Storage is an
important facet of organizing your kitchen pantry. But don’t be put out
by high-priced storage systems. If you have a shelf, you can have a
pantry that is useful and beautiful!
You can find
glass jars and plastic storage containers at thrift stores and garage sales,
but they are very inexpensively had at dollar stores, big box retailers, and
even grocery stores as well. Organizing your pantry using glass
containers is a useful way to store grains, dry goods, and flours because it
deters rodents and insects. However, don’t use glass if you have heavy
items to store or if children will be using the pantry. If you do have
children, place the glass containers high enough that they cannot reach them.
Inexpensive racks
and dividers can go a long way toward giving you extra storage space for
organizing your kitchen pantry. You can use racks for holding dishes to
give you two levels of storage for canned goods where only one was
possible. Or, you can store canned goods in the refrigerator racks made
for dispensing canned sodas.
Plastic baskets
are also a great tool for organizing your kitchen pantry. You can use
them to group items together, such as flour or pasta boxes, or even snacks and
cereal. Alternatively, you can store dishtowels and cloth napkins in
baskets for easy access.
Whatever you choose,
make sure you buy enough of the same item to store all that you need.
Visually, it looks neater and more organized to have many containers that are
the same rather than a mishmash of different styles.
If you’ve
followed these suggestions, your kitchen pantry will be clean, organized and a
pleasure to use!
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