Update-Go into your kitchen junk drawer and throw away 3 items that you haven't needed /used in years. Tell us

[debm55]

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what it was.Mine was a Happy Meal little car. Make sure you pitch it, We will get the drawer cleaned out. Today I threw away 4 flat Christmas ornaments

[OldBaldy1701E]

1. Another wrapped set of plastic takeout ware.

I have threatened the entire household many times about continuing to bring that stuff home. We have more cutlery and crockery than most people can hold in their house and yet they keep on doing it! And never using it!

[debm55]

4. Thank you OldBaldy1701E, Did you throw it away?

[OldBaldy1701E]

7. Absolutely!

(Recycling bin of course.)

[Shermann]

59. Most recycling services won't take something like that.

Back in the drawer it goes!

[debm55]

72. My trash/recycling takes anything but electronics. Out it goes.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

58. The problem is the carryout places themselves.

I ALWAYS say "no cutlery" and I always always get cutlery.

Same with straws. I don't won't use one. Some people absolutely need them. Just ask if we want one.

[OldBaldy1701E]

96. Oh, I know.

I have often returned it to them after they gave it to me. Usually with a: "Nope, don't need these." Of course, they have to throw them away once I touched them, even if I am careful to not touch the package with my bare hand. (I usually grab a napkin.) Health Dept. regulations, after all.

[ShepKat]

2. hey !

that'll be worth something someday ! LOL How old was it ? i still have a character sitting in a metal plane that was a happy meal toy. The Rescuers I think. Do they even have good toys anymore ?

[debm55]

5. Not the stuff that is in my kitchen junk drawer. What one item did you throw out today?

[flying_wahini]

3. Throw out any black non stick type cooking utensils. Like black slotted spoons and spatulas.

Toxic as hell.

[debm55]

6. Thank you I didn't know that.

[OldBaldy1701E]

10. Absolutely.

Stainless steel or wood. I have a few plastic items but that is because the tool can only be created with plastic. I try to avoid that as well.

[TommieMommy]

8. Meat tenderizer wooden hammer

[debm55]

11. Thank you TommieMommy. I less item.

[Backseat Driver]

29. Oh no - I use my wooden hammer tenderizer every time I make Swiss steak - pounding well-floured round steak vigorously

between sheets of waxed paper keeps the flour from flying all over my kitchen counter and floor - into the InstaPot it goes in pieces to be seared - add plenty of onions and tomato sauce. Cover, bring up the pressure and cook. Serve w/mashed potatoes. Yummy! (To be fair, I used to be able to afford round steak-big slab w/that cute little ring of a bone more often, so there the hammer sits in the utensil holder-not a junk drawer - I've diversified local spots in each, because I don't many drawers available - the kitchenware has taken over.)

[debm55]

63. It's gone Backseat Driver. Never to be seen again.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

80. Nooooo!

That wooden mallet is just the thing to loosen the ice that builds up in the chest freezer. I’ve even taken it to work because I do pharmacy shipping and the gel packs tend to build up ice so you can’t get them out. Weirdly useful item in a big way!

The thing I’m pitching is a set of those plastic spoons for Chinese food that look like wee spoon rests. My son got them because he’s an impulse shopper and has never ONCE used them. We’re on the verge of a move and those suckers are about to fall into a black hole (along with a shit ton of other useless goodies).

[Clouds Passing]

9. A black plastic cooking spoon, contains high levels of toxic fire retardants.

[debm55]

12. Thank you Clouds Passing. Good that you threw it away.

[mucifer]

26. It's ok . I've lived long enough

[Clouds Passing]

28. I'm Im like a cat, nine lives

[subterranean]

13. But I might need all of those things someday!

Actually, there were a couple of spare keys that I definitely don't need -- one for a car I no longer own, and another that I don't remember what it was for.

[debm55]

14. Thank you subterranean. I know you can do it. Throw the keys away.

[surrealAmerican]

15. Are you going to make me go in there ...

... and actually test all those pens to see which ones still write?

maybe later

[debm55]

18. surrealAmerican. One at a time.Ifit works , set it aside. if not throw it away. Just one at a time.Or find something

different you don't need like a key, etc. One item for today.

[FuzzyRabbit]

16. 15-year old pack of chewing gum

[debm55]

19. Gross, Why were you saving it?? Throw it out. Thank you FuzzyRabbit.

[mucifer]

27. New or used?

[FuzzyRabbit]

42. Brand new. Still in the unopened package.

[debm55]

79. FuzzyRabbit. you'll break your teeth trying to chew it. Throw it out. and buy a new pack of gum.

[Srkdqltr]

17. An apple peeler. The kind that is clamped to the counter. And a pizza cutter, too sharp an the guard keeps falling off.

