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How to Organize Your Kitchen

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Want to know how to organize your kitchen pantry?  It is not really hard to do. There are basically two things you must consider when organizing your kitchen pantry. One, make sure you can easily see what is in the pantry. Two, make sure you have it stocked with the right ingredients. Read on for some very simple ways about how to organize your kitchen pantry.

Throw away anything past its expiration date and consolidate multiple items that are half used.

Transfer dry goods to airtight containers to prolong their shelf life.

Label shelves so that everything has its place. Knowing where to find items makes cooking more efficient.

Group like items together. For example, make sure all your spices are together on one shelf or two if you they won’t all fit. Put all cereals together etc.

Use clear containers whenever possible so you can easily see what is in them.

Stock your pantry with dinner essentials so you will always have something to make a meal with. Here is a very basic list:

DINNER ESSENTIALS

Baking powder
Baking soda
Beans, canned
(black, garbanzo, Mexican-style chili, white)
Bread
Biscuit Mix
Bread crumbs (dry)
Broth or bouillon
(beef, chicken, vegetable)
Catsup
Cornmeal, yellow
Cornstarch
Dressings (honey-mustard, Italian,
vinaigrettes)
Flour (all-purpose white)
Fruit, canned (pears)
Garlic (bulb, bottled)
Graham crackers (crumbs)
Honey
Hot pepper sauce
Milk (evaporated skim, sweetened condensed)
Mustard (Dijon-style, honey, spicy brown, yellow)
Nonstick spray coating
Nuts (almonds, cashews, dry roasted peanuts,
pecans, walnuts)
Oats (quick-cooking, rolled)
Oils (olive, roasted garlic, vegetable, peanut)
Olives (green, kalamata, ripe)
Onions (green, red, yellow)
Pasta, dried (bow tie, orzo-rosamarina, ramen noodles,
shells, tortellini)
Pasta (angel hair, fettuccine, macaroni, spaghetti)
Peanut butter
Potatoes (red, russet, yellow)
Rice (brown, instant, long grain white, pilaf mixes, wild)
Salsa
Soy sauce
Spaghetti sauce
Sugar (brown, granulated, powdered)
Tomatoes, canned (Italian-style stewed,
stewed, tomato sauce)
Tomatoes, fresh (common, roma)
Tortillas (flour)
Tuna, canned
Vinegar (balsamic, cider, distilled white, red wine,
rice wine, white balsamic, white wine)
Worcestershire sauce

Want a great quick easy breakfast recipe? Check out The Frugal Pig for their recipe for homemade kolaches.

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