10 Gadget Getout!

Egg separators, citrus peelers beware. Your days may be numbered. That’s right… it’s time for the 10 gadget getout. Grab a bag, grab a box, or if you’re brave enough clear a pitching path to the garbage can. It’s time to pitch 10 items from your kitchen. The goal is to do it fast. Don’t stand over the drawer dreaming of days when you’ll zest lemons and make your own fettuccine. Move fast so second thoughts have no time to enter your path. 10 things quick. You won’t miss them in the kitchen, and you’ll have more room for free and clear movement in your kitchen Zone.

What’s the Zone? It’s that area where you find yourself — sometimes more often than you’d like — making meals for yourself and your family. For me it’s the spot between sink, fridge, cabinets and garbage. Efficiency in the Zone is key for quick cooking and even quicker cleanup. So what’s nearest the Zone are the most-used ingredients and the most-used kitchen utensils. Everything else is in the outskirts of the kitchen.

Get rid of your 10 gadgets today, and make more room for a well-oiled machine of a kitchen Zone.