tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post778506729953277658..comments2024-03-29T16:21:59.295+11:00Comments on My Abundant Life: What's Taking Up Space In Your Pantry ?Wendy Gowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-66795196532395049702016-08-02T17:41:19.179+10:002016-08-02T17:41:19.179+10:00I've had to rethink my pantry. Hubby cooks the...I've had to rethink my pantry. Hubby cooks the meals and I do the baking. Hubby has dreadful rheumatoid arthritis and finds bending and getting things off the low shelves almost impossible. As a result I have two mixed cupboards. Two shelves in the pantry have the most used cooking implements in them. He can reach everything and uses all the resources available to him. In the big implements cupboard there is a baking shelf. So I have two mixed cupboards and this works for us.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964345893499561504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-73256070970374050062016-08-02T09:22:35.045+10:002016-08-02T09:22:35.045+10:00Love this post. I need to reassess my pantry as I ...Love this post. I need to reassess my pantry as I have a number of non food items in there and they take up a LOT of room. I'm currently having the laundry renovated, so I'm hoping this will yield some extra storage. <br />Thanks for the wake up, Wendy.<br />JanineJaninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540554274755499923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-28309538981122158772016-08-02T05:29:40.347+10:002016-08-02T05:29:40.347+10:00We've tried bay leaves and didn't work. We...We've tried bay leaves and didn't work. We ended having to buy those traps for them. But ever since we put our food in air tight containers and jars, they haven't really come back. I guess it's because they can't get to what they want now. Amy Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680311473217162840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-68180359822459811432016-08-02T00:43:49.560+10:002016-08-02T00:43:49.560+10:00Dear Wendy,
After your talk I did more to remove n...Dear Wendy,<br />After your talk I did more to remove non food itmes from the pantry. Inhad all kinds of things in there, drink bottles, tins, you name it. I had to be creative to find new homes for everything. <br />My "full pantry" was not full at all! I had a false sense of security. Now it is full of food and emergency supplies. I fit so much more in there. With thanks, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-71883748792624163832016-08-01T17:39:47.627+10:002016-08-01T17:39:47.627+10:00My pantry stores mainly food, but the sandwich pre...My pantry stores mainly food, but the sandwich press and toaster also have a space in there, due to there being nowhere else to store them. I also have a metal colander on the top shelf but this holds all sorts of packets of extra herbs and spices.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927294848415448775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-82133803409076529502016-08-01T15:17:09.429+10:002016-08-01T15:17:09.429+10:00Tea can last for at least a few years past it'...Tea can last for at least a few years past it's best before date. We couldn't run out of tea, toilet paper, chocolate or dairy.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-79163579418983398182016-08-01T15:15:48.981+10:002016-08-01T15:15:48.981+10:00Yes the pantry is bigger. It's now 107 cm wid...Yes the pantry is bigger. It's now 107 cm wide. The new cupboards are in the kitchen. Tomorrow they get fitted. So exciting !!!Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-51826076225302920642016-08-01T15:12:28.505+10:002016-08-01T15:12:28.505+10:00Have you tried using bay leaves scattered in your ...Have you tried using bay leaves scattered in your pantry ? It helps prevent pantry moth.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-13861467977234747942016-08-01T15:10:48.018+10:002016-08-01T15:10:48.018+10:00I store my excess tins in the cupboard above the r...I store my excess tins in the cupboard above the rangehood.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-39326671605062352072016-08-01T15:09:53.604+10:002016-08-01T15:09:53.604+10:00Cheryl, do you have a garage or garden shed ? I ...Cheryl, do you have a garage or garden shed ? I store most of the tissue boxes in there and keep a few spare in the house.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-83258106679483339462016-08-01T13:44:45.148+10:002016-08-01T13:44:45.148+10:00Looks like just the right amount of tea to me! Som...Looks like just the right amount of tea to me! Some things you just don't want to run out of !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-2718985548548936382016-08-01T12:01:10.644+10:002016-08-01T12:01:10.644+10:00Hi Wendy,
Great post!! I only store food items in ...Hi Wendy,<br />Great post!! I only store food items in the pantry otherwise I would have no room left. Big things like paper towels get stored in the laundry. When we renovated the laundry cupboards a few years ago, I made sure I had plenty of space to store big things, it's great.<br />Is your pantry going to be bigger than your old one? Hope you have heaps of space in your new kitchen.<br /><br />MaureenMaureennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-7949571644131699052016-08-01T11:45:33.052+10:002016-08-01T11:45:33.052+10:00Hi Wendy. Great topic. I must say I do have a bit ...Hi Wendy. Great topic. I must say I do have a bit of an OCD with my pantry as well. The only non food items in there are cling wrap, aluminium foil and sandwich bags. I like to go through and re sort my entire pantry from time to time to put everything back in its place as well as to use up anything that may have fallen to the back. We have lots of air tight containers in our pantry as meal moths are in our area and have destroyed many good cereals, flours, rice, pastas etc (even if still their packages or in a regular container). A tidy pantry makes things easy to find and less likely to waste food too!Amy Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680311473217162840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-61984421937979642252016-08-01T11:37:55.584+10:002016-08-01T11:37:55.584+10:00Do you store your stockpile else where? I find I n...Do you store your stockpile else where? I find I need to put tins in another cupboard and then move them to the main pantry as they get used.Janine 16https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355965470722258834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-71871148144067054092016-08-01T06:13:12.251+10:002016-08-01T06:13:12.251+10:00I have a larger stand in style pantry, not massive...I have a larger stand in style pantry, not massive, but bigger that the one you describe.<br />It does store more than food products, it's the only space I have to store my big appliances on the bottom shelf. But it always seems to be "packed to the rafters", because as you point out I store tissues and paper towel in it, and other non food items. <br />I will reconsider other homes for these things and see what I can do about it (although I may have to wait until the laundry is renovated as I have no cupboards in it at the moment)...food for thought in this post.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900993246451486017noreply@blogger.com