If keeping off country countertops the above 10 items has helped me, I know that the product of such storage has really brightened my kitchen. The kitchen is cleaner, less chaotic, much more usable. And I can find the necessary items if and when necessary, without sifting through clutter. Look at your counters now. Are there this same type of articles which can be transferred to the cabinet or decreed different home? Your future self will approve of it.