The author shares her personal experience as a shopping editor and a small kitchen expert in her New York City apartment where she lives with a kitchenette. She suggests that small kitchen items such as a paper towel holder or a kitchen trash can that can fit into a cabinet can be used to fill some of the dead space in front of your backsplash without significantly increasing counterspace. The author also shares her own personal favorite product, Food Huggers, a set of five silicone food huggers that preserve cut fruit and veggies, take up less storage space and create less waste. The reviewer was impressed with the product and found it to be a great test for the product. The only adjustment required is cutting vegetables in such a way that a circular cross-section is there for the food hugger to fit onto.