[arkielib]

20. Old expired batteries.

There were a lot of other candidates. Like power cords that I have no idea what they plug into.

[debm55]

21. Thank you arkielib we will save for the next clean up kitchen drawer day. I will up it to three items.

[Ziggysmom]

22. Dried up old packets of handi wipes

How I get so many? WTF was I saving ‘em for?

[debm55]

23. HAHAHAHAHAH. Set yourself forever free from them, Ziggysmom. You will feel great doing so.

[Niagara]

24. On Monday when the "I looked into my kitchen Junk Drawer and what did I see?" was posted...

I went into the organized junk draw and found a tube of Krazy glue that was old and not working.


I also found a hole paper punch that the wasn't working properly. I already have a working hole paper punch and so both items went promptly into the trash.


I honestly wouldn't be throwing away any McDonald's toys, some people collect them and are willing to pay decent money for those items.

[debm55]

25. Oh well, Over the years tons on them have been thrown Out' My son got Happy Meals and my three dogs got them after a

visit to the Vet, I will keep an eye out for them. Thank you Niagara

[3catwoman3]

78. Our sons, who are 2 1/2 years apart, used to argue over which Happy Meal toys were whose...

...even tho the toys were identical (at least as far as I could tell).

[debm55]

85. Thank you 3catwoman3. You don't still have the toys do you. I have a 15 foot pine tree in my backyard. For Earth Day ,

the Happy Meals came with tiny saplings. We planted it and it grew.

[3catwoman3]

87. We still have one that came with a meal on United, for whom my husband was flying at the time.

It's a little hangar with a little white airplane that fits inside. Both have the United logo on them. It resides on one shelf of some built-in book cases in our computer room.

[debm55]

88. That;s sweet and is a keeper.

[Niagara]

95. My children are 4 years apart and would argue over identical toys as well

I know exactly what you're talking about.

[Pisces]

30. Ha, What a great idea!

[debm55]

31. The next one will be for 3 item. Do you have one in your kitchen junk drawer. Thanks Pisces it was a follow up to a post

of mine on Monday.

[Abstractartist]

32. My

My diploma from Trump University

…. I put it in the draw. After I lined my parrot cage with it, but before I used it as a pee pee pad for my puppy, who before that pooped on it.

Do I need a sarcasm thing here? No ok 👌

[debm55]

34. Welcome to DU, Enjoy

[Cinjanik]

33. Kitchen junk drawer

I did this a while back. My daughter is 30, I found her Ez bake oven pans! I use them all the time! I live alone so a cake is too much for me. I bake a few small pans, freeze the rest of the batter and bake little cakes when I'm in the mood!

[debm55]

35. That's a great idea. Thank you Cinjanik

[Prairie_Seagull]

36. 4 tubes of very old c..pstick.

Don't know what to say about that.

[debm55]

37. Thank you Prairie__Seagul. Did you throw them away.

[Prairie_Seagull]

49. Tossed.

Look, I am downsizing.

[ProfessorGAC]

38. I'm Guessing...

...that there are 3 balls of twine in there, when 1 will last us 10 years.
I'll toss the other 2.
Or give them to the kittens to play with!

[debm55]

39. Thank you ProfessorGAC Give the extra to your new kittens.

[ProfessorGAC]

40. They Got Spayed Yesterday

They're recovering, & we have to limit their activity for a while.
They can the twine after the heal further.
Doing ok, though. Very tired, but acting like themselves & eating again.

[debm55]

41. Good , did you name them?

[ProfessorGAC]

43. Sure!

We got then back in mid to late June.
They are Margo & Carmen.
Here's a pic of them playing with Vincent. Margo is batting his tail, Carmen is getting ready to jump on him.

[debm55]

48. Thank you ProfessorGAC All of your fur babies are beautiful

[ProfessorGAC]

50. Shhhh!

They'll hear you & get full of themselves!

[debm55]

62. Hahahahaha,

[Emile]

44. My wife has numerous potato peelers in there. If

I threw one away she might catch me.

Call me a coward.

[debm55]

45. Hahhahahahahahhahahahahah, coward. Why so many potato peelers?

[Emile]

46. I think she's a hoarder, but I didn't say that.

[debm55]

47. Sorry. about that. I now have a great idea for my next OP.

[3catwoman3]

81. You might like this.

Asked of a young child at school:

-Who is your hero? Dad
-Why? He is brave
-Is there anything your hero is afraid of? Mom

[Emile]

101. LOL so true.

[Ocelot II]

51. A round plastic thing that I don't know what it is.

I need everything else in there.

