So it turns out that my small tumblers are the exact same size as my garbage disposal. I learned this to my dismay late Sunday night and started panicking as idea after idea failed to extract it from the belly of my sink. You'll never guess what finally did the trick. More

Perhaps you can help me. The space between the oven and counter in my kitchen is so close that it might as well be called a crack. This becomes a trap for all sorts of crumbs, splatters, and all sorts of undesirable things. I have a heck of a time getting it clean. Ideas? More

Geo Dish Drainer from Royal VKB

• $45
• Horne

Here's a different sort of dish drainer: it's built in layers of soft plastic, like three-dimensional layers of topography on a map. It pops completely flat for storage, and it looks stylish while sitting out. It is really only practical for a few dishes at a time, but for some small households, this is all they need.

Dimensions: 17"w x 12"d More

Some of my earliest kitchen memories have to do with cleaning, not cooking. When I was still quite little — perhaps four years old — my mom would put a step stool next to the sink and let me dry the silverware with a fuzzy dishtowel. I would put on an apron and feel very grown-up. I do have cherished memories of cooking while I was a kid, but I have equally fond memories of cleaning up the kitchen. I am curious how our readers approach this with their own kids, from toddlers to teens: Do they help you clean up the kitchen? More

The sometimes over stylized food world that magazines and blogs portray these days leaves no room for a messy kitchen. They just aren't seen. Beautiful food comes from thin air where there isn't a single dirty dish or empty can left on the counter. When this photo from The Pioneer Woman herself, Ree Drummond popped up yesterday it was a big sigh of relief for me. More

In my kitchen, cleaning up takes bright lights, elbow grease, and some loud music with a good beat. But what else do you need to clean? We asked our readers: What are your can't-live-without-em cleaning tools? What products shine your kitchen into a place where you feel inspired and at home enough to make a mess? Here's what they had to say. It's a wealth of tips, advice, and kitchen cleaning inspiration! More

Fruit flies are the scourge of the summer kitchen. With plenty of ripe fruit sitting out on the counters, my kitchen has been attracting these little flies for the past couple weeks, so I decided to search this site for a solution. A trick recommended again and again by readers in the comments ended up being the quickest, easiest way to rid my kitchen of these pesky flies. More

I came home from a recent trip to a very unpleasant surprise: my stainless steel prep table was peppered with tiny blooms of rust.

I was baffled how this could happen. Stainless steel will pick up some scratches and stains, but it should be protected from rusting by a layer of chromium oxide (one of the characteristics of stainless steel and why we use it so much in the kitchen).

I was just starting to despair when I realized the reason for the rusting and found its solution. More

Q: I have a castle-shaped bundt pan that makes fun cakes, but is incredibly difficult to clean.

Is there a trick I'm missing to get all the cake crumbs out of those nooks and crannies and turrets?

Sent by Kristen More

Most kitchen linens are small, lightweight, and widely varied. Which makes them an often inexpensive and easy item to bring back home from travels. Here are some unique pieces that are decidedly of their place: More