The Ultimate Guide to Packing Up Your Kitchen for Moving

The Ultimate Guide to Packing Up Your Kitchen for Moving

• August 20, 2018
• Posted By miamicarnival

A new city and a new house sound like loads of fun. That is until you begin packing for the move. Packing rooms are easy until the family comes to the kitchen. The most delicate things are located here, except the electronics and DVD collection. How can you pack it properly?

Dishes

Families usually begin with the dishes. They use paper plates or order in until moving day. They use newspapers or buy rolls of bubble wrap. None of this is necessary.

Expert movers at Cheap Movers Orlando (http://www.cheapmoversorlando.com/) suggest using bath towels, dish towels, and kitchen cloths to wrap dishes. Use paper plates between items. Tuck wine glasses, water glasses, and juice glasses in socks, placing paper plates or dish towels between layers of packed glasses.

Kitchen Utensils

How can you pack loose things like spatulas, serving spoons, the tongs, the big fork for cutting meats, the cheese grater, or the whisk? Simply tie them together with rubber bands or yarn. Add them to boxes not quite full.

It’s a good idea to keep the utensils in the kitchen boxes. You don’t want to run into each other at the new house carrying kitchen utensils from bedrooms or bathrooms to the kitchen. They could fill up boxes full of small appliances, for example, or the boxes of canned goods.

Pots and Pans

There’s no easy way to pack pots and pans. They come in all shapes, sizes, and depths. Those that can be stacked inside each other take up less space in a box. Odd shaped or extremely large pans like over-sized skillets or the chili pot will need a special box.

Locate a box large enough to pack your biggest pan or skillet. When you find it, pack your pots and pans in it. Wrap glass lids in dish towels or bath towels and pack them in a separate box to avoid breakage.

Small Appliances

If you’re not the type who keeps boxes, then you’ll need boxes into which your small appliances will fit. Make sure they’re clean of crumbs from the toaster, or gunk on the blade from opening cans. Wrap them in bubble wrap or bath towels to protect them. They can be packed in separate boxes. If they’re wrapped in towels, then they can be packed together to save having so many boxes to move.

Packing Food

A large cooler with dry ice will do well to move the perishable foods. Boxes are your best bet for canisters, over-sized containers of snacks or cereals, and large items like coffee cans. Otherwise, use plastic shopping bags or cloth recyclable bags to carry grocery items. Pack these in the car with the family to avoid crushing the bread and breaking the eggs. Pass on to the church or the local food bank those food items no one will eat, or you don’t want. If you’re moving long distance, you won’t want to pack most, if any, of your food. Consider donating using the Move for Hunger program that has affiliates across the country.

Everything Else

Any miscellaneous items left over should be wrapped and packed in a box labeled “kitchen-miscellaneous.”