Pantry Organizer
Zone 5: The Food Storage Zone
Pantry organizer: the fifth of the five main kitchen zones is the food storage zone and is made up of your refrigerator and pantry area (or kitchen cabinets if you don't have a separate pantry).
Best Location For Your Food Storage Zone:
You have two main areas
for food storage in your organized kitchen:
- refrigerator
- pantry (or, if you don't have a pantry, kitchen cabinets located either near the refrigerator or the food preparation area to make it convenient to prepare meals)
Items You'll Want Located In or Near Your Food Storage Zone:
In your refrigerator:
- perishable food items
- frozen foods
In your pantry:
- canned goods
- cereals
- rice and beans
- soups
- dry goods
- bottled goods
- boxed goods
- paper products
- plastic storage containers
- foils
- plastic wraps
- plastic ziplock bags
Where to Store These Items:
It is much easier to
prepare and store foods when you can easily get at what you've got.
In your pantry, put similar items together: canned vegetables, canned fruit, soups, cereals, pasta, rice and beans, and so on.
When you are the pantry organizer in your household, one trick that will instantly make your pantry look neat and tidy is to use a retail merchandising tool called 'facing.' When you face your pantry, you simply turn all the faces of the canned and boxed goods facing forward and line them up in neat rows (just like you would see in your favorite grocery store).
In your pantry, put similar items together: canned vegetables, canned fruit, soups, cereals, pasta, rice and beans, and so on.
When you are the pantry organizer in your household, one trick that will instantly make your pantry look neat and tidy is to use a retail merchandising tool called 'facing.' When you face your pantry, you simply turn all the faces of the canned and boxed goods facing forward and line them up in neat rows (just like you would see in your favorite grocery store).
For more information on organizing the five kitchen zones:
Zone 1: Food Preparation Zone
Zone 2: Cooking Zone
Zone 3: Cleanup Zone
Zone 4: Food Serving Zone
Zone 5: Food Storage Zone
For more information on how to organize kitchen cabinets and drawers:
How to Organize a Kitchen: Dishes, Glasses, and Serving Pieces
How to Organize a Kitchen: Pots, Pans, and Bakeware
How to Organize a Kitchen: Small Appliances and Cookbooks
How to Organize a Kitchen: Silverware and Flatware
How to Organize a Kitchen: Mixing, Cooking, and Serving Utensils
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