What are the best ways to store Tupperware lids?

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Stand them up in a clear lucite container that you can slide in and out of the cabinet like a drawer.

that is the best idea. I thought everyone did that...

there is a dish rack with vertical slats or just use a shoebox

Letter organizer Perfect

I keep my small ones in a Nestle"s ice cream tub(its plastic) and the large ones in a dollar store plastic bin

I use a vintage wire dish drainer to store my plastic lids.

I found a plastic container at Target made for just that purpose. It has a straight side and a rounded side which is perfect and it fits great in my cupboard. I think I found it in the "plastic" storage section at Target.

Why not a plastic file folder with enough slats to do the job.

I screwed an Ikea plastic foldable trash can to the inside of my cabinet door. It stores a lot of lids. You can use as many as needed.

I use an old plastic dish drying rack! All of my lids fit in it and are easy to find as they all sit on their edges. Even the smallest ones don't get lost as they stay in the utensil drying part.

I have a small "shelf" screwed to the cupboard door (inside) for the small lids and all the rest on edge in a Dollar Store rectangular plastic basket. The basket comes out like a drawer.

I use a heavyduty plastic tub (solid color to match my decor). It holds all my tupperware and the lids fit neatly right beside the stacked dishes. I just pull it out and select what I need, then slide it right back into the cabinet! Much cheaper than those sliding shelves, and works like a charm. Just measure your cabinet to see what size tub you need.

I put the lids in a dish rack (the kind you use when you wash your dishes) and I used a dish tub (the kind you put in the sink for fine washables or whatever) for the tupperware bottoms. It takes up less room and it has everything neatly put away this way and easier to find. I bough my rack and tub at Walmart, but you could also maybe look at the Dollar Store.

I use a clear plastic shoebox from the dollar store. Extra large lids can be stacked underneath or between the box and the cabinet wall if they don't fit. The box really holds a lot!

In one cupboard for plastic ware, I used a small tension rod on one side and put my lids inside that upright. and plastic ware stacked on the other side.

I have a plastic crate like a long milk crate I keep on the second shelf in my lower cupboard, all like size lids are put together. The shelf above has all the containers stacked together, works for me but the men in my house still seem to find Tupperware difficult to deal with! lol

I just use a sturdy shoebox. Easy to pull out the whole box to find the lid I want and then return to cabinet. For the really large lids, I only have a few stacked, they lie flat under the stacked bowls they fit. My shoebox is over 20 years old, never replaced and still holding up.

Just an idea: Why not get rid of at least half of those bowls & lids? When will you ever need all of them at one time? Decluttering is very freeing and will give you lots more space!

As a person who has a freezer to put away summer garden (or in season buys) produce, yes, I use a lot of plastic ware as well. Comes in very handy for things you don't want to can, like berries.

While I don't have a hint to help, I appreciate some of these answers others have provided and just want to say I am grateful for the helpful ones. Blessings!

Maxine, sorry I don't have an IPhone, but I found one on EBay (the storage bin), just do a search and you will see it, Good Luck!! "Kitchen Pantry Organization Plastic Dish Rack Storage Stores Lids Various Shapes"

I have a large tub and I have all big containers in the bottom and on the top I have two baskets, one holds small containers (everyday use) and the other holds all the lids to all of the containers :) If I need a big container I just lift the lid with the baskets find what I want and then return. I have a lot of containers as I share a lot of my cooked food with others so this works really well for me :)

Contack Tupperware at one time they sold bins that attach to inside cupboard doors to store lids in. I put them up on the inside of my long doors where we keep trash cans.

I use mesh magazine holders & letter organizers from Walmart or Target.

You can buy different configurations of hard colored plastic dish drainers for washing and drying dishes if you still do a few by hand...they make good 'lid holders for several kinds of lids and will fit into most lower cabinets or deep drawers and if you have pullouts in lower cabinets, even better, just set a dish drainer in one and fill it with lids of whatever type you need storage for...they work nicely in a deep drawer I have under a glass cook top.

