Key Steps To Organizing Your Pantry

Organizing your pantry sometimes takes time and a good sense of organization. Here are some key steps to organizing your pantry to help you better navigate the pantry, that area where we sometimes lose control!

The pantry: its form and contents

First, how you organize your pantry and what you store in it depends entirely on the type of pantry you have at home. Indeed, each home is unique and pantries can take different forms. Here are a few :

  • A closet ;
  • A large wardrobe;
  • A large walk-in closet;
  • A shelf ;
  • The cabinets in your kitchen;
  • An independent room, etc.

Furthermore, you will also have to decide what you want to store in it. Of course, its contents depend, among other things, on the size of your pantry as well as the shape it takes.

For example, if you have a large walk-in closet or a separate room that serves as a pantry, you might want to store there, in addition to your dry foods, your small kitchen appliances, your Tupperware dishes, your household products, your pet’s food and accessories, etc.

Key steps to organizing your pantry

The kitchen is one of the most used rooms in the house. This is why it must be well organized, so as to be as optimal as possible. The same goes for the pantry… a practical place that is unfortunately too often forgotten and neglected. So let’s look at some tips that will help you not only organize your pantry but also keep it organized in the long run.

– Empty your pantry completely and throw away expired foods

First, take the time to completely empty your pantry. This will allow you to get an overview of everything there. You might be surprised by how much food you have! Additionally, take advantage of this moment to thoroughly clean the space you use as your pantry. This will allow you to begin your organizational process on a new and clean canvas.
it is necessary to sort out your pantry. Very often, half-opened packages hang around for weeks before you notice them. This is why from time to time, it is a good idea to do a big clean and sort everything that needs to be put in the trash.

– Organize your pantry by category

It is important to take an inventory of what is in your cupboards to be able to classify foods by category and thus find what you need more easily. To get an overview, you have to take everything out of the cupboards and spread it out on the counter, on the dining table or on the floor( as explained in the fist step). In addition, this allows you to measure the space needed for each category of food.

Although classifying your foods is a fairly customizable process, let’s look at the categories that can usually be found in pantries:

  • Oils and sauces;
  • Tin cans;
  • Spices ;
  • Breakfast foods;
  • Ingredients for baking;
  • The desserts ;
  • Snacks;
  • Rice, pasta and grains etc.

Carrying out this classification allows you to better plan the configuration of your pantry and the space that each category will require in it. It is also important to note that your categories, depending on your cooking habits as well as the shape your pantry takes, can vary greatly from those suggested above.

– Arrange transparent storage baskets and use transparent jars

Once you have determined the different categories, place the various packages in clear storage baskets. Indeed, their transparency will allow you to directly see what is inside.

Just like storage baskets, transparent jars make it easy to organize your pantry. Transfer food into these to see at a quick glance what’s inside. In addition to being practical, the result is very beautiful when you use cereals of all kinds, such as lentils, quinoa or granola for example.

Put labels

Sticking labels on transparent jars and baskets is a simple idea that will make your life easier. In slate, vinyl or wood, multiple choices are available to you. However, you should probably use slate labels so that you can easily change the sign when the contents of your jar are different.

– Paint a slate board

We often tend to write shopping lists here and there and in the end, half is forgotten on another piece of paper. Thanks to the slate chalkboard painted directly on part of the wall of your pantry or kitchen, everything is in one place. In addition to being practical and adding a decorative touch to your kitchen, children will love it!

– Hang Shelves

If your pantry is a small space, consider installing shelves without doors to save space. They will give you more storage space in the blink of an eye.

– Store appliances

To save space in your kitchen space, place appliances that you use little or rarely in your pantry. This will give your work surface more space to prepare delicious dishes.

– Highlight the products to consume first

Far too often, food is thrown away because it was not eaten on time. It’s time to change that. To do this, consider setting up an “eat first” section in your pantry to avoid wastes.

Organizing your pantry presents a lot of advantages. First of all, you’ll be more organized when cooking because you’ll have an overview of what’s on your shelves. In addition, writing the shopping list will no longer be a headache since you will know at a glance what to buy. And finally, you will no longer make the mistake of buying too much or double your food because you will know exactly what you need and will thus save some money.

Get to You pantry then!

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