A jar stuffed with every gadget you own will tip. Keep one nest: spatula, spoon, tongs. The rest can live in a drawer. You cook faster when the hand knows where the spatula is.
Skip the dishwasher for wood
Wood handles swell. Wipe and dry. Silicone heads can take heat that wood cannot.
Keep the table calm
One crock by the stove. More kitchen pieces live in the shop catalog.