How do you pack your dishes?

[Lily&Me]

Originally Posted by InsideOut

Just be forewarned...I've been known to go there for "just one little thing" and leave with a five year supply of Christmas wrapping paper! W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L if you're into that sort of thing like me! Problem is, I already had a several year supply leftover from years previous ~

I love a pretty package!

Shari

Me, I hate to wrap, but I LOVE to organize. The Container Store has items for everything from kitchen to bath to travel. So fun!

The hobby & craft stores are great places to find inexpensive organizers, minus all the glitter and trappings----just function.

Maggie

Maggie

[Jezibels]

Paper Plates and Paper Cups in a bin under the sink.

Belle has her own utensils and silverware, also in a SS rack under the sink.

My favorite coffee mug gets packed last and rides wrapped in a towel usually in the sink.

[halimer]

Tupperware plates,bowls and cups, backed up with paper plates(when we boondock).

[silversled]

One on top of the other.

[jal4509]

We like our coffee in pottery cups (Fiesta) so those are stored in a soft china storage box from Container Store. Our dishes are mostly melmac and glasses are plastic. These are all stored in the cabinet above the sink, wedged in so they don't move. A plastic WalMart box holds the silverware in a tiny drawer beneath the sink.

[LolaT]

We have the 23D International with the slide-y cabinets and after a couple of trips, the overhead compartment just isn't working out that well for dishes and glasses/cup storage for me. So, I'm hoping to revitalize this thread with some fresh ideas and photos.

How do you organize your reusable dishes so they are ready to use?

I have some square-ish melamine plates and bowls, plastic cups, as well as a just a few stoneware plates, bowls and tea cup set that I saw on JFMM blog and had to have; also a couple of stemless wine glasses. If I was taller, it might not be a problem, but I can't even see the stuff I'm reaching for and it's all piled in there because, um, I can't see. The overhead cabinet seems like it would be the safest place to put everything, but I'm reconsidering. Any ideas?

[Morgan guy]

Originally Posted by SteSpot

Because of that, I keep them in the cabinets below the counter. I would not be happy if they popped out of the overhead cabinets and got bounced around.......we do like having the glass like feel of the Corelle and they are pretty bullet proof--but they might even cause more damage to the surroundings than to themselves......We actually bought 2 sets so that we will have replacements if they do break and I think they have been discontinued......pj

We have had two instances where we hit a hard bump and our corelle dishes came out of the cabinet above the sink. I can tell you they are not bullet proof. They don't break, they explode. We had tiney shards of the dishes scattered from on end of the trailer to the other. I have since rigged a sort of harness in front of the dishes behind the overhead door to attempt to prevent that disaster from happening again. My DW decided to try another set of corelle that a friend gave her. We shall see.

[Al and Missy]

We also have Corelle. For almost a year we carried them in a set of china protectors, the quilted foam bags that zip up with foam sheets in between. Each time we stopped somewhere we had to get them out. I also saw the one on J5MM but didn't want to drill all those holes in my cabinet for the shock cord. I made a rack with three levels such that our slightly dished dishes and bowls would drop in. It takes up only the width of a plate in the cabinet and holds four each of dinner plates, salad plates and soup bowls. I mad it out of oak and oak veneer plywood and when varnished (quite by accident) it matched my cabinets. I'd post a picture but the trailer is in storage. Maybe tomorrow.

Al

[Lily&Me]

I also have Corelle, and use one of those steel, rubber coated lid holders that you can buy at WalMart.

Holds them vertically, and securely. Plates and bowls.

You could also put some of that waffle-ey shelf liner between your plates, if you wanted to, to cushion them a bit, but I have never had one break.


Maggie

[Wayne&Sam]

Been using the same Corelle dishes for 10 years. Just stack them in the overhead, never had a problem.


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[idroba]

Been using Corelle dishes in my RV's since the late 70's. One exploded when it fell out of a cabinet somewhere on the Deese Lake BC gravel highway about 1982 or so. Never had another one go, and I simply stack them in the cabinets that AS provides in a convenient way for me to get at them.

[tsunami]

Paper plates come pre stacked from the factory. If you'd like to understand my financial standing, well I just finished rinsing off my paper plate and it's in the stainer drying. Seriously, we flat stack them in the overhead locker and since there's only 6, they set safely lower than the front lip of the locker.

[SeeMore]

I built a few enhancements to the bare box approach Airstream provided for kitchen storage. I assembled scrap materials with screws and glue, then used 99 cent spray paint from a big box store. I did the same for the drawers. All the inserts are removable for cleaning (or for our next trailer ) It works for us.

[mcomeaux]

Seemore ever think of producing these for sale? I'd buy great idea!!

[Hittenstiehl]

SeeMore that's a great job!!

Occasionally that is a down side to this forum. So many talented people who can go that extra step.

[mpsgolf]

Just picked up a set of semi hard sided dish containers from the container store. Look like they will work well, included some between plate pads.

[Louella]

Hi, is the square shape better than the round Corelle dishes for any reason? Just learning about how to outfit the kitchen. Thanks!

[waninae39]

we have Corelle dishes and both plastic and glass drinking cups.

the flate ware is separated with inexpensive "sticky / rubber like" mats from the dollar store

[226TuckL]

An easy storage option is switching to enamelware... great looking, lightweight and does not require extra effort to store. Use nonslip shelving and no problem... We have a 2020 Globetrotter and found heavy items in overhead cabinets could end up on the floor when jostled. Zero problems with enamelware.

[Mollysdad]

Originally Posted by Louella

Hi, is the square shape better than the round Corelle dishes for any reason? Just learning about how to outfit the kitchen. Thanks!

I always use Corelle. The square dishes have more area, look better??
but make sure you have something that can turn in the microwave.
BTW, I don't buy the Corelle sets because they have cups the size of a thimble, saucers I'll never use, and bowls that might hold a side of beans. I bought my last plates from Amazon.
"Simple Lines" sturdy, look great, some heft like real dinnerware.
Between the plates I use the dish protectors. I got large and they're too large. Medium is plenty.
First, I bought a scrap of white carpet and cut it to fit the cabinet. Then I laid a strip of non skid (belt and suspenders)
Then the dishes.