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February
14
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Tips for Organizing Your Kitchen Pantry
When checking out Edina homes for sale and Glenwood homes for sale, most buyers are keen on finding a house with a kitchen pantry. Whether you live alone or with your family, you'll need easy access to your kitchen pantry to source ingredients when cooking. However, most times, your kitchen pantry could be more disorganized than you'd like.
Besides organizing your kitchen pantry to help you access ingredients easily, an organized pantry also makes it easy to manage inventory. Use these tips below to organize your pantry.
- Clean Out Your Pantry, Take Inventory and Categorize
Before organizing your pantry, clean the space out entirely and start with a clean slate. Check the dates of all items and get rid of anything expired or that you no longer use. Cleaning out helps free space and ensures that things in the pantry remain organized for longer.
After cleaning out and remaining with items you need, it is time to take inventory. Make a list of your items and regularly update it. This list will come in handy when going shopping. Next, categorize the different items and group them. For example, put oils in one place and baking essentials together for easy access. - Apply the Prime Real Estate Rule
The prime estate rule is an easy and simple rule to follow when organizing your pantry. It emphasizes the need to keep frequently used items at an easy-to-access location. The location should neither be too high nor too low for easy access to other household members.
This rule also emphasizes the need to store favorite items at the easy-to-access location to prevent hunting through the entire pantry to reach a spice. The rule is also favorable for kids since the place is easy to reach. - Label Items in the Pantry
Labeling your pantry makes staying organized simple. First, it ensures your pantry remains organized after sorting through the different categories. Second, you'll know what's in each jar without looking through them all. Additionally, labels make returning a spice to its original location easier.
Third, labeling provides clarity to anyone in the kitchen. If you live with a roommate or family, labels make it easy for anyone to know where an item is and where it should be returned. You can choose to label using pen and paper, printable sticker labels, or tags. - Store Grains in Air-Tight Containers
While grains come in original packaging, these boxes can absorb water and spoil the grains, reducing their shelf life. Additionally, the boxes where these grains are stored are prone to breaking after a while, causing a mess.
Insects are also attracted to pasta and cereals due to the sugars in them. Bugs can easily find their way in the grains when stored in original packing compared to when stored in tight containers. Containers are easy to stack and make better use of space. Therefore, always use clear containers and label them to make it easy for everyone to know where an item is.
- Make Proper Use of Doors and Wall Space
You need to leverage all the space you can around the kitchen. So, if your pantry space has doors, you can get hang organizers to avoid taking up too much shelf space. You can store spices or canned foods on hang organizers.
Additionally, you can use extra wall space for your pantry. Get hooks to hold other essential but non-pantry items like aprons and grocery bags.
A well-organized pantry will be a game-changer that makes cooking easy and fun. Call today to buy your dream home and customize your kitchen pantry.