How to Declutter and Organize Your Pantry

Need someone to "guide you buy the hand" so to speak to help you declutter and organize your pantry? You've come to the right place. Below you'll find some quick and easy to follow suggestions on how to declutter and organize your pantry so that it will function well and the space will be used perfectly to suit your needs.

Sort items by purpose. In any pantry cupboard there are items for cooking, for baking, for snacks, for quick lunches, etc. And in each category there are mini-categories. Baking, for example, has the specialty items (baking powder/soda, extracts, spices etc.,) and the bulk items (flour, white sugar, brown sugar, oats, etc.). Have an area, shelf, or cupboard dedicated to each need.

Use vertical space. Often cupboards are least 18 inches high. Your spices, your cans of soup, and a lot of other pantry items need only a fraction of that space. If you stack them, you'll use that space. However, stacking does limit your product visibility, so another way to use vertical space is to pick up or build some sturdy shelves to sit inside your pantry shelves themselves.

Use corner space well. Lazy-susans are wonderful inventions that allow you to easily access the deep corners of your pantry cupboards. Remember to give each level a different purpose (spices specifically for baking on one level, spices specifically for cooking on the other?)

Do not "over buy" too many items, no matter how good the deal. Space and organization is valuable too. Use up the overstock and resist the urge to buy 20 more cans of tomatoes even though you found them for a great price.

Learn to limit your cereal choices. Cereal boxes take up a LOT of space. Plus, stale cereal is not very appetizing, so only keep as many different kinds of cereal boxes in your pantry as the amount you will eat before it goes bad.

Use a square storage container system that optimizes space use. Purchase food storage container sets that have clear sides and that are made to stack well together. Round containers waste your precious pantry space! You'll be amazed at how neat and user-friendly your pantry becomes!

Box up loose items and simplify. Don't leave random small items mixed in with your biggest bulk supplies. Instead, box them up according to basic need or type. For example, you can put all of your cooking spice envelopes/packages in one container along with dried soup packages instead of piling them on a various shelves. This will keep your pantry looking tidy!

There are many ways you can declutter and organize your pantry, but hopefully these tips will to give you a place to start! Even by doing only ONE of these, you'll be on your way to having a neat and user-friendly pantry in no time!

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