Meg Allan Cole
Decor It Yourself
How To Organize Your Pantry
No matter what your pantry looks like or is made out of, a common kitchen challenge is maintaining your food storage system. This weekend, Will and I conquered our pantry and have it practically alphabetized. So here is an easy formula to help you create calm in your kitchen.
First, gather your dried food goods and see what you have. Take things like pasta, cereal, oatmeal, coffee beans and rice.
Pour each food item into a container of the appropriate size.
For your containers, you can collect vintage canisters, glass air-tight vessels or purchase these at Ikea.
Just make sure your containers are air-tight to preserve your food.
Display your food items in their clean, air-tight cotainers in a spot where they will be easy to see from where you cook.
This new food display should make it easier for you to see what you have, know when you are running low on an item, and help keep your kitchen more organized and clutter-free.
To keep food organized after you cook it, pick up some new tupperware.
Keep a post-its pad and pen near the fridge so you can label your left-overs, thus giving them a higher chance of being eaten before they go bad. And, as reader Maria suggested in a comment below, add THE DATE to the post-it so everyone in your home knows how long the left-overs are good for. Thanks for the tip!
How do you organize your kitchen and pantry?
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