[debm55]

64. Thank you Ocelot II , if it is the white thing that goes in the pizza boxes , throw it away, If it is not, throw it away

[Ocelot II]

73. It's not the pizza thing. It's a black plastic ring that looks like it's supposed to fasten to something

but for the life of me I can't figure out what it is or what it's part of. So out it goes. All those loose keys and screws and fasteners and tubes of glue and cup hooks and markers and stuff will come in handy someday, though.

[debm55]

74. Ocelot II, I am so proud that you decided to throw it out. But sooner or later the others will have to go. You can do it

[Zambero]

52. A solidified super glue tube

[debm55]

65. Zambero, throw it away. Thank you.

[Enter stage left]

53. Hey! If any of you are throwing away corkscrews...

Throw them my direction.

[debm55]

66. Thank you. What do you have that needs to be thrown away? Did you look in your junk drawer??????? Don't be collecting

more crap until your own crap is cleaned out of the junk drawer.

[Enter stage left]

67. We live in a motorhome, and carry virtually nothing we don't need.

[debm55]

77. Sorry I didn;t mean to hurt you. .

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[jmbar2]

54. A very old film cannister with 30 year old marijuana in it.

Was saving it for an emergency...LOL

[debm55]

68. Emergency. It is more then likely all seeds and stems at this point. Throw it out and if possible buy new. It is a

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better quality now, Pitch the old.

[PufPuf23]

55. Fourteen wooden and bamboo chop sticks.

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Still have several sets of pretty enamel chopsticks in hutch that is full of other pretty and old stuff never use.

Fingers won't allow me to use chopsticks anymore anyway.

[debm55]

69. Puf,Puf , I would throw out or donate to a friend. Think about it , you are not physically able to use so why hang onto

them? You know what to do in your heart. I know it's hard but pitch.

[PufPuf23]

75. Went into fireplace insert that is main source of heat in my home already.nt

[debm55]

76. I an so proud of you.

[PufPuf23]

83. Thank you but hold your praise.

Not only are my drawers scary but my entire home.

To do anything major is beyond my present physical capacity.

But to look in drawer and think about what was most unlikely to be used and bingo! Fun even.

[debm55]

86. I am glad you had fun, Can you ask a neighbor, relative or church group to help you?

[PufPuf23]

93. Thank you but alas not that simple. nt

[WVGal1963]

56. Oh soooo much fun!

LOVE this thread! And if you want some REAL fun (……gosh I am so boring and old…..) go to eBay and search “junk drawer contents” and you will be AMAZED!! It’s hilarious! Look at the listings but also look at the “sold” listings. People seriously sell JUNK DRAWER CONTENTS all the time.

Dunno. Guess I am easily entertained these days? LOL

[debm55]

70. What the hell, they took my idea. What about you WVGal1963, ? Did you look in your kitchen junk drawer???? did you

find one item, just one, to throw out???? Get yourself in gear find something and throw it out.

[Lunabell]

57. We have two knife sharpeners.

Neither of us use them or even know how to use them. But, my wife absolutely won't let me throw them out. She is a kitchen gadget hoarder. We have a professional meat slicer in the pantry that was used once or twice over ten yesrs ago, lol.

[debm55]

71. Lunabell. don't tell her that you threw them out, If by any chance, she one day decides she wants to use it/them , tell

her it's in there and to keep looking. THROW IT/THEM OUT. If your junk drawer is like mine, she more then likely won't even know they are missing.

[Lunabell]

91. I'll do one at a time!

If she doesn't notice, I'll do the other one.

[debm55]

92. Thank you Lunabell. Way to go!

[Shermann]

60. Leftover furniture parts

I assembled a bookshelf four years ago and am pretty sure I won't need the spare parts and cheap tools that came with it.

[debm55]

61. Thank you Shermann. Put in a trash bag or throw in the garbage. You can do it. I believe in you.

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[woodsprite]

82. A box of little silicone petit four molds in card suit shapes (clubs, hearts, spades, diamonds)

That felt good! I don't know why I was keeping them around except that my MIL gave them to me. I never used them. They were much too small to do anything with. Maybe they were chocolate molds (about the size of a small york peppermint patty).

