a sprinkle of paprika or a dash of red pepper elevates the most basic dish but a jumble of spice jars on your counter gives your kitchen a cluttered look take a look at this step by step spice drawer organization process so you can easily access all of the spices you need when you need them step 1 assess your spice inventory you probably have a lot of spices you never use you probably bought them for one recipe a few years ago and then they ve just sat in your spice drawer ever since step 2 take all of your spices out and get rid of the spices you never use read through the expiration dates on all of your bottles you ll probably end up getting rid of even more of them if you re looking for new spices make sure you pop into a crazy plastics near you and take a look at our wide range of spices step 3 take a good look at your spice containers and find out whether or not they are working for you if they re not grab a batch of small glass jars at a crazy plastics near you and find the perfect jars for you step 4 clean out the drawer you plan to use you ll be shocked at how messy the bottom of your spice drawer becomes step 5 label your spice jars all you need is a permanent marker step 6 fill your spice jars use a funnel to make the whole process easier you might want to make a paper cone and use that as a make shift funnel so that your spices don t cross contaminate step 7 put your spice jars in the drawer organize your spices in a way that will work best for you you could alphabetize them or placing the most frequently used spices upfront