Organizing your kitchen doesn’t have to be a chore. It may take a year to decide to do so and a month to get started. Kitchen organization, especially kitchen pantry organization, is neither an art nor a science. Knowing where everything is so there are no duplicates, no trips to the ER, can give you a happy and healthy life. The following are some tips for a near-perfect pantry:

Purge and separate. Divide into two piles: Expired and give away. Throw away all expired cans and boxes in File 13, aka your trash can, and donate the pile of gifts to a local food pantry. Make sure you don’t accidentally put expired foods in the gift pile, as food pantries cannot accept expired foods. The elimination of excesses is essential for a correct organization of the kitchen.

Once the excess product is removed, you will need an organization system. Find one that works and stick with it. Having a system is the first sign of kitchen organization. It can be as simple as organizing the cans by their expiration date similar to what supermarkets do in the sores so that the oldest items are in the front and are taken first, placing the items in alphabetical order, sorting by type of food . There may be a few tweaks along the way, but once the system is in place, stick to that system.

Now the fun begins: shopping. Make a list of the foods you need. What foods run out the fastest? A designated area for your shopping list will allow you to jot down items as soon as you realize you will need them. This eliminates the need to create a list every time you go to the store because you will already have your list ready. You may want to keep an up-to-date list of essentials to reuse each month. That list can be used as a guide to tweak before heading to the store. Cookies can be made a lot during the holiday season, but not cold drinks. Coupons and rebates can be saved in your message center so they are accessible when needed. Inside the kitchen pantry door is a great location for a message center for easy access and quick review of items.

Don’t overdo it by buying too many containers. Use pull-out shelves and shelves to place canned goods. Going with feels comfortable and in a good price range. Most shelves have kitchen accessories to hold sauce packets or to designate a basket for the sole purpose of storing snacks for children. No one knows the type of storage you need like you do. Get creative and find your storage challenges, then find a solution. Tall utensil dividers work well for organizing many small items on a removable tray. Tins on a pull-out pantry shelf can be placed on a spice rack that is made for drawer storage. Once you get organized, it’s easy to keep it that way.

When finished, it is an achievement and a reward for a job well done. It feels good knowing where all the cereal is or if it’s time to buy juice boxes. Kitchen organization, especially pantry organization, is neither an art nor a science. It’s just that, organization and the end of chaos.

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