Comments on: Pantry Essentials: A Pantry. Help Me Organize It!

By: Hayli @ Superior Nut Store

Hayli @ Superior Nut Store — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:15:39 +0000

Canister set for flour/sugar, etc. Lazy Susan (preferable) or plastic baskets for spice organization. In a cabinet above or next to the stove, ideally. Good luck!

By: Marie Harnish

Marie Harnish — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:20:57 +0000

Great blog by the way! I am thinking of organizing friends locally to cook through the book as well.

I first started organizing my kitchen after I read “Sidetracked Home Executives” by Pam Young and Peggy Wilson. They have a kitchen organizing book as well. (They are very compulsive, so use what works for you from their books.) What I gained most from their kitchen book is to have your space organized into cold, hot, wet, dry areas to save time, footsteps, and energy. i.e. tea, coffee, and mugs near stove for hot water; all baking items (flour, sugar, b. soda, bowls,measuring cups/spoons,…) in one area,… Since reading that book 15 years ago, I have made only slight changes in how I organize my kitchen. I have a galley kitchen with a small pantry with drawers.

I put all equipment and bulk/surplus foods I don’t need often in the basement on shelves or on the floor, i.e. bulk flours, grains, beans, go in 2-5 gallon white plastic buckets on the floor. (Buckets can be found for free at grocery stores in the bakery after they use the frosting!) Canning jars and equipment, canned food, and extra spices go downstairs. I refill as needed. I have had trouble with pantry moths, so everything goes in a sealed container (clear if possible) of some sort. My spices are now on a shelf right next to the stove and the baking spices in a drawer next to my flours, sugars,…

Good luck. I am always looking for more ideas.

By: JDaniel4's Mom

JDaniel4's Mom — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:07:51 +0000

I need to do this too. Stopping by from SITS!

By: Blond Duck

Blond Duck — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:06:30 +0000

Popped in from SITS! This reminds me to desperately reorganize my messy pantry!
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By: Heather ~ Acting Balanced Mom

Heather ~ Acting Balanced Mom — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:10:27 +0000

My biggest suggestion is to get a uniform set of plastic that will sit nicely together… so that you don’t have random things falling… I personally like wire shelves rather than wood, but wood are sturdier for cans…

My pantry has heaviest items at eye/arm level and lighter things above and below, with the bottom shelf reserved for the stuff the kids can get into on their own…

stopping by from SITS

By: M.A.

M.A. — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:51:46 +0000

Thanks for stopping by Local Cook, nice post.

By: Pat Steer (Gaelen)

Pat Steer (Gaelen) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:23:19 +0000

oh my.
My kitchen is 7×10, my cupboards are poorly shaped and packed full, my cast iron and roaster live in my oven (and need to be moved when I bake) and I have six feet of counter space (not in a row.)
I keep a plastic garage shelving unit in my upstairs extra room where I store stuff I don’t need every single day.
I did buy square and rectangular plastic disposable containers (the kind you’re supposed to use for leftovers) and filled them with my dry stuff and stacked them in a couple of my cupboards. I re-purposed other containers and jars when I could – but the square/rectangle ones stack and nest together like they were made for the task.
Mostly, I organize by ruthless editing. In fact, I need me an editing day now…and real soon!
.-= Pat Steer (Gaelen)´s last blog ..Learn to Jam – IthaCan Food Preserving Workshop =-.

By: Elle @ A for Effort

Elle @ A for Effort — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:09:35 +0000

I so wish that I had a closet sized pantry. My cabinets look very much like yours, and I’m constanly trying to think of ways to reorganize.

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