Is Your Kitchen Pantry a Gong Show?
- Divide your pantry into zones. For example, group dried rice, beans and quinoa together in one zone. Then create another zone for flours, another for sugars and so on
- Use clear storage containers so you know what you’re looking at.
- Tape cooking or soaking instructions for rice, grains and beans on their respective containers, as well as the dates you last filled each bin.
- To organize cans, use Can racks to keep cans in control. They come in varied shapes and sizes. Tip:Make sure your labels face out in order to easily identify the contents of each can.
- Use shoe racks:You read that right. Hang a shoe rack (the type with pockets) on the back of your pantry door. You can use it to store anything from packets of yeast and instant oatmeal to measuring spoons and afterschool snacks.
- Use Magazine racks to organize the lids of plastic food storage containers or pots and pans. You can also use these racks as receptacles for boxes of foil, plastic wrap or parchment paper.
- Next, hang a dry-erase board or chalkboard on the door of your pantry. When you use the last of an item, note it on the board. That way you’ll always know which dried goods you need more of and won’t have to suffer from any shortage or surplus.
- Alternatively, you can keep track of inventory by making a list of items you always keep in stock, along with the quantity you currently have. For example:
- Marinara sauce — 2
- Cans of black beans — 4
- Aluminum foil — 1
When you use an item, update the list by reducing the number, so that you never have to worry about being caught without your favorite food or necessary cooking materials.
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