The Pantry

There are many reasons for me to want to blog about food storage. Part of it is that it has become more of a hobby than a chore. I enjoy finding sales. I enjoy feeling like I got a good deal, and I enjoy feeling the security of having extra food stored. Of course, it doesn't always work. I ran out of eggs and couldn't just run to the store to get eggs since the nearest store is at least an hour away. I thought I had powered eggs and so continued making my cookies. It turns out when I went to get my eggs I couldn't find them. I didn't have them and had to find an different alternative.

One of the other reasons for doing this blog is so that I can have a log of my progress, or lack thereof. I want to be able to see that I am getting somewhere, because at times it can feel like I am making no progress at all.

Another reason for this is to allow myself to think a bit and put things down. Kind of like thinking out loud. I have so many ideas and need somewhere to write them so they won't get lost or misplaced.

I begin this journey with a look at the pantry. I need to have some place to reference and see just how bad my organization is. I need to have something to compare to in future months as I try new things.

My pantry now is all the room I have. I live in a small place and have no other spot to store food. This is it, and it is not ideal. It may be OK size but someone decided that they would put the heat vent at the bottom of the cupboard, just outside it, but still it heats up a lot making it difficult to achieve and cool environment for my food.

My pantry is a mess. I've tried to keep it organized and do first in first out but that never lasts long. The shelves are deep, which is nice, and there is plenty of height, but it isn't ideal. Someday, I will acquire an ideal pantry and food room, as we used to call it when I was young.