When you are relocating, you will realize that packing is one of the most tedious moving tasks. Packing room by room is always the best strategy that will save you a lot of time. That said, you should know that packing your kitchen is the task that you should tackle first. It is the hardest room to pack because it has a lot of small and sharp items, drawers and cupboards that you need to sort out. It requires the good organization and focus, but when you finish packing your kitchen, you will pack your others rooms much easier.

Packing  your kitchen: Step 1 – Decluttering

When you are packing your home, the first thing that you have to do is to declutter it.
Same goes when packing your kitchen, and for all the other rooms in the house.
Go through your kitchen and sort all of your stuff.
The things that you want to bring to your new home put in one place. All the things that you don’t longer need you can throw away, donate or even sell.
Be very selective when you are sorting out the kitchen items.
The chances are that you probably have many chipped dishes, cups or cutlery that you don’t use any more.
All the items that you don’t use, you have never used or you don’t plan to use, leave behind.
Only relocate the items that you absolutely can’t live without.

Packing  your kitchen: Step 2 – Prepare the packing supplies

Before packing your kitchen, be sure that you have all the packing supplies. Put them all together on the easily reachable place.
The supplies necessary for packing your kitchen are:

• Boxes in various sizes – When you are packing your home, you can never have enough boxes. In all sizes. Big, small, medium, heavy-duty boxes. You will need them all. You can decrease your moving costs significantly if you use quality cheap moving boxes Sudbury.
• Packing paper or newspaper for wrapping fragile items, including food items and small appliances.
• Plastic and other kind or wrappers for extremely fragile items
• Duck tape and/packing tape
• Markers and labels

Leave one box for the essentials

When you are moving you can’t pack 100% of all of your belongings. There will be some crucial items that you will be using until the moving day.
That’s why you should select one box or a bag for those essentials, that will be traveling with you.
If you are traveling by plane be sure that you don’t have any items that can’t pass flight control like sharp objects.

Packing  your kitchen: Step 3 – Pack items that you don’t frequently use first

When you are packing your kitchen, the items that you use on daily basis pack at the end.
Decorative and items that you don’t frequently use are the first items that you should pack.
Pack last the items that you know that you are going to use until the moving day.
Pack first:

• Pictures, curtains, and other wall hangings,
• Cookbooks,
• Special utensils, like barbecue tongs, meat mallets, ladles, and spatulas,
• Vases and crystal bowls,
• All decorative items
• Dishes for special events,
• Wine glasses,
• Mixing bowls,
• Food storage containers,
• Cookie sheets and pie pans,
• Small appliances, like mixers and blenders,
• Extra dish cloths, dish towels, and oven mitts.

Packing  your kitchen: Step 4 – Pack unopened bottles

One of the things that you can pack in the start is the wine, oil and alcohol bottles.
Select the bottles that you need in between the packing and moving day, and pack the rest.
Other items that you can pack early are also food items that are in glass bottles – cooking oils, specialty oils, and fine vinegar.
Remember that the full bottles will add to the total weight of your belongings and increase the moving costs.
While there are some valuable food items (like truffle oil or aged olive oils) that are worth the cost, others just aren’t.

Still, before you pack them, be sure to check with your local movers in Sudbury are you allowed to pack these items. Some moving companies have strict no food policy when it comes relocating your belongings.

As there are some items that you shouldn’t keep in storage, there are also some items that you shouldn’t move from your home. On your request, your movers will give you the list of those items.

Packing  your kitchen: Step 4 – Pack drawers and shelves

Kitchen drawers can get very messy. They are full of the things that we put and then forget all about their existence.
You should tackle the messiest drawer first.
Anything in the drawers or on the shelves that you didn’t use for 6 months, you won’t be using in your new home either. Don’t pack those items.

When it comes to cutlery drawer, leave only one cutlery set per family member and pack the rest. If you driving to your new home, you can put it in your box or bag with essentials. If you are traveling by plane, it is best to use the cutlery that you are planning to get rid of anyway. While knives and forks are not allowed in the plane, you can always put them in your bag if you are planning to check it in.

Packing  your kitchen: Step 4  – Pack dishes,  pots, and pans

The best way to pack ceramic and glass dishes is to wrap each of them in paper or plastic wrappers.
That will ensure their safety while transporting to your new home.

When it comes to pots and pans, you can pack most of them at the beginning of packing your kitchen.

Packing  your kitchen: Step 4  – Prepare appliances

Your large appliances should be properly prepared for relocation.
You should do that at least 24 hours before moving day. When movers come to relocate your home, they should be ready for transport. When you are packing your kitchen, it can surprise you how long the list of the cooking appliances is. They all need your attention.

If you don’t prepare it properly, your items can suffer damages. That can lead to gas leaks, broken parts, or appliances that won’t work. In order to avoid that, read the manuals carefully. Every appliance has the manual that explains how you can disable it safely.
If you aren’t sure how to prepare your appliances for the move, call your movers for some guidance.