How To Store Food Without A Pantry
Hide your pantry items or make it look pretty with displaying your items and using this decorative contact paper on the inside of your shelves.
How to store food without a pantry. Better yet install one for spices and another or two for your canned food storage. At first I didnt think this was a big deal. If you have more counter space than pantry store bulky items like flour and sugar in decorative jars on your counter.
It will take up less space and stay fresher too. If something is packaged individually then in a larger box like instant oatmeal take out the packets and put them in a plastic bag. This can be used for spices or for canned goods.
May be left at room temperature for 1 to 2 days. You should have enough all-purpose and other flours for bread and baked goods. If you use half a box of pasta put the other half in a zip-top bag.
Starting a food pantry will come with challenges. Make sure they come with tight fitting lids. Need more space in the freezer for cool stuff.
Its also a great excuse to stock up on canned beer which you can use to cook. Store all loose food that comes in bulk like beans and lentils in gallon jars half gallon jars mason jars canning jars pickle jars and large drink dispensers the kind that are used for parties. Designate a niche next to your refrigerator as food staple central.
Clear containers that have a similar depth to your cabinetry will mean you can easily see and grab the food you need without having to dig around. 1 to 2 months. Fill the space with shelves a bookcase works well and hang a tension curtain rod between the wall and the refrigerator decked out with a curtain to match your kitchen decor.