I use a net bag you wash sweaters in. - the zippered ones work best for me. Trust me, it holds ALOT of lids!

I like the mesh bin idea, however I saw a closet / cabinet organizer at Ikea..... It rolls on a small track, and fits in my cabinet perfectly. I also use it in my linen closet for bath soap and extra toothpaste. ( I like to keep stocked up. )

Go CHEAP! Buy plastic baskets from Dollar Tree! Best advantage - being able to see all the lids. I use one for square - 1 for round - 1 for rectangular. $3 - all done!

This works!

Step 1: Sort lids and containers on your kitchen counter. Match all your lids and containers. Any lid without a container, toss it. Any container without a lid, toss it.

Step 2: Use one of the other suggestions to store them.

Step 3: Repeat Steps 1 and 2 periodically.

Note: This also works for unmatched socks.

We all have to do what we have to do. You're being a very good wife, Cecile. I, too, pack a lunch for my husband. The original poster didn't look like she's using too many of her containers most of the time and that's why she needs a way to store them. Also, did I mention that clutter really drives me crazy?

I also have a lot of Tupperware-various sizes, colors and ages. I installed a metal slide out drawer -even Walmart sells them.Across the back of the drawer-in the drawer- I have an elevated white wire metal shelf-the kind they sell for cupboards. That way I can stack all my bowls,rectangular containers or square containers ,each type together. The bowl lids stack together UNDER the corresponding bowls,this keeps them flat.When I need something I just slide the drawer out. The shelf below contains my larger rectangular containers, hamburger press and patty containers,dessert dishes & smaller rectangular containers. I also have the same type white wire shelf in the back which has my marinating containers +. My corner cupboard also has a slide out drawer for my beverage containers , large square containers & ice cream containers. My husband made a slide to the right upper shelf with a installed curved wood rim that acts as a handle to easily slide the shelf. Works like a charm.

I know no Tupperware enthusiast wants to hear this but......ditch it! I fought with all my tupperware for my entire adult life before, finally, just getting rid of it and buying the nice, neat disposable Glad-type bowls and tubs. The bowls and lids all nest together in one stack, there's no angst if you leave one somewhere, and they are super cheap. I still have a few pieces of special-use Tupperware but have never regretted getting rid of the rest.

I buy deli freezer containers for freezing foods (who would have thought ), but do have a bunch on hand from time to time as we use the food. Here are pics of my solution. I will say that the number changes and occasionally I have to store them elsewhere when there are too many (until we freeze again).

I agree with the NO to Tupperware (and I used to sell it). The product is really no better than many other less expensive solutions on the market that are easier to get. Tupperware has gotten prohibitively more expensive and the lifetime warranty is really only as good as the duration that they produce that specific product (and their product line changes periodically - colors; types, etc.). You will get a credit, but you won't get your beloved product.

I don't know what they call them, but they are plastic tall paper storage containers that you purchase in the office supply dept. They are for storing papers or magazines. I put my lids in them and they fit great under the counter.

You can put smaller lids and containers in big containers.

There are some great ideas in this thread! Somewhere else on Hometalk, I saw an idea to take a large plastic container (like laundry detergent) and cut it so you still had the handle, but could put lids (or other items) inside. Not every container will work, but I found one that will and I use it. I was unable to keep the handle, but otherwise, the shape works for me. (Tried to get the brand logo off before I uploaded, but label wouldn't take ink.)

like all the storage ideas. All my containers are glass. No plastic. Only problem round or square lids. Good idea to go thru often never fails you break a container, or loose a lid.

I use a dish drainer t keep all my son's plastic lids "organized"

I store them with the lids ON...that way I am never searching for a lid. They do take up more room to store this way but I find I need about half as many because I can always find what I need with the lid ready to go!

I purchased a wire stand for pot lids(NOT TALL WITH 5 OR 6 sections) and it holds my plastic lids great. You may need two depending on how many lids you have.

I use a plastic shoe box and am always amazed at how many lids it will hold!