[debm55]

89. I remember those. They were for making ice cubes for drinks. If not using and no attachment to them I would pitch. You

can do it. Taking the first step to the trash is the hardest part.

[brewens]

84. I can't. Back in the 80s I hid a hit of acid in something in there. I hid it so good I can't find it but it's in

something in the drawer. I can't risk accidentally throwing it out. LOL

[debm55]

90. What the hell do you have acid in a container for? Pick one thing, check it out and it the acid is not in there, pitch

it. I have never used acid. But does it have a shelf life. Brewens that stuff is over 20 years old. Give up making excuse and throw something out.You can do it ---take a deep breath and pick some useless crap that is in there and pitch. I'm with you on this.

[if..fish..had..wings]

94. Cannot do

I have purged my kitchen junk drawer so many times in the last year I have nothing left that I don't use or need.

Now the little kitchen utilities drawer is another story.

[debm55]

97. Thank you . Very good. Now take one thing from the kitchen ultilites drawer. you did great, I am proud of you!!

[if..fish..had..wings]

98. Turkey baster

I actually never use it for basting a turkey.

[debm55]

99. Great. I am so proud of you,

[Prairie_Seagull]

109. I tried like hell a few years ago

to get the family to call the junk drawer, the utility drawer.

Epic fail.

[debm55]

100. I just threw out three more things that i didnt know I had ,one was baby nail clippers

[usaf-vet]

102. Olive picker. Moved it to the workshop. You never know what it will take to pickup a non magnetic just out of reach part

[debm55]

104. Once it reaches the workshop, it is beyond rescue, Unless you make a full fledge effort to set it free, You will not

use it, In your heart you know that to be true, Sorry usaf-vet but basements, garages and workshops are full of " I might need someday"

[Tikki]

103. A Hamburger Habit ketchup packet..

Nobody here uses ketchup.

Tikki

[debm55]

105. Question for you. If no one in your house uses ketchup, why are you saving? Tikki, walk over to the trash bin and throw

it away. You will fill much better with one last thing in junk drawer.

[Tikki]

106. Prob the grandson stuck it in the drawer. His dad has him put any condiments in a drawer

Hi, Good Morning

at their home.
It got covered up and “thanks” I just found it in the search.
It was probably old.
Tikki

[debm55]

107. Thank you Tikki. Now doesn't that feel good?

[Phentex]

108. Lip quencher circa 2001, the cover of a kid's stamping tool, a gray thing

with a green ball on top that I have no idea what it is. a corroded battery and a kid's plastic bracelet

I need this every day!

[debm55]

111. Wow, congratulations Phentex, You had some unique items there, All in the trash We will get these junk drawers cleaned

out

[Prairie_Seagull]

112. After much consideration and research. haha

I have decided (with my wife's ok) that we should put rubber bands in a .ip lock.

It was a executive decision.

[debm55]

113. Thank you Prairie_Seagull. Did you find anything to throw away from your junk drawer??????

[Prairie_Seagull]

114. I could give you a pass on this but

You've forgotten me already. Don't you know you are supposed to remember everyone who replies to you. haha

The c..pstick up-thread. Tossed.

[debm55]

115. My computer is not working right. sorry. I am not getting notification of any new posts unless I read through the list.

Sorry.

[Prairie_Seagull]

116. I was just giving you shit deb.

There is no way in hell I could remember all the replies you get.

Relative to this and you. It's all better than good.

[debm55]

117. That's okay, But it is a pain not to have the new post light up

[ecstatic]

118. The thought of doing that gives me anxiety! nt

[Niagara]

119. I have an update on something crazy in my kitchen

I have a vintage tall bookcase in my kitchen that holds my glass and metal baking dishes, a crockpot, some clear and stainless steel mixing large bowls.... basically stuff that is used infrequently but it is used.

On one of my shelves of this bookcase, are several file holders that I store craft paint, craft paint brushes, a few sharp kitchen knives with protective covers that I don't want anyone else using or misplacing. I found in one of the file folders, 3 separate cat medications from the year 2016 when our beloved black cat was still alive.


You'll be happy to know that I tossed all the expired cat medications in the trash.

[Conjuay]

120. Actually, something just got placed in to the Sacred Shrine (junk drawer)

We were going through Vancouver and was given a WOODEN spork for my snack. It made my appreciate and love our northern neighbors even more. They walk the walk when it comes to sustainability. We grab plastic cutlery and end up tossing it in a few minutes and it sits in a landfill forever.
They use cutlery that will return to the earth in time. Every time I see that spork it reminds me that we Americans are not as clever as we'd like to believe.