Messy Cords Behind Your Kitchen Appliances? Try This Quick Fix

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Kitchen appliances have a way of going back where they belong without taking their cords with them. The toaster sits against the wall and the mixer occupies its corner. A black loop of cable still lies across the counter as evidence that the job is not quite finished.

Tucking the cord behind the appliance works until the next time you pull it forward. Somehow the plug that was safely out of sight is back on the counter, usually with enough cord behind it to need tucking away all over again.

After doing this a few times, the obvious question is why the cord has to be put away separately from the appliance.

A silicone appliance cord organizer keeps the spare length on the appliance instead. The cord winds around the holder and the plug stays with it, rather than disappearing into a gap behind the toaster, coffee maker or mixer.

This works particularly well when you regularly move the appliance during use. The holder keeps the cord wound against the appliance as you move it, instead of leaving it to snag behind something else. Cables that need to travel along a surface are a different problem. For cables that need to follow a fixed route, stick-on cable mounts that keep messy cords out of sight make more sense.

A small holder can only swallow so much cord. If the cable is particularly thick or long, wrapping it until the holder is full and leaving the rest dangling has achieved a rather elaborate version of where you started.

The holder also needs a sensible flat spot on the appliance. Vents, controls, and anywhere your hand normally goes are poor candidates. Some appliances simply do not provide one. A cord that needs to remain within reach rather than sit around the appliance in a coil has a different problem again, much like a charger cord that keeps falling behind the furniture.

Once the holder keeps the excess cord wound against the appliance, pushing the appliance back also puts the cord away.