BUNNINGS August 2019
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52<br />
Fix it<br />
Food storage solutions<br />
Pantry<br />
provisions<br />
A well-planned<br />
pantry is a cook’s<br />
best friend – and<br />
might even slash<br />
your grocery bills<br />
We’re all fixated<br />
on organisation<br />
at the moment,<br />
but turning<br />
this lust for order towards the<br />
kitchen can help with another<br />
worthy obsession: food waste.<br />
“A dream pantry has shallow<br />
shelves – no dark mysterious<br />
depths into which things<br />
disappear forever,” says home<br />
organisation consultant Liz<br />
Bradley (thetidylady.co.nz).<br />
The size of it<br />
If you’re planning a kitchen<br />
from scratch, this is the optimal<br />
time to dedicate thought to<br />
your ideal pantry, whether<br />
that’s as big as a walk-in<br />
‘second kitchen’ or as modest<br />
as a tall cabinet. Jessica Haslem<br />
of Flexi Storage suggests, “The<br />
more you can fit in the pantry,<br />
the less you’ll have cluttering<br />
your bench or cooking space.<br />
Think about your household:<br />
how many people is your<br />
pantry feeding? Are there<br />
kids with school lunches?<br />
Or is it just you?”<br />
Keen cooks can make<br />
the most of the extra space<br />
for kitchen tools as well as<br />
ingredients. Storing small<br />
appliances on the lower shelves<br />
works well, so you can see<br />
exactly what you have and<br />
EXPERT TIP<br />
“Think about which items<br />
you use on a daily basis<br />
and keep these up front<br />
– it’s all about planning<br />
where everything will live<br />
in your kitchen and how<br />
you can use internal<br />
storage options to<br />
better store goods”<br />
Lisa Mayski<br />
marketing manager,<br />
Kaboodle Kitchen<br />
utilise your appliances, rather<br />
than storing them at the back<br />
of a cupboard and forgetting<br />
all about them.<br />
When planning your space,<br />
measure the ceiling height as<br />
well. “If you have high ceilings,<br />
make the most of them,” says<br />
Jessica. There are always<br />
seldom-used platters and<br />
servingware that can be<br />
stored above head height.<br />
Maximise your storage<br />
with shelves, baskets,<br />
good lighting and a sturdy<br />
stool to access items<br />
stored up high<br />
What’s in store<br />
Once you’ve mapped out<br />
the pantry’s size, choose<br />
your storage options. Narrow<br />
open shelving – about 300mm<br />
deep – is ideal, so you can<br />
see everything on the shelves.<br />
Drawers or baskets store<br />
huge amounts and allow you<br />
to see the entire contents at<br />
a glance. “You can create easy<br />
access storage to maximise<br />
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