Good idea. I always have a problem with lids. So I put all of them in a bigger bowl and then stack all the containers by their self. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year.+

Like some other people, I donated my hodgepodge of containers. Since my kids tend to knock things over in the fridge, I replaced them with the generic pint and quart containers with screw-on lids found at the grocery store--cheap, compact, and nothing to cry over when my son uses them to collect bugs or worms . All have the same lids, so no need to look for one that fits and using multiple quart containers to put away leftovers allows me to use up one at a time and reduce the number in the fridge, rather than being stuck with a large container that is a quarter full taking up our limited fridge space. I keep all the lids on end in a rectangular cloth drawer organizer box (from a set I got at IKEA) at the front of my plastics drawer and stack the containers behind it. I have a few "disposable" square and rectangular one- and two-quart containers, too, and the lids stack on end with the others in the cloth box. I prefer the cloth box because it is more flexible than a plastic one and more durable than cardboard.

I just use a plain regular shoe box. It holds a lot of lids.

I don't like to store the containers with the lids on. It takes up more space than stacking plastic ware inside each other. I bought 2 medium-size rectangular baskets at the dollar store. I put smaller lids in one and larger lids in the other, then place them on a shelf in my cabinet. They probably take up the same amount of space as the lids without the baskets but it keeps them together without having them fall all over the cabinet, and it's a lot neater. Just pull out the basket and voila!

Yes, I've used those a lot over the years for storing various items. They're great for sewing and craft supplies.

I use a basket for all my lids, but went one step further and bought containers that have a nice little design around the container in a certain color, the lids are the same color as the container designs, I store like color lids together in by basket. When needed pull out the container and get the cover.

sometimes we all need to go thru our containers and get rid of some. I am doing that now : )

L use a large ziplock Baggie and put my lids in them but l do like the basket idea

A desktop filing folder system or small dishdrainer works. Then they don't avalanche when you take some out and you can keep them organized.

I keep lids in one box stacked sideways, and then the tubs in another separate box. easy to find the lids to the particular tub. I would never store them again in the same box

I keep my plastic collindars in the same cabinet so all round lids go there.

square goes in the biggest square container.

all containers are stacked into each other.

I really prefer to use glass bowls with lids and I put the lids on the shelf and place the bowls on top of the lids. But, I have lots of storage space. I also put the lids to my pots and pans upside down on top of the pot or pan and place the large ones on the bottom and then put a smaller one on the top of that lid.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I impulsively purchased some wooden storage bins online from Target after measuring my lids. Well, it doesn't work. I used the plastic magazine holders and they work great. There are only three lids that don't fit so we put them between the holders so they'll stand up. Round in one container and non-round in other.

Use a dish drainer, or a shoe size storage box.

I use a folder for filing paper on the door to cabinet and put them there , after making a plastic piece for the opening

I got tired of going nutso ! went to the dollar store & bought one of those long narrow baskets (fits silverware maybe) & it,s perfect to stand all lids up ! second one stores little tops ! there seems to be ideas for "storage baskets" for everything Lol!!

could you get rid of at least one third of those? those are too many to have.. keep few of them and then keep them organized with their lids. that is way way 2 many. a good thing to do is give some to the shelter, ..... why so many? once you have 7 or so, keep each with their lid and organized. otherwise looks messy.

I use shelf insert, I put all the bottom pieces underneath the shelf and then on top I use a desktop file folder with the lids. it works in my small lack of storage kitchen, I try to keep the lids seperated by shape but don't live alone so that doesn't always happen....

I broke down and bought new tupperware from amazon. All the lids are the same size and interchangable plus they lock in place when you stack them.

I have a large storage drawer, with movable dividers, for my Tupperware... smaller ones stand on edge, larger ones are under the bowl they fit.

Note: when my mother lived with us... she had a hard time finding which lid fit which container.... I used a Sharpie and labeled all of the containers/lids with letters A, B, etc... identical containers and lids had the same letter because they would interchange... and when I got to Z ... I used AA, BB, etc... it make things lots easier for her to match containers with lids... and some of the container still have the markings after years of going thru the dishwasher