Comments on: The Silverware Tray

By: Greg and Selena » 2007 - Year in Review

Greg and Selena » 2007 - Year in Review — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:10:22 +0000

[...] running out of tuna , Greg’s belief that dryer balls work, and Selena’s insistence of turning around the silverware tray some of which even were worked into our wedding [...]

By: kitty

kitty — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:49:00 +0000

Well, in my high-class college apartment, we do it Greg’s way, and have our plastic utensils (well, the ones I save and reuse anyway- no one else really does that) in the “yard-sale” slot. I have all the other big stuff in a separate drawer.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 01:36:00 +0000

I’m with Greg on this one. Why would you bury the everyday items?

By: Stef

Stef — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:15:00 +0000

I’m with Greg. But I am lucky enough to have a really wide kitchen drawer, so I have my silverware tray thing on the left, with the narrower handle-slots right at the front, and then I have about 6 inches of open space to the right still in the drawer. That’s where the can opener and various other utensils (garlic press I’ve never used) go. Like Scotte, I do have an odd assortment of corn cob thingies in my yardsale section!

By: ScottE.

ScottE. — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 02:32:00 +0000

Yard sale in back!

Of in the ideal world, you have drawers with birthin’ hips and can turn it sideways and have the yard sale on the side…equal access.

What’s in your yard sale…we have corn cob knobs! We’ve made corn on the cob 1 in 6 years! but there they are!

By: sean " i gots me no kitchen issues" h

sean " i gots me no kitchen issues" h — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:26:00 +0000

yard sale in front! else the junk there will never make it to the yard sale cuz you’ll never see it.

By: Dancer in DC

Dancer in DC — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:11:00 +0000

Well in an ideal world, you can fit the tray lengthwise, thus allowing easy access to all parts.

But if your drawer is short (like ours is), then I have to side with Greg – ours is with the small slots closest to you.

True “yard sale” items should be in an entirely different drawer. Miscellaneous knives go in the big slot.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:29:00 +0000

Greg, you’re right again. OR at least that’s how I would do it. Then again, my yardsale part consists of steak knives that are very sharp, so I keep it in the back because the last thing I want to do it reach in and cut myself. Plus, you know, kids.

By: Selena Kang

Selena Kang — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:06:00 +0000

My logic is that when the yardsale is in the back, you can’t see what you have, because half of the time, you don’t open your drawer up all the way. Even with the yardsale in the front, you still know where the other utensils are. God forbid you use a regular spoon someday for your egg drop because you forgot those great Chinese ladles existed!

By: shoofly

shoofly — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:12:00 +0000

geez, greg...you obviously have a ton of kitchen issues, don't you?

sorry, but again, i'm with selena on this one. i totally undertstand your reasoning, but i like the yard sale part in the front. i'm not really sure why.

i have an idea! throw it in the dryer and see which way it lands!