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1. ktclick
   Member

   This might seem a silly question to ask on this board, but I am in need of pantry organization advice! The picture of Elana standing in front of her beautifully organized pantry has left me drooling as much as the recipes!

   Since we are gluten free and trying to stick to single, all-natural ingredients, I have a TON of ingredients in these silly little bags and odd-shaped boxes. I can never find anything. What is the best way to organize all this "stuff" to turn it into a well-functioning, intuitive pantry and not a big ol mess? Could you post a few more pictures of how things are organized for visual folks like me?

   Thanks!

   Posted 1 year ago #

2. lovebeingamom
   Member

   I experienced the SAME thing! So many bags from the "bulk foods" aisle, etc. I went to my local grocery store and bought a couple cases of Mason jars, big and small. I paid around $7-8 for a case of 12. Beats out fancy expensive plastic storage containers and you can't go wrong with glass storage being WAY healthier. It was such a cathartic experience to fill each one and ditch the mess of disorganized plastic bags! I kept opening and re-opening the pantry just to see the beauty! My husband thought I was a nut-job, but that wasn't anything new!

   That being said...I still have a little more work to do to figure out how to display the jars so I can see what's in the back row of jars (covered by the front row of jars)...maybe just a piece of a 2x4 to set the back row up enough to peek out over the bottom row. Hope that makes sense. Have fun!

   Posted 1 year ago #

3. hcur1
   Member

   Too funny! Once I saw the picture, I too was drooling. Good call on the mason jars and using a 2x4.
   Thanks!!

   Posted 1 year ago #

4. Amy_Green
   Member

   I use mason jars, too. Quart, pint, and even the tiny ones. I don't have pull out shelves so I store the quart jars in the back and then use a rectangle basket to hold the shorter jars. When I need to, I can lift all the small jars out. It's a simple system - the things I don't use often ends up getting pushed to the back.

   Posted 1 year ago #

5. herbalchef
   Member

   I've been storing my pantry items, as well as herbs & spices in different size mason jars for years. Not only do you get a great looking pantry - it is so organized. I recently discovered that there are white plastic screw tops for the jars that replace the metal ones. They are dishwasher safe and keep the food really dry and fresh. I found them where I purchase my mason jars.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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