TikTok Reveals A Genius Way To Keep Your Plastic Food Containers Organized

Even the most perfectly organized kitchen might have that cabinet where there's no order and the food storage containers are just shoved every which way. You open the cabinet to snag a container for leftover chili, and the containers come crashing down onto your floor. Or worse, you find the container with no problem, but where is the matching lid? A TikToker shared a genius way to keep your containers organized and avoid losing the lid. You only need to attach your lid to its corresponding container by snapping it on the bottom.

This cabinet storage hack only works if you have a set of food storage containers with snap-on lids, such as those manufactured by Rubbermaid, such as this 16-piece set on Amazon for $26.99. It won't work for certain containers, so you may have some trial and error in trying it out. If they don't work, there are other methods you can try to get order back in the kitchen cabinets with your storage containers. 

For anyone with a brand-name container from Glad or Rubbermaid, this is an easy hack to make your containers easily stackable without losing the lids. If you have a brand of food containers that don't feature snap-on lids, you can try to organize your containers in a different way to make it easier to find and use them. For instance, using a tension rod can help keep your plastic food container lids organized in your drawers and cupboards. You can also sort the containers by size, nestling them together. As for the lids, you can use a plastic bag or bin to keep them in the same spot. 

Before setting up any storage system, go through and declutter your kitchen cabinets for plastic storage containers to remove any that are cracked or lost their lid. If you have any food-stained plastic containers that have seen better days, toss them. This will certainly make things easier as you attempt to organize your storage containers.