ekhawuntareni. Faka umtya wemela onomtsalane eludongeni ukuze usebenzise izixhobo ezibukhali (i-pizza cutter, i-cheese slicer), kwaye ugcine iimela kwindawo encinci kwi-countertop. Emva koko gcwalisa i-insert ngobuchule: izixhobo ozisebenzisa kakhulu ngaphambili kunye nezinye ngasemva.”—Lisa Zaslow
Khulisa iSithuba
“Nje ukuba sele uhlengahlengisile, lixesha lokuba wandise indawo onayo. Idla ngokungajongwa yindawo eludongeni phakathi kweekhawuntara neekhabhathi; yifake ngokufaka umtya wemela apho, okanye intonga yetawuli. Ukuba unekhabhathi eziphakamileyo kakhulu, thenga isitulo esincinci esigobayo. Sifake phantsi kwesinki okanye kwindawo evulekileyo ecaleni kwefriji ukuze ukwazi ukusebenzisa iindawo eziphezulu.”—Lisa Zaslow
Yenza kube lula ukufikelela kwizinto ezingasemva
Ii-susan ezivilaphayo, iibhini kunye needrowa zekhabhathi ezityibilikayo zinokwenza kube lula ukubona—nokubamba—izinto ezigcinwe ngaphakathi kwiikhabhathi. Zifake ukuze kube lula ukusebenzisa yonke intshi yokugcina iikhabhathi zasekhitshini.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Epreli-02-2021
